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Block BBC World News Channel | European Union Calls China Unconstitutional and Calls on Beijing to Lift the Ban

2021-02-13T13:52:10.923Z


After the State Administration of Radio and Television of China announced on February 12 that it would ban the BBC World Service (BBC World Service) from broadcasting within the country, the European Union issued a statement on the 13th calling on China to lift the ban. European Union 1


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Written by: Xu Yi'an

2021-02-13 21:45

The last update date: 2021-02-13 21:45

After the State Administration of Radio and Television of China announced on February 12 that it would ban the BBC World Service (BBC World Service) from broadcasting within the country, the European Union issued a statement on the 13th calling on China to lift the ban.

The European Union stated in a statement on the 13th that Beijing's move is to further restrict "freedom of expression and freedom of access to information within the country," and that it violates the Chinese Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Universal Declaration of Human Rights).

The statement also pointed out that Hong Kong's announcement that its public broadcaster would stop broadcasting BBC programs is a further erosion of Hong Kong's existing rights and freedoms since the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law in 2020.

The article stated: "The EU remains firmly committed to safeguarding media freedom and diversity, and protecting the right to freedom of expression online and off-net, including the freedom to hold opinions without interference in any form, and the freedom to receive and transmit information. ."

Block BBC World News: The picture shows the BBC office in Beijing, China on February 12.

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China’s move is seen as a countermeasure by the Beijing government against Britain.

The BBC reported on January 3 that women in "re-education camps" in Xinjiang, China were systematically raped and sexually assaulted.

The official website of the State Administration of Radio and Television announced at midnight on the 12th that the BBC World News has harmed China's national interests and will no longer allow it to continue broadcasting in China.

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The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television claimed that the relevant content of BBC World News’s China-related reports seriously violated the relevant provisions of the "Regulations on Radio and Television Administration" and the "Measures for the Administration of Overseas Satellite TV Channels", and violated the requirement that news should be truthful and fair, harming China's national interests and undermining the Chinese nation Unity did not meet the conditions for operating overseas channels in China, so it ordered a ban on broadcasting.

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