China very twitchy over media coverage, reminisces ex-CEO of Prasar Bharati
1 year, 9 months ago

China very twitchy over media coverage, reminisces ex-CEO of Prasar Bharati

Firstpost  

As India and China ejected each other’s journalists in the recent weeks, former CEO of Prasar Bharati Shashi Shekhar Vempati termed the development unfortunate and blamed China for its intransigent attitude. “An unfortunate development contributed largely by China’s intransigence,” said Vempati on Twitter referring to India and China virtually wiping out mutual media access and deepening a rift between the world’s two most populous nations. Over my years at the helm of India’s Public Broadcaster have observed that CGTN’s provocative coverage of India had no red lines while even the slightest mention of Taiwan by DD News would elicit advisories… https://t.co/RWjyn2qS5A — Shashi Shekhar Vempati शशि शेखर May 31, 2023 “At multilateral platforms such as the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, the behaviour of China’s Public Media entities was often petulant against India with barely any support from other national media,” he wrote. The journalist ejections add another dimension to the fraying ties between China and India, reducing exchanges and visibility between two nuclear-armed neighbors whose combined population accounts for more than one-third of the world’s total.

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Journalists play pivotal role in fostering understanding between nations: CEEC media representatives
10 months ago

Journalists play pivotal role in fostering understanding between nations: CEEC media representatives

China Daily  

The 2024 Round Table for Journalists of China and CEE Countries is held in East China's Zhejiang province on May 24, 2024. NINGBO, China -- Journalists play a pivotal role in bridging cultures and fostering understanding between nations, media representatives from the Central and Eastern European countries have said. During the 2024 Round Table for Journalists of China and CEE …

Why is China provoking India over Arunachal Pradesh?
1 year ago

Why is China provoking India over Arunachal Pradesh?

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Chinese reiteration of its unfounded cartographical claims over Arunachal Pradesh in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the border state this month is part of Beijing’s plan to keep scent marking its territorial claims as also deliberately provoking India. While the Modi government has verbally retaliated to Chinese uncalled-for statements on Arunachal Pradesh, the fundamental …

Book Excerpt: Media’s Role in the India-China War and the 'Real’ Threat to Ties
1 year ago

Book Excerpt: Media’s Role in the India-China War and the 'Real’ Threat to Ties

The Quint  

In October 2012, at a function to release a series of five titles on China edited by the distinguished diplomat K Raghunath, who had retired as Foreign Secretary and served as ambassador to China, NSA Shivshankar Menon had a dig at the Indian media. He referred to how the media in China had treated the 50th anniversary of the 1962 …

How Chinese Communist Party Influenced Media Ops in India: Intel Agencies' Insights
1 year, 7 months ago

How Chinese Communist Party Influenced Media Ops in India: Intel Agencies' Insights

News 18  

After The New York Times’ latest investigative report on how China has “lavishly funded influence campaign” to push its propaganda, intelligence agencies in India have found how the Chinese Communist Party has been using media, e-commerce businesses or start-ups aggressively to carry out anti-India operations and create public opinions. Police said Sharma was in touch with a Chinese intelligence official …

Last Chinese reporter ‘expelled’ after India denies visa extension
1 year, 9 months ago

Last Chinese reporter ‘expelled’ after India denies visa extension

The Hindu  

The last remaining Chinese reporter in India has been effectively expelled after having been denied a visa extension earlier this month. The Chinese Foreign Ministry on June 12 said the reporter was “still working and living normally in China” but suggested that it may take countermeasures if India did not extend the visa of “the last Chinese journalist in the …

A media war with no winners
1 year, 9 months ago

A media war with no winners

The Hindu  

When, on the morning of April 4, 2023, I received a call from China’s Foreign Ministry informing me that my journalist visa had been frozen, my first thoughts had nothing to do with the broader significance of the world’s two most populous countries expelling each other’s reporters. Since 2020, more than a dozen journalists have effectively been expelled by not …

China asks two Indian journalists to leave, alleges ‘unfair treatment’ of its reporters
1 year, 9 months ago

China asks two Indian journalists to leave, alleges ‘unfair treatment’ of its reporters

The Hindu  

China on Monday called on India to meet it halfway in a dispute over journalists working in each other's countries after China said its reporters in India had been treated unfairly and an Indian journalist was asked to leave China. "In recent years, Chinese journalists in India have been accorded unfair and discriminatory arrangements," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin …

China asks last Indian journalist to leave nation this month amid media row
1 year, 9 months ago

