BEIJING, March 24 — Publishers of three US newspapers urged China today to reverse a decision to force out about a dozen of their American journalists, saying in an open letter that the expulsions come at a time of “shared crisis” for the world. China announced on March 18 it was revoking the...
The decision “uniquely damaging and reckless” as the world is fighting a global coronavirus pandemic, they said.
“Perhaps more than any major news event in modern history, this moment underscores the urgent importance of both probing, accurate, on-the-ground reporting from the centers of the pandemic and of sharing the information.” The expulsions were the latest escalation in a dispute with the United States over media freedom and access, which last month saw the United States require that Chinese state media register as foreign embassies.reporters — two Americans and an Australian — after the paper published an opinion column calling China the “real sick man of Asia”.
The United States then cut the number of journalists allowed to work at four major Chinese state media outlets there from 160 to 100, citing a “deepening crackdown” on independent reporting in China. China’s Foreign Ministry has said its measures are “necessary” and “reciprocal” against “escalating discrimination and oppression against Chinese media” by the United States. — Reuters
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