Cheng Lei has returned to Australia after more than three years in a Chinese jail.
Australian journalist Cheng Lei, detained under mysterious circumstances in China for more than three years, has returned to Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday revealed Foreign Minister Penny Wong met Cheng in Melbourne, where she was reunited with her two children and family. "Her return brings an end to a very difficult few years for Ms Cheng and her family.
The government has been seeking this for a long period of time, and her return will be warmly welcomed not just by her family and friends but by all Australians," he said. Albanese said he had spoken to Cheng personally to welcome her home, and the government would continue to provide consular support to her and her family.
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