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As Chinese Australian journalist Cheng Lei nears three years in detention in China this Sunday on murky espionage charges, she has issued a rare public statement about the harsh conditions she faces and her longing to reunite with her children.
"In my cell, the sunlight shines through the window but I can stand in it for only 10 hours a year," Cheng wrote in a letter shared by her partner Nick Coyle, who obtained the missive from Australian diplomatic officers. "It's not the same in here. I haven't seen a tree in 3 years."
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