China delays renewing credentials for journalists at US outlets | Malay Mail

  • 📰 malaymail
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 42 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 20%
  • Publisher: 86%

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines

BEIJING, Sept 7 — Beijing has held off renewing the expiring press credentials of journalists at US media outlets, including Bloomberg, CNN and the Wall Street Journal, the news organisations reported, amid a tussle with Washington over journalist visas. The move comes as Chinese journalists in...

File picture shows Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying speaking at a news conference in Beijing, China July 17, 2020. — Reuters pic

The Wall Street Journal’s Jeremy Page, who is British, as well as American CNN reporter David Culver and two non-American Bloomberg journalists were issued letters allowing them to continue working in China with their expired press credentials for about two months, the outlets reported respectively. The US State Department said China’s Foreign Ministry had recently informed the US embassy it intended to further limit access for foreign journalists by denying press card renewals and refusing to process pending visa applications for those expelled earlier this year.

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China said that at least five journalists at four US news organisations had been affected, and that the foreign ministry had indicated that the letters issued instead of press cards could be revoked at any time.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Top Democrat accuses US attorney general of lying about China election threat | Malay MailWASHINGTON, Sept 7 — The Democratic chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee yesterday accused US Attorney General William Barr of lying when he said China posed a bigger threat to November’s US election than Russia. “That’s just a plain false statement by the...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

US dollar steadies after US jobs report, focus shifts to ECB meeting | Malay MailTOKYO, Sept 7 — The US dollar steadied in holiday-thinned trade today after US jobs data showed job growth slowed further in August, while traders shifted their focus to the European Central Bank's meeting on Thursday. The US Labour Department report on Friday showed that US employment growth...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

WHO says working with China on requirements for Covid vaccine approval | Malay MailGENEVA, Sept 7 — The World Health Organization is working with China on requirements for international approval of any Chinese Covid-19 vaccine, a senior official said today. “WHO’s office in China and WHO headquarters has been working with the regulatory authorities in China,” assistant...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

Wary Hong Kongers shun China-backed mass virus testing | Malay MailHONG KONG, Sept 7 — Hong Kong’s plan to test every resident for the coronavirus is being hobbled by limited take-up as a wary public steer clear of the China-backed health scheme. The free voluntary tests are part of an attempt to stamp out a third wave of infections that began in late June and...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

Djokovic disqualified from US Open after striking line judge with ball | Malay MailNEW YORK, Sept 7 — World number one Novak Djokovic was sensationally disqualified in the US Open fourth round yesterday after striking a line judge with a ball following a point during the first set of his match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta. Djokovic was becoming frustrated after...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

‘So sorry’ Djokovic disqualified from US Open for hitting judge | Malay MailNEW YORK, Sept 7 — Novak Djokovic was dramatically disqualified from the US Open yesterday after accidentally striking a female lines judge with a ball in frustration during his last-16 match, sending shock waves through the tournament. The world number one apologised for hitting the ball in...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »