Release of Detained Reporter Is Not Proof That Beijing Has Changed

No one should visit China unless absolutely essential.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (L) meeting with Australian journalist Cheng Lei (R) on arrival at Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 11, 2023. (Supplied by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT))

Commentary

The release from detention and the return to Australia of Cheng Lei was both unexpected and welcome.