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Amid the intensification of the confrontation between the United States and China, China has delayed the renewal of reporter identifications of reporters belonging to the US media, increasing the conflict between the two countries.
Strict coverage of Chinese ships … Without a reporter card, the residence visa disappears.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China “the broadcast is in progress, it has only been delayed” … American press
On the 7th, the China Foreign Journalists Association said in a statement: “We will not update at least five reporters belonging to four US outlets such as Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal and CNN.” According to CNN that day, the reporters who were refused to renew their reporter IDs were reported to have various nationalities, including US citizens.
In China, foreign media coverage is strictly limited, but without a reporter card, even living in mainland China is difficult. This is because the visa is automatically suspended when the reporter ID expires.
On the 7th, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zaorizen criticized in a periodic briefing that “(the reporters’ identifications of US media reporters) are currently being broadcast,” but that “the United States has to Chinese reporters as hostages. ” [중국 외교부 홈페이지 캡처]
The American media reporters, who were subject to action by Chinese authorities this time, were the cases where the previously issued one-year reporter ID had expired. The Chinese authorities have now issued a temporary resident visa with a validity period of two months instead of a report card.
In this regard, the Association of Foreign Journalists of China noted that “these temporary reporters can withdraw at any time and the reporters are working under the threat of not knowing when they will be deported.” She said: “Besides these media, more foreign reporters may be in the same situation.”
However, at a regular briefing that day, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Li Zhen said: “We are currently broadcasting (reporter identification).” He rebutted and condemned the United States, saying: “(In fact, on the contrary), the United States is holding Chinese reporters hostage to pressure China.”
In early June, the US government referred to the four state media outlets in China, including the People’s Daily and the Global Times, as “ foreign missions, ” and announced that it will consider and regulate it as one national propaganda organization, not as a means of communication. The delay in renewing the reporter ID in China is actually a countermeasure.
Reporter Seok Kyung-min [email protected]
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