CNSO, June 2nd | According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian hosted a regular press conference on June 1st. A reporter asked about China's cancellation of the residence permit of a New York Times reporter.
Lin Jian: The "New York Times" provides a platform for the Taiwan authorities to spread the separatist fallacy of "Taiwan independence", and openly refers to the Taiwan region of China as a "country", which seriously violates the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiqués, and sends a seriously wrong signal to the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. China firmly opposes this. The New York Times should correct its mistakes instead of going its own way without repentance.
The journalist you just mentioned had a solid record of fraudulent visits during his stay in China, and violated the regulations of foreign permanent news organizations and foreign journalists. China has revoked his residence permit in accordance with laws and regulations. We have noticed that the United States uses the so-called "reciprocity" as an excuse to politically suppress Xinhua News Agency journalists who work legally in the United States. China firmly opposes this.
The rights and wrongs and the ins and outs of the media issues between China and the United States are clear. The root cause is that the United States unilaterally provoked the trouble and politicized the media issues. China has always provided convenience for foreign journalists to report, work and live in China. In recent years, China has shown flexibility and provided visa convenience for many American journalists to report in China. However, Chinese journalists' applications to report in the United States are rarely approved. The United States should earnestly implement the consensus reached by both sides on media issues and take practical actions to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese journalists in their normal work and life in the United States.
