EU condemns China media ‘harassment’ after BBC departure


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EU condemns China media ‘harassment’ after BBC departure 52 PM MYT BBC correspondent John Sudworth said he had quit China for Taiwan. — AFP file BRUSSELS, April 2 — The European Union today condemned the “harassment” of foreign journalists in China after a BBC correspondent left the country in the face of legal threats and pressure from authorities. John Sudworth said he had quit China for Taiwan — along with his Irish journalist wife — after a “full-on propaganda attack” from the authorities due to his reporting on Xinjiang rights abuses and the coronavirus pandemic. “This is the latest case...