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The announcement comes a week after Ofcom, the British media regulator, announced that it would withdraw the license of the Chinese CGTN network to broadcast in the UK.
China claimed that the BBC broadcasts reports on China, “which violates the principles of honesty and fairness in the press.”
On February 4, the Chinese Foreign Ministry filed a strict protest with the BBC criticizing the network for its coverage of the way China has responded to the Coronavirus pandemic and denied its reports as “fake news.”
Beijing has also repeatedly expressed frustration with the BBC’s coverage of the Uyghur “re-education” camps. The BBC had said that women were systematically raped, sexually assaulted and tortured in the camps.
China accuses the BBC that it was “an outburst of spreading outright lies about China’s policy in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, where the Uighur Muslim minority lives.”
The BBC defended its coverage in a statement, saying it stood firm in its comprehensive reporting of events in China.
The BBC subsequently issued a response to the ban in China, expressing “disappointment that the Chinese authorities decided to take this step.” It added that it is the world’s most trusted news publisher and reports stories from around the world fairly, impartially and without fear or favor, according to a BBC spokesperson on Thursday.
It is unclear how China’s ban from the BBC will affect the country. The BBC was never allowed to broadcast in mainland China or in Chinese homes.
The BBC World News service was only available in international hotels.
