Australian citizen detained in China amid increasing tensions between Canberra and Beijing
The foreign minister, Marise Payne, says the Australian government was notified in mid-August that Cheng Lei had been detained
An Australian citizen who works as a TV anchor for a Chinese state-controlled broadcaster has been detained as tensions between Canberra and Beijing escalate.
The Australian government was notified on 14 August that Cheng Lei, an anchor for a business show on the China Global Television Network, had been detained in Beijing.