A masked paramilitary policeman stands guard alone at a deserted Tiananmen Gate following theCovid-19 outbreak, in Beijing. China on Wednesday (Feb 19) said it has revoked the press credentials of three reporters for the US newspaper 'Wall Street Journal' over a headline for an opinion column deemed by the government to be racist and slanderous. - AP
BEIJING: China deplores and rejects the wrong decision of the United States to designate five Chinese media outlets as "foreign missions," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said Wednesday (Feb 19).
According to reports, the US government will require these media outlets to register their properties and employees in the US.
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