‘Bully’ China and Cheng Lei’s release

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Cheng Lei was detained in China for three years on charges of "supplying state secrets overseas", before being unexpectedly released. Now back home in Melbourne, the 48-year-old Australian journalist has told her story, describing the brutal conditions she was held in—and her sentence for sharing a government briefing that was provided to the media, shortly before its details were due to be shared with the public. In this episode, Dr Lavina Lee, a senior lecturer in security studies at Macquarie University, discusses why China freed the mother of two now and what that says about its changing relationship with Australia.
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