U.S. government plans to limit to 100 Chinese reporters Conflict gets more intense March 8 at 8:54
The US Department of State has stated a policy to cap the number of Chinese reporters and others in the country and limit it to 100. It is expected that the conflict between the United States and China over the freedom of the press will be even more intense, as it is a measure against the unjust response of the Chinese government, such as monitoring foreign reporters.
The U.S. State Department issued a statement on Tuesday, stating that the number of Chinese reporters working in government media in the United States, such as the state-owned Xinhua News Agency and China Daily, will be capped at 100.
Currently 160 people are working in these media, and it is required to reduce about 40% of them.
For this reason, a senior State Department official told NHK and other sources that "the Chinese government has been monitoring and harassing foreign reporters for many years to communicate the depth of concerns about unfair treatment." Is explained.
This means that it will take effect from the 13th of this month, meaning Chinese media will need to report to the US government who will remain with the company by 6th of this month.
Last month, the Chinese government revoked a report on the Wall Street Journal, a leading US newspaper on the new coronavirus, revoking a report from three reporters in Beijing. Confrontation over freedom is continuing, and it is expected that this measure will intensify the future.