China asks last Indian journalist to leave nation this month amid media row

Live Mint  

China has asked the last Indian journalist in the country to leave the nation as Beijing and New Delhi continue to eject each other's reporters in the deepening media rift. According to reported sources familiar with the matter, China has asked a reporter from the Press Trust of India to leave the country, wiping India's media presence in the country …

Last Indian Journalist Stationed In China Asked To Leave Amid Rising Tensions: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Last Indian Journalist Stationed In China Asked To Leave Amid Rising Tensions: Report

ABP News  

In the midst of escalating tensions between India and China, the last remaining Indian journalist in China has been instructed by Chinese authorities to leave the country this month, according to Bloomberg. Will sorely miss Pat's sharp and illuminating dispatches from China these past 11 years for the… https://t.co/dqMPAeNp1j — Ananth Krishnan June 12, 2023 Earlier this year, the Indian …

India asks China to facilitate journalists after recent expulsions
1 year, 9 months ago

India asks China to facilitate journalists after recent expulsions

The Hindu  

India has called on China to “facilitate the continued presence of Indian journalists working and reporting from China” in the wake of Beijing revoking the credentials of three Indian reporters since April. New Delhi also said that “all foreign journalists, including Chinese journalists have been pursuing journalistic activities in India without any limitations or difficulties in reporting or doing media …

‘Chinese journalists can work in India without difficulties’: MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Chinese journalists can work in India without difficulties’: MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi

Firstpost  

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Friday cleared the air on the claim made by China about its journalists being mistreated in India by saying that “all foreign journalists including Chinese journalists continue their work without difficulties.” He also mentioned that despite this, Indian journalists in China have been operating with certain difficulties like not being able to hire …

China says its reporters in India ‘about to drop to zero’ amid mutual expulsions
1 year, 9 months ago

China says its reporters in India ‘about to drop to zero’ amid mutual expulsions

The Hindu  

China’s government has said the number of Chinese journalists in India was “about to drop to zero”, amid a string of mutual expulsions of journalists by the two countries. In early April, the Chinese Foreign Ministry “froze” the visas of two Indian correspondents barring their return to China, while last month a third journalist did not have their accreditation renewed, …

How China and India expelled each other’s journalists in tit-for-tat visa spat
1 year, 9 months ago

How China and India expelled each other’s journalists in tit-for-tat visa spat

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Asked about the deterioration in press access between the …

Race to the bottom: The Hindu Editorial on the tit-for-tat moves by China and India on media visas
1 year, 11 months ago

Race to the bottom: The Hindu Editorial on the tit-for-tat moves by China and India on media visas

The Hindu  

China’s decision to “freeze” the visas of two Indian journalists, including The Hindu’s Beijing correspondent, has shown how journalists have unfortunately been dragged into rising geopolitical tensions between the neighbours. China’s government, on April 6, 2023 said its decision was a response to India taking steps aimed at Chinese journalists. With Beijing’s retaliatory move, there are only two Indian reporters …

India denies China’s allegation of unfair treatment of journalists
1 year, 11 months ago

India denies China’s allegation of unfair treatment of journalists

The Hindu  

India and China continued to spar over visas for journalists in each other’s countries, even as the Ministry of External Affairs said that the two sides are holding talks on the issue. Xinhua journo asked to leave “Chinese journalists have suffered unfair and discriminatory treatment in India for a long time,” Chinese MFA spokesperson Mao Ning said, citing incidents in …

‘We hope…’: India on China’s ‘counter-measures’ against Indian journalists
1 year, 11 months ago

‘We hope…’: India on China’s ‘counter-measures’ against Indian journalists

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday said it hopes Chinese authorities will facilitate the continued presence of Indian journalists, hours after Beijing contended it took “counter-measures” such as barring the return of two Indian reporters to safeguard the interests of Chinese media organisations. In Beijing, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a briefing that China had “no choice but to take …

Hope Chinese authorities would facilitate continued presence of Indian journalists in China: MEA
1 year, 11 months ago

Hope Chinese authorities would facilitate continued presence of Indian journalists in China: MEA

India Today  

India on Thursday hoped that Chinese authorities would facilitate continued presence of Indian journalists in China. The comments by External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in Delhi came days after China decided to "freeze" visas of two Indian journalists. "As regards to Indian journalists working in China, we would hope that Chinese authorities would facilitate their continued presence and reporting …

Two Indian journalists barred from returning to China amid tensions
1 year, 11 months ago

Two Indian journalists barred from returning to China amid tensions

Hindustan Times  

China has barred two Indian journalists from returning to Beijing, weeks after India asked a Chinese journalist to leave the country, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. A few years ago, there were six Indian journalists working in Beijing but this number subsequently came down to four State-run Prasar Bharati’s representative in Beijing, Anshuman Mishra, and The Hindu’s …

