Australian journalist Cheng Lei freed by China after 3 years, returns home

Cheng Lei, a Chinese-Australian journalist, has been released after over 3 years in detention in China on espionage charges.
Cheng was a prominent TV anchor for China's state broadcaster and was accused of sharing state secrets overseas.
Cheng has reunited with her family in Australia, a development welcomed by the Australian government.
Her detention had fueled tensions between Australia and China amid wider disputes over trade, Covid, and Taiwan.
Another Australian writer, Yang Hengjun, remains detained in China on undisclosed charges.