In Papua New Guinea, China Bans Media From Covering Xi Meeting With Pacific Island Leaders

In Papua New Guinea, China Bans Media From Covering Xi Meeting With Pacific Island Leaders
An official gestures as China's President Xi Jinping (L) and Papua New Guinea's Governor General Bob Dadae pose for photos before a meeting at Parliament House in Port Moresby on Nov. 16, 2018, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Mark Schiefelbein/AFP/Getty Images
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Chinese officials denied entry to local and international media who had been invited to cover Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with Pacific Island leaders in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Nov. 18.

Xi Jinping hosted a working dinner with leaders of eight Pacific Island nations that are in agreement to Beijing’s “One China” policy—Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, and the Federated States of Micronesia.