China arrests Australian CGTN host Cheng Lei
The CCP is at it again!
An Australian employee of China’s state broadcaster CGTN has been arrested on suspicion of “illegally supplying state secrets overseas,” Canberra said Monday.
State secrets? Like reporting the news that was not favorable to the CCP?
In a statement, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Cheng Lei, who has been detained in China since August 13, 2020, had been formally arrested on February 5.
“Chinese authorities have advised that Ms Cheng was arrested on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas,” Payne said, adding that “the Australian Government has raised its serious concerns about Ms Cheng’s detention regularly at senior levels, including about her welfare and conditions of detention.”
So the CCP had used her as a pawn against the country of Australian. Now to add pressure they have now given a false charge on her.
She was one of CGTN’s top anchors, helming the daily “Global Business” show, conducting high-profile interviews, as well as driving “content innovation” and taking part in special projects.
So because she had asked some questions they did not want to answer, most likely.
Cheng’s original detention came amid rapidly worsening ties between Canberra and Beijing. After Australia called for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, China targeted it over trade, slapping products with tariffs and blocking acquisitions by Australian companies.
When the CCP has no case, they use human hostages to get things done their way.
Bill Birtles, Beijing correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), and Mike Smith, Shanghai correspondent for the Australian Financial Review (AFR), were told they were “persons of interest in an investigation” into Cheng. Both sought the protection of consular officials, and were eventually able to fly out of China after a five-day diplomatic standoff.
Oh, they wanted more journalists as hostages.
Everyone needs to get out of areas controlled by the CCP.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin confirmed Cheng’s arrest and asked Australia to “stop interfering.”
Stop interfering in the CCP’s take over of the world, and how other nations do business.
Stop supporting the CCP, and the stealing of jobs, intellectual properties, human rights violations, etc.
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