Even in Canberra’s Parliament House - Australia’s monument to democracy - Cheng Lei cannot avoid being hassled by the Chinese government.
Even in Canberra’s Parliament House – Australia’s monument to democracy – Cheng Lei cannot avoid being hassled by the Chinese government.
In this capacity, Cheng attended a signing ceremony on Monday morning following Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. But Thomas remained in place, solid as a statue, as if his feet were superglued to the floor. More senior Chinese embassy officials watched on, aware of what was going on.
A quick-minded Australian official motioned to Cheng to move a few seats across, to an aisle seat where she would not be blocked.
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