Thursday, February 11, 2021

BBC World News Barred From Airing in China, State Media Claims - Sputnik International

The UK government has already revoked China Global Television Network's (CGTN) licence to broadcast. The reason was that China Global Television Network Corporation (CGTNC) - which controls CGTN - cannot hold the licence because it is controlled by the Chinese government.

The BBC World News has been banned from broadcasting in China, the China Global Television Network (CGTN) has reported. The National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) said the BBC's broadcasting licence was withdrawn over grave violations committed in the channel's China-related reports.

The NRTA pointed out that the BBC specifically violated the provisions of the country's media regulations demanding news reports to be "true and impartial". According to the regulator cited by the Xinhua news agency, the British broadcaster undermined China's national interests and "ethnic solidarity" with its actions.

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  1. The BBC has expressed its disappointment over the removal of its international World News channel from the air in China, while the UK's foreign secretary blasted the move as an "unacceptable curtailing of media freedom."

    "We are disappointed that the Chinese authorities have decided to take this course of action," the BBC said in a statement.

    The British government-supported media organization described itself as "the world's most trusted international news broadcaster" and insisted that it reports all stories "fairly, impartially and without fear or favour."

    On Thursday, China's National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) said that it had banned the BBC because its coverage in the country "violated the requirements that news should be truthful and fair, harmed China's national interests, and undermined China's national unity."

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