China, U.S. to ease restrictions on each other’s media workers
3 years, 1 month ago

China, U.S. to ease restrictions on each other’s media workers

The Hindu  

China and the U.S. have agreed to ease restrictions on each other’s journalists amid a slight relaxation of tensions between the two sides. Under the agreement, the U.S. will issue one-year multiple-entry visas to Chinese journalists and will immediately initiate a process to address “duration of status” issues, China Daily said. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian gave no information on a timeline for implementation, but called the agreement a “hard-won achievement that is in the interest of both sides and should be cherished.” “We hope that the U.S. will keep its promise to put the relevant measures and policies in place as soon as possible and work with China to create favourable conditions for both media to continue to work and live in each other’s countries,” Zhao said at a daily briefing. “On a reciprocal basis, we are committing to increase validity of the U.S. visas issued to PRC journalists to one year as well,” the State Department statement said, referring to the People’s Republic of China. Asked about Ms. Wong’s case, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said the issuing of visas is at the “autonomy and the discretion of any government.” Ms. Lam added that the authorities do not comment on individual cases but will continue to facilitate the operation of overseas media based in Hong Kong “in a legitimate manner” according to the city’s mini-constitution, known as the Basic Law.

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Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai denies he asked a newspaper colleague to draft list of sanction targets
1 month ago

Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai denies he asked a newspaper colleague to draft list of sanction targets

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Former publisher Jimmy Lai denied that he asked a colleague to draft a list of potential sanction targets in his second day of testimony Thursday at his landmark national security trial in Hong Kong. She was one of six former Apple Daily executives who pleaded guilty to conspiring with Lai to call for sanctions or a blockade …

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong to hear from jailed media tycoon for the first time in four years. At his trial
1 month ago

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong to hear from jailed media tycoon for the first time in four years. At his trial

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Jimmy Lai, the pugnacious media tycoon whose now shuttered tabloid Apple Daily was a regular thorn in Beijing’s side, is expected to testify on Wednesday at his own national security trial in a high stakes court battle that could see him spend the rest of his life behind bars. You can also save the world.” Prosecutors …

Hong Kong reporter says she’ll sue Wall Street Journal for dismissal because of her union role
1 month, 1 week ago

Hong Kong reporter says she’ll sue Wall Street Journal for dismissal because of her union role

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A former Hong Kong reporter of The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday said she’ll sue the publication for sacking her because she joined a trade union. However, Cheng believed the termination was linked to her refusal to comply with her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election for the chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, a …

Dozens of Hong Kong journalists and some of their families have been harassed, media group says
3 months, 1 week ago

Dozens of Hong Kong journalists and some of their families have been harassed, media group says

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Dozens of Hong Kong journalists and some of their family members and associates have been harassed in recent months, a leading media professional group said Friday. Selina Cheng, chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, said in a news conference that this was the largest-scale harassment of reporters in the city that they are aware of. “This …

From Autonomy to Control: How China Dismantled Hong Kong’s Free Press
3 months, 1 week ago

From Autonomy to Control: How China Dismantled Hong Kong’s Free Press

News 18  

Former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen, and acting chief editor Patrick Lam of Hong Kong’s Stand News, have been found guilty of sedition, marking the first such conviction since the territory was handed over to the People’s Republic of China in 1997. This ruling represents the latest effort by the Chinese-backed government in Hong Kong to suppress journalists and media outlets, following …

More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing’s tightening grip
3 months, 3 weeks ago

More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing’s tightening grip

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hannah Wong cried when the Hong Kong government effectively forced Apple Daily and Stand News out of business three years ago. The city’s politics are one factor driving news avoidance, said Francis Lee, a journalism and communication professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Iris Ng, another former reader of Apple Daily and Stand News, said …

More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing's tightening grip
3 months, 3 weeks ago

More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing's tightening grip

The Independent  

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Hong Kong journalists convicted of sedition for first time since British handover to China
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong journalists convicted of sedition for first time since British handover to China

