China accuses Britain of ‘prejudice’ in revoking CGTN licence


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China accuses Britain of ‘prejudice’ in revoking CGTN licence Friday, 05 Feb 2021 06:10 PM MYT A woman wearing a face mask following the Covid-19 outbreak walks past the CCTV headquarters, the home of Chinese state media outlet CCTV and its English-language sister channel CGTN, in Beijing February 5, 2021. — Reuters pic BEIJING, Feb 5 — China today accused Britain of “ideological prejudice” in revoking the licence of Chinese state broadcaster CGTN, as tensions mount between London and Beijing. British regulator Ofcom revoked CGTN’s licence yesterday after finding its state-backed ownership structure broke UK law. The move means UK...