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Australia says ‘deep concerns’ over journalist detained in China

Chinese-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei has been detained in China since August 2020 [Han Guan/AP]

Australia has expressed “deep concerns” over delays in the case of a Chinese-Australian journalist who has been detained in China for more than two and half years on national security charges.

Cheng Lei, a former television anchor with Chinese state-run TV channel CGTN, has not been handed a verdict or sentence despite facing a closed-door trial in Beijing on March 31, 2022.

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