Singapore think tank takes note of fake calls to Indian experts, journalists in suspected China op
1 year, 11 months ago

Singapore think tank takes note of fake calls to Indian experts, journalists in suspected China op

Hindustan Times  

The clandestine influence operation launched by people with false credentials and claiming to be from Singapore-based institutions was wider than earlier thought and covered journalists from more news outlets and leading think tanks in New Delhi, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. After HT reported about the operation on Tuesday, the Singapore Institute of International Affairs – which …

China ‘harassed’ foreign journalists in 2022, says report
2 years ago

China ‘harassed’ foreign journalists in 2022, says report

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Foreign media in China endured strict Covid controls, harassment and constant surveillance in 2022, a report said. Over half of foreign journalists in the country were forced to leave a place or denied access on health and safety concerns last year, despite posing “no health risk by China’s own standards,” according to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China …

China ‘harassed’ foreign journalists in 2022, report on surveillance shows
2 years ago

China ‘harassed’ foreign journalists in 2022, report on surveillance shows

Hindustan Times  

Foreign journalists in China faced strict Covid controls, harassment and constant surveillance in 2022, a report said. Nearly half of foreign journalists in China were ordered to leave a place or denied access on health and safety grounds in 2022 even though they did not present any "health risk by China's own standards", the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China said …

Some people purposely spread wrong info about China issue for politics: Jaishankar
2 years, 1 month ago

Some people purposely spread wrong info about China issue for politics: Jaishankar

Deccan Chronicle  

Pune: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said some people deliberately spread wrong news about the China issue, knowing it is not true, for politics and by talking about some land which was taken by China in 1962, they give the impression this happened recently. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had in September last year said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has …

'Some people purposely spread wrong info about China issue': Jaishankar takes indirect dig at Rahul Gandhi
2 years, 1 month ago

'Some people purposely spread wrong info about China issue': Jaishankar takes indirect dig at Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

'Some people purposely spread wrong info about China issue': Jaishankar takes indirect dig at Rahul Gandhi Jaishankar on Rahul Gandhi: When asked about political leaders who lack confidence in India while speaking about the military standoff with China, EAM Jaishankar responded that there are some people in the Opposition who think in such a way that he finds hard to …

In China, fire without smoke
2 years, 5 months ago

In China, fire without smoke

The Hindu  

For Indian correspondents in China, the past fortnight has been surreal. In the last week of September, many Indian television news channels began reporting on rumours of a “coup” in Beijing and military convoys entering, even blockading, the Chinese capital. The “smoke”, in this instance, was flight data showing mass cancellations of flights and the fact that Chinese President Xi …

China, India dissidents fear censorship after Musk’s Twitter deal
2 years, 10 months ago

China, India dissidents fear censorship after Musk’s Twitter deal

Al Jazeera  

Tesla CEO’s $44bn bid to buy Twitter puts billionaire in the crosshairs of censorship-prone Beijing and New Delhi. “If anything, Tesla’s massive public profile — in both China and the US — could end up putting a target on the company’s back.” Engle said the Biden administration’s firm stance on China could become tougher still if geopolitical tensions rise, leaving …

Editor of Chinese propaganda machinery Global Times threatens India as Taiwan vows to have better ties with India
4 years, 5 months ago

Editor of Chinese propaganda machinery Global Times threatens India as Taiwan vows to have better ties with India

Op India  

The growing cordial relationship between India and Taiwan has irked the Communist Party of China and has now resorted to threatening India with a retaliation. Attacking the People Republic of China, the Taiwanese Foreign Minister in his interview had said, “Pressing Indians or the Indian press not to report about Taiwan’s National Day is against our value and we are …

There is a free media in India: MEA on Chinese embassy's Taiwan guidelines to journalists
4 years, 5 months ago

There is a free media in India: MEA on Chinese embassy's Taiwan guidelines to journalists

India TV News  

India on Thursday took oblique potshots at China over the guidelines issued by its embassy here to the Indian media to not violate New Delhi's 'One-China' policy ahead of the national day of Taiwan, saying there is a "free media" in this country. "There is a free media in India that reports on issues as it sees fit," External Affairs …

China's foreign journalists face 'constant threat of expulsion' amid growing diplomatic spat, experts say
4 years, 6 months ago

China's foreign journalists face 'constant threat of expulsion' amid growing diplomatic spat, experts say

