'Clumsy' Cheng Lei Incident Raises Concerns and Prompts Complaint from Australian Government to Chinese Premier =============== #04d92118 ver:0.31 The Australian government has complained to the Chinese embassy about the mistreatment of journalist Cheng Lei during a ceremony. Chinese officials obstructed her view, prompting Prime Minister Albanese to raise concerns with Premier Li Qiang. Australian officials tried to intervene, but were ignored. Former home affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo praised Australia's response. Cheng Lei, who spent time in prison in China, was the subject of the mistreatment. #Australia #China #Journalism... #newstr #ChengLei #ChineseEmbassy #ChinesePremierLiQiang #PressConference #ForeignMinisterPennyWong #ShadowForeignMinisterSimonBirmingham #MikePezzullo https://here.news/story/04d92118?ver=0.31