Or that could just be retaliation for 'China Expels Three Wall Street Journal Reporters-WSJ`. Which was retaliation for an opinion piece written by the WSJ. But before that, for years, China has been culling western journalists by not renewing reporters press visas [1][2].
But more broadly, I think its interesting to examine the media access China and America have to each other's respective citizens.
When accessing American's citizens via the press, China is virtually unrestrained. China regularly places opinion articles in American Newspapers. Frequently in areas where they hope to change american political opinions[3]. No Chinese publications are banned in the USA. Including Chinese government propaganda outlets. And until recently, there were no restrictions on Chinese journalists in the US. And even now, Chinese journalists are free to report on whatever they want without prosecution.
Now the other side. When accessing China's citizens American press is blacklisted. No NYT, FOX, WSJ, etc. When American media is allowed its limited to a small range of approved topics. Reporting on politics, the Uyghurs, or Tibet? Forbidden. Banned. I could go on.
China and America are now equals on the world stage. But their media access is far from equal. That inequality means that America must fix the lop-sided media relationship with China.
Personally I'm saddened by this. I miss the China of 10 years ago when it seemed plausible China was on a path to liberalization, freedom, and the respect of the human individual regardless of race or creed.
They were spies anyways:
"Foreign news outlets in China are barred from directly employing Chinese nationals. They are instead employed through the Beijing Personnel Service Corporation for Diplomatic Missions, which is affiliated with the foreign ministry."
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[ 111 ms ] story [ 70.5 ms ] threadYou know, information from TFA itself.
But more broadly, I think its interesting to examine the media access China and America have to each other's respective citizens.
When accessing American's citizens via the press, China is virtually unrestrained. China regularly places opinion articles in American Newspapers. Frequently in areas where they hope to change american political opinions[3]. No Chinese publications are banned in the USA. Including Chinese government propaganda outlets. And until recently, there were no restrictions on Chinese journalists in the US. And even now, Chinese journalists are free to report on whatever they want without prosecution.
Now the other side. When accessing China's citizens American press is blacklisted. No NYT, FOX, WSJ, etc. When American media is allowed its limited to a small range of approved topics. Reporting on politics, the Uyghurs, or Tibet? Forbidden. Banned. I could go on.
China and America are now equals on the world stage. But their media access is far from equal. That inequality means that America must fix the lop-sided media relationship with China.
Personally I'm saddened by this. I miss the China of 10 years ago when it seemed plausible China was on a path to liberalization, freedom, and the respect of the human individual regardless of race or creed.
(1) [https://cpj.org/2018/08/china-refuses-to-renew-buzzfeed-repo...]
(2)[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/30/china-denies-credentials-to-...]
(3)[https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-09-24/iowans-get-giant-ad-c...]