French Journalist Forced to Leave China After Criticizing Government

A French reporter has left China after being denied media credentials over an article she wrote criticizing Beijing's policies in the violence-hit region of Xinjiang. Beijing's Foreign Ministry accused Ursula Gauthier of "supporting terrorism and the killing of innocents" in her November 18 article for the weekly L'Obs magazine. In the piece, Gauthier questioned whether China's expression of solidarity with the victims of the recent Paris terror attacks was an...

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