China claims ‘political oppression’ after the UK pulls state-run CGTN


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Sat, Feb 06, 2021 page1 China claims ‘political oppression’ after the UK pulls state-run CGTN Bloomberg China yesterday said it “firmly opposes” a decision by the UK’s media regulator to revoke a state-run television channel’s license to broadcast, accusing the British government of “blatant double standards and political oppression” amid rising tensions between the two. “We urge the UK to immediately stop political maneuvers and correct its mistakes,” Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin (汪文斌) told a news conference. Ofcom “oppresses the coverage of CGTN [China Global Television Network] in the UK, politicizes technical matters and severely damages...