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We suffer tremendous freedom guilt says Cheng Lei, after Chinese detention

The Australian-Chinese mother shone a light on the human costs of hostage diplomacy.

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Latika M Bourke
Mar 20, 2024
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An emotional Cheng Lei has detailed the ongoing psychological costs of her detention in China and said she does not know why she was freed when the Australian-Chinese writer Yang Hengjun was sentenced to death.

‘The freedom guilt we all suffer is tremendous,’ Cheng told an audience in Canberra on Wednesday.

The Chinese-born Australian television journalis…

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