The return is a ‘significant milestone’ in the gradual improvement of ties, which had soured over trade, Covid-19’s origins, and other disputes
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) Bill Birtles and Australian Financial Review correspondent Michael Smith were rushed out of the country in September 2020 after Chinese police conducted midnight raids on their homes and sought to question them.
The broadcaster said it had been “eager to return a correspondent to China” and hailed the resumption of its Beijing bureau as a “significant milestone”.
Cheng’s release in October 2023 marked the beginning of a gradual improvement in ties.
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