The partner of detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei, Nick Coyle, said that now was the time to push Chinese authorities to end Lei’s two-year-long detention on vague national security charges. | ErykBagshaw
The partner of detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei has urged the Labor government to put her case at the centre of diplomatic negotiations with China.
“An opportunity exists with the incoming government, positive messages coming from both sides and the meeting between [Richard] Marles and General Wei over in Singapore. Hopefully, the chance of finding a decent solution is better than it was a couple of months ago.”that Cheng’s close friend, Haze Fan, was released in January. However, the Chinese reporter’s colleagues at Bloomberg have been unable to contact her since.
The state TV anchor, who was close to the Australian business community in Beijing, became increasingly critical of China’s handling of COVID-19Cheng is one of two Australians detained in China on national security charges. Her Chinese-Australian compatriot Dr