China orders four US media outlets to disclose finances, staff


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China said its actions towards the US media organisations were 'entirely necessary countermeasures' More China on Wednesday ordered four US news outlets to disclose details of their staff and financial operations in the country within seven days, as a media row escalates between Washington and Beijing. The Associated Press, United Press International, CBS and NPR must report the information -- as well as details of any real estate they hold in China -- in retaliation for Washington's crackdown on four Chinese state media outlets, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said. China's actions are "entirely necessary countermeasures against the United States'...