US-China: Chinese media outlets banned
22nd October 2020: According to the news in Reuter, The United States has tightened rules on six more Chinese media outlets, saying they are propaganda outlets that are accountable to the state.
According to sources, this was the third round of US sanctions on Chinese outlets as ‘foreign missions’, requiring them to report details of their US-based staff and real e-estate transactions to the State Department.
In this regard, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a news conference that these agencies will not face any restrictions during their reporting.
State Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus, referring to the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, said that although the media around the world works for the truth, the PRC does the work for the CCP. She said the United States was publicly acknowledging the truth through these sanctions.
It should be noted that these 6 new organizations added as foreign missions include Yi Kai Global, Ji Feng Daily, Shin Min Evening News, Social Sciences in China Press, Beijing Review and Economic Daily.
Earlier, the State Department applied the rules to nine leading organizations, including the Geneva News Agency and the China Global Television Network.
China has condemned the regulations and responded by evicting Americans working for major news organizations, including the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.
On the other hand, some media rights advocates, while acknowledging that Chinese institutions are doing business for the state, expressed concern over the US move, saying it gives Beijing a chance to expel journalists who have violated human rights and Valuable investigative work during Code 19.
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