ABC  

Foreign media has become the latest casualty in what experts and a China foreign correspondent say are President Xi Jinping's efforts to strengthen "control on Chinese society". Key points: Birtles took refuge in Australia's Embassy in Beijing, while Smith went to Australia's Shanghai consulate A number of American journalists were also expelled from China this year China currently ranks 177 …

Chinese state-sponsored media threatens India with war
4 years, 6 months ago

Chinese state-sponsored media threatens India with war

Op India  

A day after the Indian army strongly responded to the Chinese aggression and thwarted their nefarious intentions on the Southern Bank of the Pangong Tso lake, the Communist-ruled country has warned India of an escalated military conflict through its state- In an editorial published in Global Times on Monday, China accused India of taking an ‘aggressive approach’ on the border …

China vows to retaliate if Chinese journos forced to leave US
4 years, 7 months ago

China vows to retaliate if Chinese journos forced to leave US

Deccan Chronicle  

BEIJING: China vowed on Tuesday to retaliate if the United States persisted with “hostile action” against Chinese journalists who may be forced to leave in coming days if their U.S. visas are not extended. Wang did not say how many Chinese journalists were affected or what retaliation China might consider, but the editor of China’s Global Times newspaper said earlier …

Chinese propaganda outlets go on overdrive to slam India's ban on 59 China-linked apps, ask Modi govt to prevent 'economic conflict'
4 years, 8 months ago

Chinese propaganda outlets go on overdrive to slam India's ban on 59 China-linked apps, ask Modi govt to prevent 'economic conflict'

Firstpost  

Notwithstanding imminent losses to Chinese firms on account of India’s decision, state-controlled media outlets in China continue to allege that it is India that stands to lose Since the build-up of tensions along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, Chinese propaganda outlets have been on an overdrive in terms of targeting India. The article noted, “It is undeniable that …

Prasar Bharati sends notice to PTI news service for ‘anti-national’ reporting
4 years, 8 months ago

Prasar Bharati sends notice to PTI news service for ‘anti-national’ reporting

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: State broadcaster Prasar Bharati has threatened to cancel its subscription to the Press Trust of India over the news agency's recent interview with China's ambassador to India, who said India was the aggressor in the June 15 skirmish in Galwan Valley, The Print reported. The state broadcaster, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has written …

China vows to respond after US targets more state media outlets
4 years, 9 months ago

China vows to respond after US targets more state media outlets

CNN  

London CNN Business — China has vowed to make a “necessary and legitimate” response after the US government designated four more Chinese state media outlets as “foreign diplomatic missions.” On Monday, the Trump administration announced that it would treat China Central Television, China News Service, the People’s Daily and the Global Times as arms of the Chinese government, arguing that …

India's reciprocal measures caught China by surprise: Satellite imagery expert
4 years, 9 months ago

India's reciprocal measures caught China by surprise: Satellite imagery expert

India Today  

China never expected the Indian Army to turn their own playbook against them -- India’s reciprocal infrastructure measures caught them by surprise - these are the words of an individual identified only as 'Detesfra', a name now wildly popular and highly sought after on Twitter amidst the India-China army standoff in Ladakh. Satellite images help spot another #China PLA position …

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, China forces out foreign reporters
4 years, 10 months ago

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, China forces out foreign reporters

ABC  

After 24 years reporting in China, Chris Buckley — a highly regarded and experienced foreign journalist — has been forced to leave the country he has devoted his career to amid a worsening crackdown on foreign media. Key points: Nineteen foreign journalists have been forced out of China in the past year Nineteen foreign journalists have been forced out of …

Chinese embassy rants against Indian media for giving space to Taiwanese government officials
4 years, 10 months ago

Chinese embassy rants against Indian media for giving space to Taiwanese government officials

Op India  

For a long time now, the self-governing country of Taiwan has been China’s Achilles heel. China’s rant against Indian newspaper Recently, the Chinese embassy in India censured an Indian newspaper ‘The Hindu’ for publishing an opinion piece penned by Taiwan’s health minister Chen Shih-Chung. Now the Chinese embassy in India criticizes another Indian newspaper @the_hindu for publishing an opinion piece …

The Print publishes lies about Modi being 'unhappy' about Media praising China
4 years, 11 months ago

The Print publishes lies about Modi being 'unhappy' about Media praising China

Op India  

In the Christian church denominations of the Catholic orders, there is a tradition of confessing anonymously to a parish member for sins that the confessor commits. In a summary piece published the ‘Editorial Staff’ of The Print, it has published nothing short of a calumny when it claims that the Prime Minister Modi is unhappy over how the Indian media …

China expels American journalists with three US newspapers as row over media freedom, coronavirus escalates
5 years ago

China expels American journalists with three US newspapers as row over media freedom, coronavirus escalates

