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Chinese authorities banned the BBC World Service on Thursday, accusing the British broadcaster of not being “factual and fair,” according to a government statement.
The decision was a result of a “slew of falsified reporting” on issues including the Xinjiang region and China’s handling of the coronavirus, state media Global Times said, adding that “fake news” is not tolerated in China.
While the BBC was not available in most Chinese households, the ban suggests it will no longer be streamed in any venues such as hotels.
The U.K.’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called it “an unacceptable curtailing of media freedom.”
“China has some of the most severe restrictions on media & internet freedoms across the globe, & this latest step will only damage China’s reputation in the eyes of the world,” Raab wrote on Twitter.
The move came a week after Britain banned Chinese state-run CGTN channels due to its links to the Communist Party.
This article has been updated.
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