China - Beijing-based French reporter told she must leave China

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the Chinese government's “arbitrary expulsion” of Beijing-based French journalist Ursula Gauthier and its attitude to the media in general. The correspondent of the French news weekly L'Obs, Gauthier has been told that her visa is not being renewed because of a story last month about Chinese counter-terrorism policies. This means she will have to leave by 31 December. Published on 18 November and headlined “After the [Paris] attacks, China's solidarity (...)

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