BBC World News Banned From Airing In China 

The Chinese government has decided to ban BBC World News from airing all content in China after it found the British news organization “infringed on the principles of truthfulness and impartiality in journalism.”

State-run media CGTN published a statement from the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television on their Weibo account detailing the rules BBC violated and how it “has been barred from airing in China.” 

The State Administration of Radio and Television does not allow BBC World News to continue landing in China] After investigation, BBC World News’s China-related reports seriously violated the “Regulations on the Administration of Radio and Television” and “Administrative Measures on the Landing of Overseas Satellite TV Channels”. It is stipulated that it violates the requirement of truthfulness and fairness in news, harms China’s national interests, undermines Chinese national unity, and does not meet the conditions for overseas channels to land in China. The State Administration of Radio and Television does not allow BBC World News to continue to land in China, and it is new One-year landing applications will not be accepted. BBC World News has been barred from airing in China, the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) announced, saying some BBC’s reports on China infringed the principles of truthfulness and impartiality in journalism.

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