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Cheng Lei
How Can Australia Confront ‘Hostage Diplomacy’?
By Grant Wyeth
Countries that engage in hostage diplomacy implicitly recognize that the countries they target value the health and safety of their citizens.
Cheng Lei, Journalist Detained for 3 Years in China, Returns to Australia
By Rod McGuirk
Her return comes ahead of Albanese’s planned visit to Beijing this year. Fellow Australian Yang Hengjun remains in detention in China.
Australia’s Foreign Minister Heads to China in Latest Sign of a Thaw
By Associated Press
Minister Penny Wong's trip is raising hopes for progress on issues ranging from trade restrictions to detained Australians.
What’s Behind China’s Recent Messaging to Australia?
By Sascha-Dominik Dov Bachmann
Recent remarks by Ambassador Xiao Qian should be read not as pure diplomacy, but rather as “political work” in line with China’s strategic doctrine.
China-Australia Slump Continues to Deepen
By Eleanor Albert
The formal arrest of an Australian citizen by Chinese authorities continues the downward trend in bilateral relations.
Chinese-Australian Reporter Accused of Sharing State Secrets by Beijing
By Associated Press
Six months after she was first detained, Cheng Lei has been formally arrested.
The Case of Cheng Lei: China Blurring the Lines of Ethnicity and Citizenship
By Grant Wyeth
China has effectively created a Schrödinger’s Chinese Australian, where a person’s nationality is simultaneously Australian and Chinese depending on which serves the CCP’s purposes.
Chinese-born Australian CCTV Journalist Detained in China
By Associated Press
Australian officials say Cheng Lei has been detained by Chinese authorities, but the reason has not been made clear.
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