Comment on Australian Cheng Lei's first message from Chinese prison describes harsh conditions
surreptitiouswalk@aussie.zone 1 year agoI’m not claiming any moral high ground, I’m merely staying that she worked for a Chinese media organisation and that essentially makes her part of China’s political apparatus. That makes her at risk of being a political prisoner.
Also as Raltoid said, she’s spent 37/47 years of her life in China. Coupled with her career choice, her government is the Chinese Government, not the Australian government despite what her papers say.
Ilandar@aussie.zone 1 year ago
She is an Australian citizen. Australian citizens are represented by the Australian Government. You don’t lose citizenship by living overseas, what an absolutely bizarre thing to say.
surreptitiouswalk@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Let me put it another way, where do you think her loyalties like? China or Australia? If you don’t think that matters, I’d urge you to examine what citizenship means.
Ilandar@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Living and working overseas is not evidence of “foreign loyalties”.
Cypher@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Working as a propagandist of foreign powers absolutely is evidence of where your loyalties lie.
She made her bed and she can rot in it.