The Chinese government has announced that it will ban the international broadcasting of the BBC, a public broadcaster in the United Kingdom, in China because it is contrary to the truth and has damaged the interests of the nation.
On the 12th, the Chinese government's "National Radio and Television Bureau," which oversees media such as television, said on the 12th that the international broadcast of the British public service BBC "has damaged the interests of the nation against the fact that the news must be true." Announced that it will be banned from broadcasting in China.
Prior to this, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported at a press conference on February 3 that the BBC had been detained and sexually assaulted by Uighur women at an official facility in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is not based on "."
In addition, the British media regulator announced on the 4th that it had revoked its broadcasting license in the UK for the reason of control by the Chinese Communist Party regarding the international broadcasting CGTN of China Central Television. It is obstructing the broadcast while advocating "freedom of the press". "
The Chinese government's ban on BBC international broadcasting seems to be a countermeasure in response to this.
British Foreign Minister "Unacceptable"
"China's decision is unacceptable because it deprives the press of freedom," British Foreign Minister Raab said in a statement yesterday.
He pointed out that China is one of the most regulated countries in the world over freedom of the press and the Internet, and that this measure will only undermine China's reputation in the international community.