Ching Cheong (Chinese: 程翔; born 22 December 1949) is a Chinese senior journalist with The Straits Times. He is best known for having been interned by the People's Republic of China on allegations of spying for Taiwan. He was detained in April 2005 and spent over 1,000 days in prison; his sentencing in August 2006 was for five years' imprisonment, scheduled to end in August 2011, but he was released just before Chinese New Year in February 2008.
Biography
Cheong was born in Guangzhou, China, on 3 December 1949. Educated at St. Paul's College, Hong Kong, he graduated from the University of Hong Kong with an Economics degree in 1973.
In 1974, he joined the Hong Konger pro-CCP newspaper Wen Wei Po (文匯報), of which he eventually became vice-editorial manager. However, following the Tiananmen Square massacre of 4 June 1989, Cheong and around 40 other journalists resigned...