Cheng Lei has worked as an on-air anchor and reporter for CGTN for the past eight years. "The Australian Government has been informed that an Australian citizen, Ms Cheng Lei, has been detained in China," the statement said. "We are in close consultation with DFAT and doing everything we can as a family to support Cheng Lei. Cheng has worked as an on-air anchor and reporter for CGTN for the past eight years. Cheng Lei is the second Australian to be detained in Beijing.

Source: The Standard August 31, 2020 14:26 UTC