Australian journalist and television anchor Cheng Lei detained in China
Cheng has not been charged, according to the ABC, but is being held in detention under a 'residential surveillance at a designated location.'
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Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in a statement Monday evening the government had been informed on August 14 that Cheng Lei had been detained in China
Chinese authorities have detained an Australian television anchor working with a government-run station as relations worsen between the nations over trade and security concerns.