A woman wearing a face mask following the Covid-19 outbreak walks past the CCTV headquarters, the home of Chinese state media outlet CCTV and its English-language sister channel CGTN, in Beijing February 5, 2021. — Reuters pic
The move means UK broadcast providers must stop offering the channel to British audiences or face an unlimited fine. He said the news channel had played a role in “enhancing understanding and communication” between the two countries. CGTN opened its European headquarters in London in 2019, but the English-language satellite broadcaster has long faced criticism for parroting the Communist Party line in its global broadcasts.
Beijing routinely threatens retaliation against Western countries for acting against its media operations, which have grown in sophistication and reach through the years.reported that Britain had expelled three Chinese spies posing as journalists.
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