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, leaving only one active Indian correspondent in China. The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it had taken the measures because “Chinese journalists have suffered unfair and discriminatory treatment in India.” “The Indian side still has not renewed the visa of the last Chinese journalist in the country,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a briefing in Beijing. The Chinese MFA spokesperson, Mao Ning, said “In 2017, the Indian side shortened the period of validity of visas held by Chinese journalists in India to three months or even one month without any valid reason.” “Since 2020,” Ms. Mao added, “the Indian side has refused to review and approve Chinese journalists’ applications for stationing in India.

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Country needs Uniform Civil Code, asserts PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

Country needs Uniform Civil Code, asserts PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India needed a Uniform Civil Code as the country could not run with the dual system of “separate laws for separate communities”. His statement on the UCC — a divisive issue on which several minority communities have often expressed reservations — comes at a time when the country’s political calendar for the next …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Amidst chill in ties, Beijing freezes visas for Indian journalists
1 year, 11 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, 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 …

China to issue visas to stranded Indian students after over 2 years
2 years, 7 months ago

China to issue visas to stranded Indian students after over 2 years

India Today  

On Monday, China revealed plans to grant visas to hundreds of Indian students who have been stuck at home for more than two years as a result of Beijing's stringent Covid regulations. "All intl #students may return tostudy should they so wish,outbound comm&trade activities&crossborder travel for labor services will be advanced,"he said,adding this will promote personnel interflow&exchanges&coop btw&world pic.twitter.com/Dq6mDwKrH6 — …

China lifts two-year Covid visa ban on Indians; to allow return of stranded professionals, families
2 years, 9 months ago

China lifts two-year Covid visa ban on Indians; to allow return of stranded professionals, families

India TV News  

Highlights China is also processing requests of thousands of Indian students studying in Chinese universities On Monday, the Chinese Embassy in India updated its COVID-19 visa policy It is a big relief for hundreds of Indian professionals and their families who are stuck back home China lifts Covid visa ban: China has announced plans to provide visas to Indian professionals …

‘Frantic race backwards’ for China media freedoms: Report
3 years, 3 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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 …

China, U.S. to ease restrictions on each other’s media workers
3 years, 4 months 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 …

China, US to ease restrictions on each other’s journalists
3 years, 4 months ago

China, US to ease restrictions on each other’s journalists

Associated Press  

BEIJING — 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. China will reciprocate by granting equal treatment to U.S. journalists once the U.S. policies take effect, and both sides will issue media visas for new applicants “based on relevant laws and regulations,” the report said. …

China’s continuing travel ban on Indians ‘unscientific’, says envoy
3 years, 6 months ago

China’s continuing travel ban on Indians ‘unscientific’, says envoy

The Hindu  

China’s continuing travel ban that has barred travellers from India, including thousands of students, from going to the country for more than one year reflected an “unscientific approach” from the Chinese authorities, India’s Ambassador to China Vikram Misri has said. Speaking on the current difficult state of bilateral relations in a dialogue held by Indian and Chinese institutes last week, …

Foreign journalists in China see ’rapid decline in media freedom’: survey
4 years ago

Foreign journalists in China see ’rapid decline in media freedom’: survey

Live Mint  

China used coronavirus prevention measures, intimidation and visa curbs to limit foreign reporting in 2020, ushering in a "rapid decline in media freedom," the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China said on Monday. "All arms of state power - including surveillance systems introduced to curb coronavirus - were used to harass and intimidate journalists, their Chinese colleagues, and those whom the …

Last 2 journalists working for Australian media in China leave under duress
4 years, 6 months ago

Last 2 journalists working for Australian media in China leave under duress

LA Times  

Australian Financial Review journalist Michael Smith speaks to the media on his arrival at Sydney airport in Australia on Tuesday. They left after Australia revealed last week that Australian citizen Cheng Lei, a business news anchor for CGTN, China’s English-language state media channel, had been detained. ABC news director Gaven Morris said Birtles was brought back to Australia on the …

Amid Growing Tensions, China Imposes New Visa Restrictions Targeting US Media
4 years, 6 months ago

Amid Growing Tensions, China Imposes New Visa Restrictions Targeting US Media

News 18  

In the latest round of tit-for-tat between Beijing and Washington targeting each other’s media outlets, Chinese authorities have imposed new visa restrictions on foreign journalists working for US news organizations in China amid growing bilateral tensions. “However, our presence on the ground in China remains unchanged and we are continuing to work with local authorities to ensure that continues.” The …

China targets press cards for some US media: Reports
4 years, 6 months ago

China targets press cards for some US media: Reports

India Today  

China has reportedly suspended full renewal of press accreditation for some journalists at US media outlets in apparent retribution for Washington's targeting of Chinese reporters working in the United States. Atlanta-based CNN said in a story on its website that China correspondent David Culver was among those told of the new arrangement while applying to renew his foreign ministry-issued press …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Trump administration to cut number of employees at Chinese media
5 years ago

Trump administration to cut number of employees at Chinese media

Al Jazeera  

The United States on Monday said it was slashing the number of Chinese employees permitted to work at the US offices of major Chinese state-owned media outlets to retaliate against Beijing for “long-standing intimidation and harassment of journalists.” Citing a “deepening crackdown” on all forms of independent reporting inside China, administration officials said Beijing’s attack on free speech was worse …

China expels foreign journalists as coronavirus deaths climb
5 years, 1 month ago

China expels foreign journalists as coronavirus deaths climb

Al Jazeera  

Beijing, China – China has ordered the expulsion of three Wall Street Journal reporters as criticism mounts over the country’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, which has so far killed more than 2,000 people and infected close to 75,000 others. “The Chinese people do not welcome media that publish racist statements and smear China with malicious attacks,” Geng Shuang, the …

