BBC headquarters in London Chinese diplomatic authorities insisted that China’s suspension of broadcasting to the BBC was a legitimate action against the BBC for violating reporting ethics.
According to the government-run Xinhua News Agency on the 13th, the Chinese embassy in Britain announced its position in the form of a reporter’s question and answer through its homepage on the 12th.
A spokesman for the Chinese embassy was asked to comment on the British authorities accusing China of stopping the transmission of the BBC. “The BBC has violated China’s reporting regulations.” Criticized.
A spokesman said, “The BBC has undermined the national interests of China and the unity of the Chinese people.”
He continued, “The BBC’s China-related reports have created’the lies of the century’,” he said.
He added, “The BBC’s reporting has sparked great anger among the Chinese people. The freedom of the press they claim has already become an excuse and shield for the Western press to manipulate news and spread testament to other countries.” .
In addition, he argued the justification of the sanctions, saying, “The countries around the world are in charge of the necessary supervision and management of the media,” he said. “The sanctions against the BBC by the State Radio and Television Administration of China (Photoelectric Power) are legal and reasonable.”
Earlier, reports of the outbreak of coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region or Wuhan of the BBC received fierce backlash from China.
The BBC recently reported testimony of torture and organized sexual assault in Xinjiang camps, but the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed the report as unfounded.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also raised objections in relation to the BBC’s reports that doctors in Wuhan suspected the high contagion of Corona 19, but failed to warn the authorities’ pressure.
In addition, when the UK broadcasting and telecommunications regulator canceled the broadcasting license on the 4th, saying that China International Television (CGTN) is operating under the control of the Chinese Communist Party, China’s Optoelectronics Bureau announced retaliatory measures against the BBC at 0:00 on the 12th.
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