China steps up visa threats against foreign reporters: Media group

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BEIJING (AFP) - The Chinese government is threatening to remove visas from journalists as a weapon to intimidate foreign media 'like never before', a press group said on Monday (March 2), following the expulsion of three reporters last month.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BEIJING - The Chinese government is threatening to remove visas from journalists as a weapon to intimidate foreign media"like never before", a press group said on Monday , following the expulsion of three reporters last month.

Resident journalist visas, which are mandatory for all foreign media based in mainland China, are typically issued for one year. The report also found a majority of journalists surveyed - 82 per cent - said they had experienced interference, harassment or violence while reporting in China over the past year.

 

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