Trump Administration Directs Chinese State-Run Media to Cut Staff in US

Trump Administration Directs Chinese State-Run Media to Cut Staff in US
A screen advertising Xinhua News Agency is seen in Times Square in Manhattan, New York City, on March 2, 2020. Reuters/Andrew Kelly
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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The Trump administration said March 2 that it will reduce the number of Chinese staff allowed to work at several major Chinese state-run media outlets in the United States.

The move was described by senior administration officials as an act of reciprocity against Beijing’s continued use of “intimidation to silence members of a free and independent press.”

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Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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