Firstpost  

China is withdrawing the press credentials of American journalists at three US newspapers, intensifying a bitter fight between the world’s top two economies that has widened to include the coronavirus outbreak and media freedoms Beijing: China is withdrawing the press credentials of American journalists at three US newspapers, intensifying a bitter fight between the world’s top two economies that has …

Coronavirus: China expels 13 American reporters amid ‘unparalleled global crisis’ of pandemic
5 years ago

Coronavirus: China expels 13 American reporters amid ‘unparalleled global crisis’ of pandemic

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. China’s foreign ministry said the move was “reciprocal”, following …

At least 13 US journalists facing expulsion from China
5 years ago

At least 13 US journalists facing expulsion from China

Associated Press  

BEIJING — At least 13 American journalists stand to be expelled from China in retaliation for a new visa limit imposed by the Trump administration on Chinese state-owned media operating in the U.S. The number of affected journalists at the papers — The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post — is at least 13 and …

Beijing expels three WSJ journalists over opinion piece calling China ‘real sick man of Asia’
5 years, 1 month ago

Beijing expels three WSJ journalists over opinion piece calling China ‘real sick man of Asia’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China has expelled three Wall …

China, the media and truth-telling in a crisis
5 years, 1 month ago

China, the media and truth-telling in a crisis

The Hindu  

On February 3, Caixin, a Chinese magazine known for its independent reporting — at least as independent as a media outlet can get in China — published the first of a four-part investigation. COVID-19 | For China’s Xi, the coronavirus challenge comes laden with economic costs and political risks The Wuhan outbreak has served a reminder that below the surface, …

China expels journalist ‘because he criticised Xi Jinping’
5 years, 6 months ago

China expels journalist ‘because he criticised Xi Jinping’

The Independent  

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China's multi-billion dollar media campaign 'a major threat for democracies' around the world
6 years, 1 month ago

China's multi-billion dollar media campaign 'a major threat for democracies' around the world

ABC  

阅读中文版本 In September 2018, billboards adorned with kangaroos and pandas began popping up around Australia's capital cities as part of a $500 million advertising campaign urging viewers to "see the difference" on China's Central Global Television Network — available on Foxtel and Fetch TV. Key points: China's former president Hu Jintao committed $9.3b on a media expansion project in 2009 …

Tortuous talks in turbulent times
7 years ago

Tortuous talks in turbulent times

Deccan Chronicle  

Good news, even in difficult times, is always welcome, specially when it is in the form of a quiet, unpublicised diplomatic dialogue between Indian and Chinese diplomats in Beijing. Although it will be impossible for the Indian people to know fully what the agenda of this dialogue was — kept tightly under wraps until the senior Indian diplomat was back …

Bhutanese journalist slams Indian magazine for biased report helping China
7 years, 7 months ago

Bhutanese journalist slams Indian magazine for biased report helping China

Op India  

On Tuesday, Tenzing Lamsang, a Bhutanese journalist who is editor-in-chief of the newspaper TheBhutanese, tweeted the cover story of an Indian magazine The Week, and termed it disrespectful and distasteful: Distasteful, disrespectful & completely off the mark. Commando journalism at its worst https://t.co/BaabhNIVJp pic.twitter.com/G0dG4WupXl — Tenzing Lamsang August 22, 2017 The story is on Doklam standoff by The Week comes …

China's Few Investigative Journalists Face Increasing Challenges
7 years, 7 months ago

China's Few Investigative Journalists Face Increasing Challenges

NPR  

China's Few Investigative Journalists Face Increasing Challenges Enlarge this image toggle caption Anthony Kuhn/NPR Anthony Kuhn/NPR In China, a country where all media are nominally owned by the state, the government invests vast amounts of money and labor into controlling information. "Hunan produces the best investigative journalists in the country," says Luo Changping, who until 2014 was one of them. …

US news media biased reporting destroying trust
7 years, 8 months ago

US news media biased reporting destroying trust

China Daily  

CAI MENG/CHINA DAILY Like many in China, I have long felt the US news media is biased in its coverage of China. Americans might see such a problem when they look at the news media's treatment of US President Donald Trump. It is true that Trump has made plenty of controversial or outrageous comments since he started his presidential race, …

US news media biased reporting destroying trust
7 years, 8 months ago

US news media biased reporting destroying trust

China Daily  

CAI MENG/CHINA DAILY Like many in China, I have long felt the US news media is biased in its coverage of China. Americans might see such a problem when they look at the news media's treatment of US President Donald Trump. It is true that Trump has made plenty of controversial or outrageous comments since he started his presidential race, …

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