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Spokesperson for the Chinese Mission to the European Union: The statement on the departure of the BBC reporter from the European side is inconsistent with the facts.
In response to the statement issued by the spokesperson for the EU External Action Agency on the departure of BBC reporter Sha Lei from China and the environment of foreign journalists in China, the spokesperson for the Chinese mission to the EU responded on April 2 and pointed out the statement and the facts issued by the EU Incoherent, very hasty.
The spokesman for the EU External Action Agency said in a statement that Sha Lei’s departure from China is the latest case of foreign journalists being forced to leave China due to constant harassment and obstruction, and called on China to comply with relevant national and international legal obligations and guarantee freedom. of speech and the press.
The spokesperson for the Chinese Mission to the European Union noted that China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this, and is ready to make the following clarifications and responses:
1. Sha Lei, the BBC’s China correspondent, left China without notifying the Chinese executives and without complying with the formalities of leaving the resident correspondent, and later claimed to have been pressured and threatened by the Chinese government. In fact, the reporter’s family has been working and living in China for 9 years. The Chinese side renewed the press card for him on time, guaranteed his freedom and right to inform, and facilitated his work. There is no so-called pressure or threat to him.
2. In recent years, the BBC has produced a lot of unethical fake news and false information on China-related issues, especially on the epidemic and Xinjiang issues. These reports have aroused the ire of the Chinese people and called the BBC a “biased broadcaster”. China has also made representations to the BBC on numerous occasions. If the reporter is concerned about being sued by the Chinese people for his report, and firmly believes that he is not engaging in any false or rumored conduct, he should confront it and respond to the lawsuit. China rules the country according to the law and will not harm good people. If the reporter is concerned for his own safety, he can call the police and the relevant Chinese authorities will protect the safety of foreigners in China in accordance with the law.
3. The EU accuses China of expelling at least 18 journalists last year. The fact is that, for the political purpose of repressing China, the United States refused to extend visas to more than 20 Chinese journalists to the United States for no reason, and expelled more than 60 Chinese journalists. China has to respond to this, which is also a legitimate and necessary response under international law.
4. China guarantees freedom of expression and freedom of the press in accordance with the law. In China, there are currently nearly 500 prominent journalists in more than 200 media organizations in more than 40 countries, including nearly 200 European journalists. Many foreign journalists have lived and worked in China for more than ten years or even more than 30 years. This is a true portrait of the environment of foreign journalists in China. China has always been and will remain committed to providing convenience and assistance to foreign media reporters reporting in China, but strongly opposes strong ideological biases against China, acts that violate journalistic ethics and ethics, and resolutely oppose so-called freedom of speech and press Manufacture of fake news and disinformation to discredit China. (Headquarters reporter Zheng Zhi)
