US designating six Chinese media outlets as 'foreign missions', announces Secretary of State Mike Pompeo


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Washington: The Trump administration is hitting Chinese media outlets in the US with new restrictions, a move that will further foment tensions in already deteriorating ties between the world’s two largest economies as President Donald Trump seeks to boost his anti-China credentials ahead of November’s election. The measures announced by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday target Yicai Global, Jiefang Daily, Xinmin Evening News, Social Sciences in China Press, Beijing Review , and Economic Daily by requiring them to register as foreign missions, a step that includes making them identify their employees. “They are all substantially owned or controlled...