China - New York Times reporter has to leave mainland China

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders regrets that New York Times correspondent Chris Buckley has had to leave mainland China, the country where he has worked as a reporter for the past 12 years, because the authorities did not respond to his visa renewal application. Buckley left on 31 December. “The visa renewal problems regularly encountered by foreign journalists threaten the international media's ability to function properly in China,” Reporters Without Borders said. “The aim is to pressure news (...)

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