Aussie journo arrested in China

An Australian journalist who has been detained for nearly six months in China where she worked for a state-television channel has been formally arrested on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas, the two countries said yesterday.

The announcement came as the family of Cheng Lei, 49, pleaded with authorities to grant the former high-profile news anchor access to her two school-age children.

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"We are absolutely convinced of her innocence," a family representative said in an emailed statement to Reuters.