Cheng Lei’s last WeChat posts reveal life as normal in China, but Facebook entries may tell a different story

The last social media posts by a high-profile Australian journalist before she was detained in China reveal her going about normal daily life with no indications of any trouble. Key points: Ms Cheng’s last social media post was on August 12 Posts on her Facebook page are critical of China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic It is not known why Ms Cheng is being held by authorities in Beijing The Foreign Ministry confirmed that Cheng Lei, a reporter for Chinese Government English news channel CGTN, was detained on August 14 and is being held by authorities in Beijing. It’s not known why Ms Cheng is being detained or what she is accused of. Ms Cheng last shared a “moment” on the Chinese social media platform WeChat on August 12. It was an unremarkable post showing her attending the opening of a hamburger shop in the Chinese capital. “Make shakes not war,” she wrote. “The girl in picture 1 is the 001 customer of ‘Shake Shack’ Beijing. She won a skateboard. There was no official speech at the grand opening but only employees dancing, tai chi street dance … ,” the post continued alongside pictures of entertainers and people enjoying burgers…. Read full this story

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