Mid-September 2015 Simon Denyer, Washington Post “We were prevented from reporting within the trade zone on the China-Kazakh border at Horgos. We were held for two hours trying to enter the free trade zone in the morning, then three officials insisted on...
Mid-September, 2015 John Sudworth, BBC A team of BBC journalists who traveled to Xinjiang ahead of George Osborne’s visit encountered interference. Following is a condensed version of John Sudworth’s published report: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34332833...
The FCCC notes with concern a number of incidents of interference with foreign journalists reporting on the chemical explosion in Tianjin. Among the reports so far: 1. CNN’s Will Ripley encountered interference while filming a live report in front of a...
March 2015 Tianmu Village, near Tianjin Matt Sheehan, Huffington Post I first learned of protests in Tianmu village on March 5th from this article on Radio Free Asia. After reading it I emailed Radio Free Asia and they put me in touch with someone in the village. He...
(Beijing, May 2015) – Christine Adelhardt, ARD German TV After five years as correspondent and bureau chief of ARD German TV in Beijing, my company organized a reception to bid farewell to me and to introduce my successor. For this event the Chairman of ARD and my...
