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mediabest india Bilateral ties between Australia and China have worsened in the recent past, particularly after Canberra demanded an independent global inquiry into the origins and initial response of Covid-19. Chinese-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who has been detained in China for months, was formally arrested on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas, Chinese authorities said on Monday. Cheng was a journalist with CGTN, the English-language channel of China Central Television. Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in a statement, “The Australian government has raised its serious concerns about Ms. Cheng’s detention regularly at senior levels, including about her...
