Australian ambassador to China denied entry to journalist Cheng Lei's Beijing trial
Guardian, 31 Mar 2022
The national security trial of Australian journalist Cheng Lei is scheduled to begin in Beijing under tight security and behind closed doors – with foreign journalists and diplomats denied entry.
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A court official told the Australian ambassador in Beijing, Graham Fletcher, that he could not be admitted because the case involved 'state secrets' so the trial could not be public. Cheng, a former anchor for Chinese state TV broadcaster CGTN, has been detained for 19 months after a shock arrest in 2020
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