From The Newsroom: Australian journalist Cheng Lei details her imprisonment in China

When Australian journalist Cheng Lei disappeared from Chinese state television in 2020, the world was left guessing what had happened to her.

When Australian journalist Cheng Lei disappeared from Chinese state television in 2020, the world was left guessing what had happened to her. For nearly three years, she was held in a Beijing detention centre—cut off from her children, denied sunlight, and accused of leaking state secrets. In this interview, Cheng Lei speaks for the first time about the psychological toll of her imprisonment, the moments that nearly broke her, and the strength it took to hold on.

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When Australian journalist Cheng Lei disappeared from Chinese state television in 2020, the world was left guessing what had happened to her. For nearly three years, she was held in a Beijing detention centre&mdash;cut off from her children, denied sunlight, and accused of leaking state secrets. In this interview, Cheng Lei speaks for the first time about the psychological toll of her imprisonment, the moments that nearly broke her, and the strength it took to hold on.
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The Aussie Journalist Who Disappeared in China 03/06/25

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