Chinese authorities revoke credentials of three Wall Street Journal reporters, including an Australian
5 years, 1 month ago

Chinese authorities revoke credentials of three Wall Street Journal reporters, including an Australian

ABC  

China has revoked the press credentials of three journalists with the Wall Street Journal after the newspaper declined to apologise for an opinion column with a headline calling China the "real sick man of Asia," China's foreign ministry said. Key points: China's foreign ministry said it had revoked the press cards of three WSJ correspondents in Beijing The decision came …

Indian-American Buzzfeed News journalist Megha Rajagopalan denied Chinese visa; scribes pledge support
6 years, 7 months ago

Indian-American Buzzfeed News journalist Megha Rajagopalan denied Chinese visa; scribes pledge support

Firstpost  

Megha Rajagopalan on Wednesday said in a tweet that China’s foreign ministry declined to issue her a new visa in May. — Megha Rajagopalan August 22, 2018 A journalist of the ‘highest standards’ In a statement, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China said it has found the treatment meted out to Rajagopalan “extremely regrettable and unacceptable for a government that …

Border row: China cancels Indian journalists' trip
7 years, 8 months ago

Border row: China cancels Indian journalists' trip

ABP News  

Beijing: Amid rising tensions over their border row, China has cancelled the upcoming visit by a group of Indian journalists to Tibet. China has been organising annual trips for journalists from Nepal and India for quite some time. But two days ago I was told by the Chinese embassy that the trip has been cancelled," Vijay Naik, Convenor of the …

Ahead of Foreign Minister Wang’s India visit, China stresses on ‘consensus’
8 years, 7 months ago

Ahead of Foreign Minister Wang’s India visit, China stresses on ‘consensus’

The Hindu  

Ahead of the visit of its Foreign Minister, China on Tuesday said it intends to send across a message to India to insulate the basic framework of Sino-Indian ties, as defined by the two leaderships, from the occasional bouts of friction that hamper engagement between the two countries. In a statement, underscoring the bottom- line of expectations in Beijing, Foreign …

Tit for tat: Chinese daily urges Beijing to make 'few Indians' feel visas are not easy to get
8 years, 8 months ago

Tit for tat: Chinese daily urges Beijing to make 'few Indians' feel visas are not easy to get

Firstpost  

Warning of “serious consequences” over the expulsion of three Chinese journalists by India, a state-owned daily urged Beijing to make “a few Indians” feel the pain over Chinese visas. Beijing: Warning of “serious consequences” over the expulsion of three Chinese journalists by India, a state-owned daily urged Beijing to make “a few Indians” feel the pain over Chinese visas. We …

Chinese media slams India’s ‘suspicious mind’
8 years, 8 months ago

Chinese media slams India’s ‘suspicious mind’

The Hindu  

India’s decision to expel three Chinese journalists has evoked a strong response in China, led by an editorial in the state-run Global Times that warned of “serious consequences” in case New Delhi’s decision was driven by the Nuclear Suppliers Group issue. The edit titled, “India’s expulsion of reporters is petty act,” notes that the act of not renewing visas to …

China warns of 'serious consequences' after India refuses to extend visas of 3 journalists
8 years, 8 months ago

China warns of 'serious consequences' after India refuses to extend visas of 3 journalists

Firstpost  

Taking umbrage at India’s refusal to extend visas to three Chinese journalists, a state-run daily on Monday warned of “serious consequences” if the matter was a fallout of Beijing’s refusal to back New Delhi’s NSG membership bid. Beijing: Taking umbrage at India’s refusal to extend visas to three Chinese journalists, a state-run daily on Monday warned of “serious consequences” if …

Chinese journalists were asked to leave over adverse Home Ministry report: Sources
8 years, 8 months ago

Chinese journalists were asked to leave over adverse Home Ministry report: Sources

The Hindu  

India decided not to renew the visas of three journalists of official Chinese news agency Xinhua after an adverse report from the Ministry of Home Affairs, sources confirmed to The Hindu. “We had given them several fortnightly extensions on the understanding that their successors would be sent shortly,” a highly placed source said, adding that their visas had expired “four …

India sends 3 journalists from China's Xinhua back home for 'un-journalistic activities'
8 years, 8 months ago

India sends 3 journalists from China's Xinhua back home for 'un-journalistic activities'

Firstpost  

India has reportedly decided to expel three journalists from China working with Xinhua news agency following “concerns” flagged by intelligence agencies. India has reportedly decided to expel three Chinese journalists working with Xinhua news agency following “concerns” flagged by intelligence agencies. No official reason was given for the Indian government’s decision, but sources said the three had come under the …

India asks three Xinhua scribes to go back to China
8 years, 8 months ago

India asks three Xinhua scribes to go back to China

The Hindu  

Three India-based journalists of the Chinese state news agency, Xinhua, have been asked to go back to their country by July 31, a senior government source has confirmed to The Hindu. So we asked them to go back as it is no longer possible to give them visa extensions,” the source said explaining that India hopes that Xinhua will send …

Jittery China Begins Crackdown On Foreign Journalists – India TV
14 years ago

Jittery China Begins Crackdown On Foreign Journalists – India TV

India TV News  

Berlin, Mar 6 : The Chinese security forces today cracked down on foreign journalists, driven by mounting nervousness that the "jasmine revolution" sweeping the Arab world might spread to their country, German media reported today. German weekly 'Stern' reported that its China correspondent Janis Vougioukas was among a dozen foreign journalists detained by police as they visited the "Peace Cinema" …

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