An Australian journalist detained for 3 years by the Chinese regime doesn’t want others to endure her plight.
Journalist Cheng Lei has warned Australians to be wary of the risks involved in travelling to China.
“I think you have to figure out what to be mindful of. Right now, I’m super wary of anything purporting to be protecting national interests, national security I should say,” she said.
Ms. Cheng is particularly worried about travellers venturing to China who don’t quite understand the gravity of what they’re doing.
“I don’t want naive people going there. If you’re going there, be fully educated about the risks. It’s a complex question. It’s a huge country that I have very mixed feelings about,” she said.
“If people want to improve their Mandarin, they could go to Taiwan.”
Imprisoned for 3 Years
Ms. Cheng was working at CGTN—China’s state-owned English-language news channel headquartered in Beijing—in August 2020 when she was detained and then jailed under mandates…
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