Interruptions to Reporting in Beijing Not ‘an Isolated Incident,’ Dutch Reporter Says

A security guard stands behind a barricade in an area not accessible to the general public during the 2022 Winter Olympics at Olympic Park in Beijing, China, on Jan. 23, 2022. Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images

After Chinese security personnel interrupted a Dutch reporter’s live broadcast during the opening night of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) claimed it was a “one-off” incident, while the reporter went on Twitter to say that “it’s hard to see last night’s incident as an isolated incident.”

Dutch broadcaster NOS posted a video of the incident on Twitter.