The Independent  

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Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong’s convictions of journalists in sedition case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong’s convictions of journalists in sedition case

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The convictions of two Hong Kong journalists who led a now-shuttered online news outlet have deepened concerns of media groups and foreign governments over the city’s press freedom, though local officials say there are no restrictions when journalists stick to the facts. “While they turn a blind eye to their own countries’ records of suppressing news media, …

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's convictions of two journalists
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's convictions of two journalists

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 The convictions Thursday of two …

Hong Kong prepares for Stand News verdict in latest media freedom test
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong prepares for Stand News verdict in latest media freedom test

Al Jazeera  

Two editors from now-closed independent publication are facing sedition charges over the outlet’s reporting. She said the news outlet’s work was in the public interest, and its duty as the “Fourth Estate” was to scrutinise the Hong Kong government with the hope it would improve governance. Shortly after the raid on Stand News, the independent news outlet Citizen News also …

Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says
5 months ago

Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A defense lawyer said Thursday that prominent publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense in the landmark national security trial brought under a Beijing-imposed law that has all but wiped out public dissent. The prosecutors have alleged that Lai had engaged in requesting foreign countries, especially the United States, to take actions against Beijing “under the …

The head of Hong Kong’s leading journalist group says she lost WSJ job after refusing to drop role
5 months, 1 week ago

The head of Hong Kong’s leading journalist group says she lost WSJ job after refusing to drop role

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The new chair of Hong Kong’s leading media professional group on Wednesday said she lost her job at The Wall Street Journal after she refused her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election for the leadership post. But Cheng said she believed the real reason was linked to her supervisor’s request about three weeks ago to withdraw …

Hong Kong denies entry to Reporters Without Borders staffer in latest blow to media freedoms
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong denies entry to Reporters Without Borders staffer in latest blow to media freedoms

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday that one of its representatives was denied entry into Hong Kong, calling it a “new decline” in the city’s press freedoms. “This action by the Hong Kong authorities, unprecedented for RSF, marks a new decline in the already poor press freedom climate in the territory,” RSF said in a statement. Rebecca Vincent, …

Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong operation over safety concerns for its staff
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong operation over safety concerns for its staff

NPR  

Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong operation over safety concerns for its staff Enlarge this image toggle caption Bertha Wang/AFP via Getty Images Bertha Wang/AFP via Getty Images U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia is closing its Hong Kong operation out of concern for the safety of its staff and reporters, a move that comes after Hong Kong enacted a …

US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law

The Independent  

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Hong Kong court rejects activist publisher Jimmy Lai’s bid to throw out sedition charge
1 year ago

Hong Kong court rejects activist publisher Jimmy Lai’s bid to throw out sedition charge

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Friday rejected a bid by prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai to throw out a sedition charge against him, delivering the ruling on the third day of his landmark national security trial. Hong Kong is a former British colony that returned to China’s rule in 1997 under a promise the city retain its …

Hong Kong journalist reported missing after trip to China
1 year ago

Hong Kong journalist reported missing after trip to China

Al Jazeera  

Taipei, Taiwan – A reporter with Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post has gone missing in China after a work trip, a Japanese news outlet has reported, raising fears that she has been detained by Chinese authorities. The South China Morning Post, which is owned by Chinese tech giant Alibaba, told Al Jazeera that Chan is on personal leave. “The …

A media war with no winners
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 …

India asks China to facilitate journalists after recent expulsions
1 year, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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 …

Amidst chill in ties, Beijing freezes visas for Indian journalists
1 year, 8 months ago

Amidst chill in ties, Beijing freezes visas for Indian journalists

The Hindu  

In a surprising move, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to “freeze” the visas of two Indian journalists based in Beijing, indicating that more “counter measures” could follow against other Indian journalists, unless New Delhi offers reciprocal visa and tenure terms to Chinese journalists in India. On Tuesday, a Chinese MFA official informed The Hindu’s Beijing correspondent Ananth Krishnan …

China ‘harassed’ foreign journalists in 2022, report on surveillance shows
1 year, 9 months 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 …

