Complex sentence: Ching Cheong (Chinese: 程翔) (born December 22,1949) is a senior journalist in "The Straits Times" detained by the People's Republic of China for espionage.
Split into simpler sentences: Ching Cheong (Chinese: 程翔) (born December 22,1949) is a senior journalist in "The Straits Times". He is presently detained by the People's Republic of China for espionage.