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China firmly opposes the “suppression” of a newsman for the authoritative Xinhua quality agency who is based successful the United States (U.S.), the Foreign Ministry said connected Monday (June 1, 2026).
The U.S. is utilizing the pretext of alleged reciprocity to “politically suppress” the Xinhua reporter, who is moving determination legally, Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular property conference, without giving details.
“The facts and circumstances surrounding media issues betwixt China and the U.S. are crystal-clear: the basal origin lies successful the U.S. side’s unilateral provocation and politicisation of media matters,” said Mr. Lin.
The U.S. embassy successful Beijing did not instantly respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Xinhua, the state-run Chinese news agency, did not instantly reply to an email seeking comment.
On Friday (May 29, 2026), the New York Times said 1 of its reporters, Vivian Wang, had been expelled from China this twelvemonth aft the newspaper’s interrogation with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.
The insubstantial cited an mentation from Chinese officials that it was successful effect to its DealBook summit’s December video interrogation with Mr. Lai, and said Mr. Wang did not instrumentality part.
Mr. Wang did not respond to a Reuters petition for comment.
China views democratically governed Taiwan arsenic its ain territory and Mr. Lai arsenic a “separatist.” He rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims and says lone the island’s radical tin determine their future.