Making a point: Hong Kong journalists regroup abroad
1 year, 10 months ago

Making a point: Hong Kong journalists regroup abroad

Al Jazeera  

Journalists have found it increasingly difficult to report in Hong Kong since the imposition of the national security law in 2020 and the subsequent crackdown on media outlets. The Points’s staff is made up of former employees of Hong Kong media, including Apply Daily, who moved overseas amid the city’s crackdown on press freedom and other civil liberties. “We could …

Taiwanese, Koreans and Hong Kongers can finally travel home. But others are out of luck
2 years ago

Taiwanese, Koreans and Hong Kongers can finally travel home. But others are out of luck

LA Times  

Connie Su, a dental hygienist working in Newport Beach, plans to return to Taiwan on Dec. 27 after being separated from her family since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s scary” to be so out of reach of loved ones, said Grace Yoon of Fullerton, who will arrive in Seoul before Christmas to spend three weeks with her parents …

Hong Kong publisher’s security trial further delayed
2 years ago

Hong Kong publisher’s security trial further delayed

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The national security trial of a Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher was further postponed Tuesday to next September as the city awaits Beijing’s ruling that could effectively block him from hiring a British defense lawyer. His high-profile trial, which was originally scheduled to begin on Dec. 1, was already delayed earlier this month after Hong Kong leader John …

Hong Kong publisher Lai faces Security Law in delayed trial
2 years ago

Hong Kong publisher Lai faces Security Law in delayed trial

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Jimmy Lai broke into Hong Kong’s rambunctious media world 30 years ago armed with the belief that delivering information equates with protecting freedom. The high-profile trial was to begin Thursday but was postponed due to a request from Hong Kong’s Department of Justice based on its objection over whether Lai’s British lawyer will be allowed to defend …

Hong Kong publisher’s national security trial postponed
2 years ago

Hong Kong publisher’s national security trial postponed

LA Times  

The trial of a Hong Kong newspaper publisher who was arrested in a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement was postponed Thursday after the territory’s leader asked China to essentially block him from hiring a British defense lawyer. The Hong Kong government objected after judges Monday approved Lai’s plan to hire Timothy Owen, a veteran human rights lawyer. Chief Executive …

Hong Kong bars some journalists from handover anniversary
2 years, 5 months ago

Hong Kong bars some journalists from handover anniversary

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities, citing security reasons, have barred more than 13 journalists from covering events this week marking the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, according to the Hong Kong Journalists Association and media reports. The journalists represent at least seven media outlets, including international news agencies Reuters and Agence France-Presse and several others from …

Hong Kong’s free press nearly completely dismantled by Beijing, report says
2 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong’s free press nearly completely dismantled by Beijing, report says

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. The forced closure of pro-democracy media outlets, arrests and …

‘Climate of fear’: Hong Kong press club suspends press awards
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Climate of fear’: Hong Kong press club suspends press awards

Al Jazeera  

The Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club is the latest organisation to self-censor under the China-imposed national security law. FCC President Keith Richburg said board members were concerned that the awards would create an enormous risk to the club under Hong Kong’s new national security legislation imposed in June 2020 and recently revived colonial-era sedition laws. Stand News formally shut down …

Media mogul Jimmy Lai appeals to UN over Hong Kong cases
2 years, 8 months ago

Media mogul Jimmy Lai appeals to UN over Hong Kong cases

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Lawyers for Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai are asking the United Nations to investigate his imprisonment and multiple criminal charges as “legal harassment” that punish him for speaking out. The crackdown continued early Monday with the arrest of another veteran journalist, Allan Au Ka-lun, a teaching consultant who’d worked for a number of …

Media mogul Jimmy Lai appeals to UN over Hong Kong cases
2 years, 8 months ago

Media mogul Jimmy Lai appeals to UN over Hong Kong cases

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 Lawyers for Hong Kong media …

Australia voices concern for journalist as trial in China looms
2 years, 8 months ago

