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An Australian journalist turns her harrowing China prison ordeal into a memoir and play
The former CCTV anchor has written a memoir and a play after serving nearly three years in Chinese custody.
- China-Born Australian journalist Cheng Lei is rebuilding her life in Melbourne after her October 2023 deportation from Beijing, focusing on writing a memoir and creating a play about her incarceration.
- The Beijing State Security Bureau detained Cheng in August 2020 after she broke a seven-minute embargo on Premier Li Keqiang's report; a Beijing court convicted her of providing state secrets abroad in October 2023.
- During six months in Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location, or RSDL, Cheng endured what she described as 'stultifying monotony'; her play, 1154 Days, premieres May 28 in Melbourne.
- Sharing her story through comedy, Cheng performed a five-minute set at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's RAW Competition in February, marking her latest creative pursuit beyond writing and theater.
- Cheng now aims to challenge Beijing's claims of a just society, using her experience to highlight what she calls harsh prison conditions while China positions itself as a reliable international partner.
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An Australian journalist turns her harrowing China prison ordeal into a memoir and play
Cheng Lei is rebuilding her life after three years in a Beijing prison. She has written a memoir and a play, tried stand-up comedy and is pursuing journalism.
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An Australian journalist turns her harrowing China prison ordeal into a memoir and play – UK Times
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