Australian Journalist Formally Arrested in China on National Security Charge

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An Australian journalist was formally arrested in China on suspicion of illegally providing state secrets overseas after being detained for the past six months.

As Reuters reports, Australia’s foreign minister, Marise Payne, and Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on Monday confirmed the arrest of Cheng Lei, 49, in separate statements.

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