Cheng Lei: partner of Australian journalist detained in China says he is concerned about her declining health
by Agence France-Presse from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZX7D)
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The partner of Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei - detained by Beijing authorities since August 2020 - has said he has serious concerns about her declining health behind bars in an interview aired on Thursday.
Cheng, a mother of two and former anchor at Chinese state broadcaster CGTN, was formally arrested in February 2021, when she was charged with supplying state secrets overseas".
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