Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described attempts by Chinese diplomats to block the view of journalist Cheng Lei (pictured) during Chinese Premier Li Qiang's visit, as "clumsy," SBS News reported.
Cheng Lei, a Chinese-born Australian journalist who spent three years detained in China, said two Chinese officials tried to "block" her from the cameras during a press event Monday where Li and Albanese signed cooperative agreements.
Albanese stated that the issue had been raised with the Chinese embassy, adding that the move was "a pretty clumsy attempt, frankly, by a couple of people to stand in between where the cameras were and where Cheng Lei was sitting."
