The Ministry of Foreign Affairs refuted the so-called BBC reporter was beaten and arrested in Shanghai: pouring dirty water on China and maliciously touching porcelain-Chinanews video

　　On November 29, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian presided over a regular press conference.

　　A reporter asked: On November 28, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak accused China of its anti-epidemic policies, including beating and arresting a BBC reporter.

What is China's comment?

　　Zhao Lijian said that the relevant British remarks disregarded facts, turned black and white, and grossly interfered in China's internal affairs. China firmly opposes this.

　　According to information from the Shanghai side, the relevant facts are as follows.

　　On the evening of the 27th, in order to maintain social order, the Shanghai police persuaded people to leave the scene at a certain intersection, including a BBC reporter in Shanghai.

Even though the police had clearly informed the reporter that they were about to persuade the people on the scene to leave, the reporter still refused to leave and had not identified himself as a reporter to the police.

The police took him away forcibly, and asked him to leave by himself after conducting necessary identity verification and legal notification.

Relevant procedures are carried out entirely within the framework of laws and regulations.

　　The BBC reporter refused to cooperate with the police during the law enforcement process, but acted like a victim. The BBC immediately distorted the facts and hyped up the so-called "arrest and beating" of the BBC reporter by the police at work, and poured dirty water on Chinese side.

This is obviously adhering to the BBC's consistent style of maliciously touching porcelain.

　　It must be emphasized that foreign journalists enjoy the right to report news in China according to the law, and they must also abide by Chinese laws and regulations. When reporting and interviewing, they should show their press cards in advance, and they must not engage in activities that do not match their identity as journalists.

This is no exception for any media, and has nothing to do with the so-called "freedom of the press".

There are many foreign media in China, why is it always the BBC that has a problem on the spot?

This is a question that should be seriously considered.

　　Taking this opportunity, I also have a few questions I would like to ask the British side to answer:

　　First, how does the British government treat domestic protesters?

In 2020, a demonstration against anti-epidemic blockade measures broke out in London, and the British police arrested more than 150 people; in 2021, during a large-scale demonstration against the government's policy of cutting public expenditures, the British police arrested more than 200 people.

From the public video materials, it can be seen that a number of British police officers surrounded the unarmed protesters, punched, kicked and beat them, and let them cry and beg, even with their naked clothes unmoved.

　　Second, how does the British government treat journalists?

You should not have forgotten that a few years ago, a Chinese journalist was obstructed and even physically assaulted for exercising his legitimate right to ask questions and express his views at the side meeting of the British Conservative Party's annual conference, and was eventually convicted by a British court.

British journalist Graham Phillips became the first British citizen to be sanctioned by his own government simply because he created reports that were "unsuitable for the West".

　　Third, how does the BBC report on China?

From the "underworld filter" to distorted reports related to Xinjiang and Hong Kong, many people are deeply impressed by the "black history" of the BBC maliciously smearing and attacking China.

Since 2019, the BBC has ignored the atrocities of the thugs in its Hong Kong-related reports, but accused the "Hong Kong police of violent law enforcement."

On Xinjiang-related reports, BBC reporters in Beijing only used a few non-real satellite images and the so-called "reports" of anti-China people, and concocted "century lies" to attack and smear Xinjiang.

In the report on the epidemic, the video of the road anti-terrorism exercise was even used as "evidence" of China's violent epidemic prevention.

Why does the BBC always appear in various scenes?

Are BBC journalists reporting news or making news?

　　The UK side should respect facts, be cautious in words and deeds, put away hypocritical double standards, and stop playing with double standards.

(Produced by Sui Zhiyuan)

Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]