PoliticsChina officially arrests Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei
Canberra calls for 'basic standards of justice' for anchorwoman
Cheng Lei, a Chinese-born Australian journalist for CGTN, the international branch of China Central Television, attends a public event in Beijing on Aug. 12. Cheng has been formally arrested in China on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas, Australia's foreign minister says. © AP
CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer
February 8, 2021 16:26 JST
SHANGHAI -- China formally arrested Cheng Lei on Friday, six months after the China-born Australian was detained in Beijing.
