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[-] surreptitiouswalk@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

I'm not claiming any moral high ground, I'm merely staying that she worked for a Chinese media organisation and that essentially makes her part of China's political apparatus. That makes her at risk of being a political prisoner.

Also as Raltoid said, she's spent 37/47 years of her life in China. Coupled with her career choice, her government is the Chinese Government, not the Australian government despite what her papers say.

[-] Ilandar@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

She is an Australian citizen. Australian citizens are represented by the Australian Government. You don't lose citizenship by living overseas, what an absolutely bizarre thing to say.

[-] surreptitiouswalk@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Let me put it another way, where do you think her loyalties lie before her arrest? China or Australia? If you don't think that matters, I'd urge you to examine what citizenship means.

[-] Ilandar@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Living and working overseas is not evidence of "foreign loyalties".

[-] Cypher@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Working as a propagandist of foreign powers absolutely is evidence of where your loyalties lie.

She made her bed and she can rot in it.

[-] Moc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Articles. Show me evidence of your assertion that she is a propagandist. Defend your argument with facts

[-] Cypher@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-10/cheng-leis-message-from-chinese-prison-730/102712716

Ms Cheng, now 48, was working as a broadcast journalist at Chinese state-owned media, CGTN

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/dec/07/china-plan-for-global-media-dominance-propaganda-xi-jinping

CGTN was created to serve one purpose; to push China's narrative on events to a global audience.

https://chinamediaproject.org/2017/09/29/the-fable-of-the-master-storyteller/

Lets look at ownership and direction the broadcaster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CGTN_(TV_channel)

under the control of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

https://www.economist.com/china/2018/06/14/china-is-spending-billions-on-its-foreign-language-media

The channel is owned by State media and directed by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party, it doesn't get any more clear cut that Cheng Lei was employed as part of the CCPs propaganda machine.

[-] Moc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Excellent, thank you.

Now /c/surreptitiouswalk, do you have any evidence to the contrary?

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