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Author: Xie Chun
2021-02-13 01:33
Last update date: 2021-02-13 01:33
After the State Administration of Radio and Television of China announced on February 12 that it would block the BBC World Service (BBC World Service), Radio Hong Kong decided on the same day to stop broadcasting "BBC International Channel" and "BBC Current Affairs Week" from late on the 12th.
The EU believes that this action reflects that the one country, two systems enjoyed by Hong Kong has been further damaged.
The EU issued a statement through a spokesperson that China has expelled foreign journalists several times in 2020, and this time the SARFT's move is that Beijing further restricts freedom of speech and access to information in the country.
The EU has repeatedly criticized Beijing for intimidating and monitoring local media workers.
The statement also pointed out that after Hong Kong and Taiwan stopped broadcasting BBC programs, it further showed that Hong Kong's rights and freedoms have been further eroded since the establishment of the National Security Law in June last year, reflecting the reduction in the autonomy enjoyed by Hong Kong under one country, two systems.
The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television alleged that the relevant content of BBC World News’ China-related reports seriously violated the relevant provisions of the "Regulations on the Administration of Radio and Television" and the "Measures for the Administration of the Landing of Overseas Satellite TV Channels", violated the requirements that news should be truthful and fair, harmed China’s national interests and undermined the Chinese nation Unity did not meet the conditions for overseas channels to land in China, so it ordered a ban on broadcasting.
The BBC later issued a statement denying China’s accusation of “creating fake news and containing biased ideology”, stressing that it is an impartial and most trusted international news organization in the world, and condemning the decision of Hong Kong and Taiwan to stop broadcasting. The company's reporters in Mainland China and Hong Kong are like colleagues from all over the world, reporting the news fairly and honestly.
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