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Richard Sambrook, the former director of the BBC's Global News division, which was responsible for leading the BBC's international news services, told CNBC that the BBC ban is a direct response. 4 that CGTN had filed misleading ownership statements and is "ultimately controlled by the Chinese Communist Party."
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The ban comes after Ofcom, the U.K.'s media regulator, withdrew the license for CGTN, which is China's English language news channel. Meanwhile, Matthew Brennan, a China-based technology analyst, told CNBC that the block is a shame, but not unsurprising. The FCCC said it thinks such language is "intended to send a warning to foreign media operating in China that they may face sanctions if their reporting does not follow the Chinese party line about Xinjiang and other ethnic minority regions."Ī BBC employee, who asked to remain anonymous due to the sensitive nature of the discussion, told CNBC that it's "obviously worrying for the audience over there that a neutral news service has gone."
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The Foreign Correspondents' Club of China, a professional association of Beijing-based journalists, said it was concerned by the reasons China's National Radio and Television Administration gave for the BBC ban, including the charge that BBC broadcasts have harmed China's national interests and undermined China's national unity. CNBC has reached out to the Chinese embassy in London for comment. "China has some of the most severe restrictions on media and internet freedoms across the globe, and this latest step will only damage China's reputation in the eyes of the world," he said on Twitter. He added: "It is of deep concern when our journalists are restricted and their work curtailed."īritish Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Thursday that China's decision to ban BBC World News in mainland China is an "unacceptable curtailing" of media freedom. The broadcaster's director general said on Twitter that the latest developments are "deeply worrying" and argued that the BBC should be able to do its reporting "without fear or favour." Tim Davie, the head of the BBC, hit back at China's decision on Saturday, saying "media freedom matters."
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The Chinese embassy in London did not respond to a CNBC request for comment but the Chinese government says that its response to the virus has been swift and effective. China has criticized the BBC for its reporting on Xinjiang and the coronavirus.