Australian journalist Cheng Lei says she feels ‘fragile’ after China detention

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Australian journalist Cheng Lei says she feels ‘fragile’ after China detention
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The 48-year-old was detained in August 2020 for allegedly sharing state secrets with another country. Read more at straitstimes.com.

said in her first interview with news channel Sky News Australia that she alternated between feeling “very fragile” like a newborn and feeling like she could fly.

“Sometimes I feel like an invalid, like a newborn and very fragile, and other times I feel like I could fly,” she said in the interview with the broadcaster on Tuesday. Australia had repeatedly raised concerns about her detention, which came as China widened blocks on Australian exports amid a diplomatic dispute that is gradually easing.She replied “yes” when the Sky interviewer asked whether Ms Cheng had shared a government briefing document before she went on-air and broke an embargo by a few minutes.

“Someone stands up, shows his badge and says ‘you’re wanted’,” she recalled. She was escorted to her apartment, which was searched all day.

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