Cheng Lei has worked as a high-profile anchor and reporter for CGTN, China’s English-language state broadcaster.
Cheng is a high-profile anchor covering business and politics for CGTN, China’s English-language state broadcaster, which is owned by China Central Television. She is well known among Australian expatriates in Beijing, and has personal and professional ties to the Australian business community.In her statement, Payne said Australian officials were notified of Cheng’s detention on Aug.
14, and were able to speak with her by video call on Thursday, according to the ABC. Cheng is being held in Beijing and has not been charged with any crime, the broadcaster reported.Australian diplomats have not said Cheng’s detention was born of international strain. But it comes in the context of mounting tension between the two counties.
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