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As Australian reporter marks 1,000 days in detention, China says Cheng Lei’s rights ‘protected’ | South China Morning Post

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry said an Australian television presenter’s “legitimate rights and interests are protected in accordance with the law” on May 8, 2023, one day before Cheng Lei marked 1,000 days in detention in China. Since she disappeared on August 13, 2020, Beijing authorities have accused the Chinese-bo…

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