NNA -nbsp;Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei has been released by China and returned home to her family, Australiarsquo;s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Wednesday, more than three years after she was detained on opaque espionage charges.
ldquo;We are pleased to confirm that Australian citizen Ms Cheng Lei has arrived safely home in Australia and has been reunited with her family,rdquo; Albanesenbsp;said in a statement.
ldquo;Her return will be warmly welcomed not just by her family and friends but by all Australians,rdquo; the statement said.–CNN
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