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China to expel WSJ journalists over ‘malicious’ coronavirus column
Three journalists told to leave within five days after paper declined to apologise for opinion piece
China is expelling three Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporters from the country, a move with no recent precedent, marking a sharp escalation in pressure on foreign media in the country.
The expulsions come amid a domestic crackdown on freedom of speech as China battles the coronavirus epidemic, and the day after Washington announced it would tighten controls on Chinese state-owned media operations in America.
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