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Media Freedom in China Declining at ‘Breakneck Speed’: Report

Media Freedom in China Declining at ‘Breakneck Speed’: Report
A police officer stands guard inside the closed loop bubble for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics near the main media center at the Olympic Park in Beijing, on Jan. 29, 2022. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Dorothy Li
1/31/2022|Updated: 1/31/2022
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Foreign journalists face “unprecedented hurdles” covering China as the communist regime has stepped up intimidation, harassment, and lawsuits against them, a reporters group said in a new report.

The vast majority, 99 percent, of foreign correspondents surveyed by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) said the reporting conditions in China didn’t meet international standards. The group warned the media media freedom in the country is declining at “breakneed speed.”

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