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Ching, Cheong, 1949-

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Personal name headingChing, Cheong, 1949-
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Variant(s)Cheng, Xiang, 1949-
Chʻeng, Hsiang, 1949-
程翔, 1949-
Biography/History noteChing Cheong is best known for having been detained by the People's Republic of China on allegations of spying for Taiwan. He was imprisoned from April 2005 to February 2008, spending more than 1000 days in prison. He was released on 5 February 2008. Details can be found at
   <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Cheong>
Associated countryHong Kong, China Singapore
Beijing, China
Taiwan
Birth date19491203
Place of birthGuangzhou, China
AffiliationSingapore Press Holdings, Ltd
Profession or occupationJournalists
Special noteMachine-derived non-Latin script reference project.
Non-Latin script reference not evaluated.
Found inHis Tʻien-an-men ti fan ssu, 1990: t.p. (Chʻeng Hsiang) t.p. verso (b. 1949; currently chief editor of "Tang tai" shih shih chou kʻan, Hong Kong)
Will Taiwan break away?, 2001: t.p. (Ching Cheong) p. 4 of cover (Mr. Ching graduated from Univ. of Hong Kong, 1973; journalist)
Wikipedia, Oct. 23, 2012 (Ching Cheong; b. Dec. 3, 1949, Guangzhou, China; senior journalist in The Straits Times)
   <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Cheong>
Chinese wikipedia, Oct 31, 2012 (程翔 = Cheng Xiang; resides in Hong Kong, Singapore permanant resident; Chief China correspondent for The Straits Times)
   <http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A8%8B%E7%BF%94>
The Sunday Times dated Nov. 4, 2012 page 12 (joined The Straits Times in 1996, retired in 2009; now writes freelance for The Straits Times) page 45 (worked in Beijing in 1982 & left in 1989, worked in Taiwan in 1998)
Email from author, Oct. 16, 2012 (preferred name: Ching, Cheong)
Associated languagechi eng
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