Australia voices concern for journalist as trial in China looms

The Hindu  

Canberra voiced concern for Australian journalist Cheng Lei's well-being on Saturday, as it confirmed she would face trial in China next week after almost two years in detention. "The Australian government has regularly raised serious concerns about Ms. Cheng's welfare and conditions of detention," Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in a statement, also confirming staff had met with Ms. Cheng …

China media freedom declining at ‘breakneck speed’: Report
2 years, 10 months ago

China media freedom declining at ‘breakneck speed’: Report

Al Jazeera  

As China prepares for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, foreign journalists working in the country warn media freedom is declining at “breakneck speed”. China has long been known for the challenging reporting conditions for foreign media, but journalists based there say they face an increasingly hostile public and new forms of intimidation including “online trolling, physical assaults, cyber …

Hong Kong’s free press is being ‘gutted.’ Here’s what the world loses
2 years, 11 months ago

Hong Kong’s free press is being ‘gutted.’ Here’s what the world loses

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — In the past year, two of Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy media outlets were toppled after enormous government pressure, a series of arrests and police raids on their newsrooms. “ Carrie Lam is patiently unraveling the substance of press freedom in Hong Kong,” Reporters Without Borders said in a December 2021 report on China’s press freedoms. …

Hong Kong’s Lam: Media closures unrelated to press freedom
2 years, 11 months ago

Hong Kong’s Lam: Media closures unrelated to press freedom

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said the recent closure of two media outlets in the city does not indicate a decline in press freedom as the decisions were made by the outlets themselves. “But if they decided to cease operation out of their own concerns, I think this is nothing out of the ordinary.” She …

Hong Kong news site to shut; pro-Beijing lawmakers sworn in
2 years, 11 months ago

Hong Kong news site to shut; pro-Beijing lawmakers sworn in

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A group of lawmakers loyal to China’s Communist Party were sworn in to Hong Kong’s Legislature on Monday following an election without opposition candidates, as yet another pro-democracy news outlet announced it could no longer operate amid a growing crackdown on freedoms in the territory. “With Apple Daily’s sudden closure in the past summer, the journalism majors …

US urges Hong Kong to release detained Stand News employees
2 years, 11 months ago

US urges Hong Kong to release detained Stand News employees

Al Jazeera  

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says silencing of independent media undermines Hong Kong’s ‘credibility and viability’ as a global financial hub. The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to immediately release staff members of the pro-democracy media outlet Stand News who were arrested after a police raid. We are deeply concerned …

‘Frantic race backwards’ for China media freedoms: Report
3 years ago

‘Frantic race backwards’ for China media freedoms: Report

Al Jazeera  

Reporters Without Borders says at least 127 journalists are detained in China, as Beijing takes ever harsher line on media freedoms. At least 127 journalists – from major international news outlets to bloggers – are currently detained in China as the Chinese Communist Party continues a major crackdown on media initiated by President Xi Jinping, Reporters Without Borders has said …

Countries to relax visa curbs for media workers
3 years, 1 month ago

Countries to relax visa curbs for media workers

China Daily  

China and the United States will permit journalists and other media workers to freely move between both countries on the condition they strictly comply with COVID-19 control protocols. Sources with the Foreign Ministry told China Daily that easing media visa controls was one of three points agreed between the two sides ahead of Tuesday's virtual meeting between President Xi Jinping …

Countries to relax visa curbs for media workers
3 years, 1 month ago

Countries to relax visa curbs for media workers

China Daily  

File photo of the US visa. Sources with the Foreign Ministry told China Daily that easing media visa controls was one of three points agreed between the two sides ahead of Tuesday's virtual meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden. It was agreed that the US will issue one-year multiple-entry visas to Chinese media workers and will …

Countries to relax visa curbs for media workers
3 years, 1 month ago

Countries to relax visa curbs for media workers

China Daily  

By MO JINGXI| China Daily| Updated :2021-11-19 File photo of the US visa. Sources with the Foreign Ministry told China Daily that easing media visa controls was one of three points agreed between the two sides ahead of Tuesday's virtual meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden. It was agreed that the US will issue one-year multiple-entry …

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