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Australian Journalist Makes First Comments After Being Released From Detention in China

‘TIGHT HUGS’

Cheng Lei was locked up for over three years.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

Published Oct. 11 2023 5:59AM EDT

Australian journalist Cheng Lei speaks on the phone, on arrival at Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, October 11, 2023. — AAP Image/Supplied by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) via Reuters

Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

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