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Cheng Lei was a well-known host of CCTV before, she has worked in CCTV for more than 20 years, if it were not for Cheng Lei saying the wrong thing because of a slip of the tongue before, I am afraid that no one would have thought that she was actually a spy lurking in China, right?
However, after Cheng Lei was released from prison and expelled from the mainland, Australia held a grand welcoming ceremony in order to show its importance to Cheng Lei.
Not only did officials in important positions personally go to the airport to pick up the plane, but the then prime minister spoke up for Cheng Lei in front of the media.
So, what exactly did she do?
Emigration abroad
Born in Yueyang City, Hunan Province, China in 1975, her parents, like most parents in China, have the same thinking as "hoping for a child to become a dragon" and "a daughter to become a phoenix".
Under such expectations, in 1985, under the influence of the "overseas fever", his parents sold everything they could buy at home and took Cheng Lei to immigrate to Australia.
But racial discrimination in Australia is very serious, and they don't have any skills to shoot, in desperation, parents can only find a job in the back kitchen of a restaurant, and are often ridiculed by others.
However, despite this, my parents still thought that life in the mainland was better than in China, and directly applied for Australian citizenship without hesitation.
Parents often teach Cheng Lei to study well after work, and Cheng Lei's performance did not disappoint her parents, and after a period of adaptation, Cheng Lei's academic performance has always been among the best.
However, when Cheng Lei was in school, because of her appearance different from the Australian people, she was treated differently by her classmates, not only isolating her, but also often teasing Cheng Lei with others.
However, Cheng Lei was not affected by these academic performance, and after that, she was admitted to the University of Queensland, which is more famous in Australia.
Originally, Cheng Lei wanted to apply for a journalism major, but under the persuasion of her parents, she finally chose an accounting major that was easier to find a job.
After that, Cheng Lei entered a relatively famous company as an accountant after completing her studies with excellent grades, and her parents were very satisfied with the job Cheng Lei found.
However, Cheng Lei did not like the industry at all, and she had the idea of leaving her job day after day.
After that, Cheng Lei formally proposed to leave the company and joined ExxonMobil in Melbourne as a business analyst, where she had a unique perspective that was different from others, and quickly gained a foothold with her own ability.
Cheng Lei later chose to return to China to develop, and with her work experience in Australia, she easily found a good job.
In 2002, when Cheng Lei received the news that CCTV was going to select a financial channel host, she directly reported her name very confidently.
And the result of this recruitment is just like Cheng Lei thought, she stood out from a group of people and became the host of CCTV.
After that, Cheng Lei quickly gained a large number of fans with her unique opinions, and in 2003, Cheng Lei was appointed as a CNBC reporter in China.
In 2008, when the Beijing Olympics were held, many media rushed to report on it, and Cheng Lei was one of them, and she successfully won the bronze award at the New York TV Festival with her special coverage of the Olympic Games.
In 2012, Cheng Lei was transferred back to CCTV as a reporter for China Global Television Network.
However, at the same time that Cheng Lei's popularity grew, the Australian government noticed Cheng Lei, and they thought that Cheng Lei's background was very suitable for spying.
After that, they promised Cheng Lei money and a series of benefits, and under the huge benefits, Cheng Lei finally agreed to this request and constantly transmitted various news from the mainland to the Australian side.
Cheng Lei lurked in the mainland for many years, until she accidentally leaked her mouth when she participated in the show, and the relevant departments in the mainland noticed the problem on Cheng Lei.
Reveal your identity and enter prison
When Cheng Lei participated in the financial program as usual, there was nothing wrong with her performance at first, but when it came to the current economic situation in the mainland.
Cheng Lei said in a very proud tone: "The situation of China's economic development has long been no secret for the United States and Australia."
After Cheng Lei's words came out, the expression and tone on her face immediately made many viewers feel wrong, and after that, Cheng Lei seemed to realize the impropriety of her behavior and quickly put this question aside.
However, it was too late for Cheng Lei to regret at this time, and the relevant departments had noticed the problem on her and launched an investigation.
In August 2020, after the investigation of Cheng Lei's spy identity, the evidence was conclusive, and the relevant departments took criminal compulsory measures against Cheng Lei in accordance with the law.
Cheng Lei also truthfully admitted in court that she had provided information to Australia, and voluntarily pleaded guilty and accepted punishment.
On February 5, 2021, after a legal review by the relevant departments, it was found that she had leaked a lot of information, causing hundreds of billions of yuan in losses to the mainland, and formally arrested Cheng Lei.
On March 31, 2022, the court sentenced Cheng Lei to two years and eleven months in prison, plus deportation.
When the relevant mainland departments investigated Cheng Lei's case, Australia repeatedly obstructed the mainland from continuing the investigation, mostly on the grounds of "human rights." ”
The mainland also took a strong attitude towards this, saying that the Chinese police will handle the case strictly in accordance with the legal requirements, and will not affect Cheng Lei's legitimate rights and interests during this period.
However, Australia still unrelentingly pressured China to reduce Cheng Lei's sentence, but the mainland was not afraid of such a threat and still insisted on the original sentence.
When Cheng Lei was serving her sentence, she wrote a letter nostalgic for Australian life and complained about her current state.
On October 11, 2013, Cheng Lei was deported according to law after her release from prison.
Expelled, the Australian prime minister welcomed him with a high profile
All the people of Australia seem to appreciate Cheng Lei's behavior, and even the government directly portrayed Cheng Lei's spy status as a hero who risked his own safety to help the country.
After Cheng Lei was deported from China this year, Australia's Prime Minister Albanese personally contacted Cheng Lei and told the people that Cheng Lei has now been reunited with her family, ending her previous hard life and ushering in a beautiful new life.
In addition, after Cheng Lei arrived in Australia, Foreign Minister Huang Yingxian personally went to the airport to greet Cheng Lei and held a welcome ceremony for her.
epilogue
Cheng Lei has now been permanently expelled from China, completely becoming a rat on the street that everyone shouts at, and the mainland people will not tolerate the problem of touching the bottom line, and at the same time strengthen patriotic education to prevent more existences like Cheng Lei appear.
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