ADThe statement did not mention pulling credentials for Time and the VOA, but it was unclear whether China would take further action. ADThe moves came after the United States took measures in February against Chinese Communist Party-controlled news outlets operating in the United States. The Associated Press and Bloomberg News have offices in Beijing, for instance, as do major U.S. broadcasters including CNN, ABC, NBC and CBS. The United States has struggled to respond, wary that placing restrictions on Chinese media in the United States might hurt U.S. journalists in China. Beijing expelled three Wall Street Journal reporters, marking the first time since Mao Zedong’s rule that multiple foreign journalists were kicked out at once.

Source: Washington Post March 17, 2020 17:11 UTC