U.S. says to reduce employees at Chinese media; China hints of response

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Trump administration officials said Beijing's attacks on free speech were worse than they were a decade ago, comparing them to those of the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING - The United States on Monday said it was slashing the number of Chinese nationals permitted to work at the U.S. offices of major Chinese state-owned media outlets to retaliate against Beijing's"long-standing intimidation and harassment of journalists."

Effective March 13, Washington will cap the number of U.S.-based employees of Xinhua News Agency, China Global Television Network, China Radio International and China Daily Distribution Corp at 100 from 160 currently. Beijing's U.N. ambassador said the move was not"appropriate". Monday's decision was not particularly linked to the Wall Street Journal case nor the content the Chinese outlets in question produced, senior State Department officials told reporters, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

"China reserves the right to make a response and implement measures," he said, adding that Washington is in reality"expelling" Chinese journalists. On Monday, the Foreign Correspondents Club of China said in a report that the Chinese government has"weaponised" visas as part of a stepped-up campaign of pressure on foreign journalists.

 

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