What I learned about freedom in a secret Chinese prison | Lei Cheng
TED Talks Daily3 Jun 2025

What I learned about freedom in a secret Chinese prison | Lei Cheng

Accused of leaking state secrets, journalist Lei Cheng was imprisoned in China for more than three years, where she was detained in tight quarters and kept under constant supervision. “Freedom is wasted on the free,” she says, recounting how she and fellow inmates found joy in the smallest of moments: the smell of rain, a poem delivered in secrecy, kindness where it seemed undeserved. She distills the unexpected lessons that confinement taught her — and challenges us to rethink what freedom really means.

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