Cheng Lei's Journey: Memoir, Play, Comedy

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Cheng Lei, the Australian journalist who spent three years in Chinese detention, has transformed her experience into a memoir, a play, and even stand-up comedy. Her time in Beijing, marked by an arrest and conviction related to Australias COVID-19 origins investigation, has shaped her perspective. She now advocates for those still facing arbitrary detenti…

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Cheng Lei, the Australian journalist who spent three years in Chinese detention, has transformed her experience into a memoir, a play, and even stand-up comedy. Her time in Beijing, marked by an arrest and conviction related to Australias COVID-19 origins investigation, has shaped her perspective. She now advocates for those still facing arbitrary detention in China, using her voice to challenge perceptions of Chinas justice system. Her play, premiering in Melbourne, explores coping mechanisms u

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