BBC expresses “disappointment” at China’s total ban on its World News Channel-BBC News



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The State Administration of Radio and Television of China announced at 0:00 on Thursday (February 12) that it would not allow the BBC World News Station to continue landing in China, and would not accept its request for landing in the new year. . China criticizes the BBC’s reports on the new coronavirus outbreak and the persecution of Uighurs in Xinjiang.

Hong Kong is also affected. Local public broadcaster Radio Hong Kong (RTHK) immediately announced that it will stop broadcasting the international channel BBC and the Cantonese program BBC Current Affairs for one week starting at 11pm on Friday (February 12).

The BBC expressed “disappointment” at China’s decision.

“We are disappointed by the decision of the Chinese authorities to take this action. The BBC is the world’s most trusted international news broadcaster. The stories interviewed around the world are fair, impartial, fearless and biased,” said the BBC in the statement.

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