Find fault again? Britain wants to punish Chinese media for reporting on Hong Kong, experts: typical speculation, politicized operation
[Global Times correspondent in the UK Qiang Wei Global Times reporter Li Xue] According to the British "Guardian" on the 26th, the British media regulator British Communications Authority said on the same day that the Chinese media CGTN had previously reported a "suspicion of violation of the UK in reporting Hong Kong" The "neutral principle of broadcasting regulations", therefore consider taking punitive measures such as fines against the media. Some analysts said that this move may lead to further tensions in Sino-British relations. Cui Hongjian, director of the European Institute of the China Institute of International Studies, said in an interview with the Global Times on the 27th that the British move is a typical speculative act and belongs to a politicized operation.
According to reports, the British Communications Authority believes that CGTN failed to "maintain due justice" in five news programs broadcast in the UK from August to November 2019, in violation of the British Broadcasting Regulations. A spokesman for the authority said that the CGTN reports "covered the protests and related developments in Hong Kong," but "did not pay attention to the broader voice of political disputes."
The Guardian said that CGTN has 15 days to respond before deciding on punitive measures. If the British Communications Authority decides to punish, the CGTN may face fines or even be revoked from the broadcasting license. Earlier, the Russian media "Russia Today" had been fined £ 200,000 by the British Communications Authority for "violating the principle of neutrality" for reporting a poisoning case involving a former agent in Salisbury, England.
Some analysts believe that the British move is likely to trigger a diplomatic conflict between China and Britain. The British government had previously accused China of Hong Kong's national security legislation and claimed that it might exclude Huawei from 5G construction within three years. Cui Hongjian analyzed the reporter of Global Times on the 27th and said that the investigation against CGTN began last year, but the British side announced the results at this time, which is likely to be related to the national security legislation related to Hong Kong. Overall, Britain ’s previous position on the Hong Kong issue was not particularly radical, which may be related to Brexit and the British government ’s unwillingness to challenge China too much. After China released the news of the national security legislation concerning Hong Kong, the United Kingdom felt that this was an opportunity, and took the opportunity to express its plans to sanction the Chinese media. In fact, the investigation did not yield much direct evidence.
Cui Hongjian believes that as a Chinese media, CGTN must pay more attention to Hong Kong's economy and people's livelihood, and there is no problem with the perspective and content of Hong Kong-related reports. The reason why the United Kingdom "finds faults" is because it wants to highlight the so-called democracy and freedom issues in Hong Kong. These issues can actually be solved within the framework of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Britain's so-called sanctions are accompanied by its own political and value judgments.
Some British politicians have expressed concern about Hong Kong-related national security legislation. A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom resolutely responded by saying that the Chinese government ’s determination to safeguard the interests of national sovereignty and security is unswerving, and its determination to implement the "one country, two systems" policy is unwavering The determination to oppose any external forces to interfere in Hong Kong affairs is unwavering. "We advise those Western politicians to stop indulging in the old colonial dream, stop refusing to hold on to the Cold War mentality, stop supporting the anti-chaotic Hong Kong elements in Hong Kong, and stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China ’s internal affairs immediately, otherwise they will be stoned to themselves. Feet. "