Global Times Editor in Chief Hu Xijin said the "Chinese side has prepared for the worst scenario that all Chinese journalists have to leave the US". - AFP
SHANGHAI (Reuters): China will take retaliatory measures should all Chinese journalists based in the United States be forced to leave the country, including targeting US journalists in Hong Kong, Global Times Editor in Chief Hu Xijin said on Tuesday (Aug 4).
"Given that the US side hasn't renewed visas of Chinese journalists, the Chinese side has prepared for the worst scenario that all Chinese journalists have to leave the US," Hu said in a statement on Twitter.
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