China imposes limits on 6 more US-based news outlets, including ABC, LA Times, Newsweek and Bloomberg Industry Group
- The retaliatory move comes days after Washington designated several Chinese media outlets as foreign missions
- New requirements are imposed on ABC, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Minnesota Public Radio, Bloomberg Industry Group and Feature Story News
Beijing is imposing limits on the China-based branches of six US news organisations, a retaliatory move coming after Washington designated several Chinese media outlets as foreign missions last week.
The six US outlets – including ABC, the Los Angeles Times and Newsweek – must submit details about the staffing, finances and real estate of their China-based operations to the government within seven days, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday.
Also hit with the new requirements were Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), the Bureau of National Affairs and Feature Story News, a broadcast news agency. The Bureau of National Affairs, which is now called Bloomberg Industry Group, provides legal and regulatory news to industry professionals.
Zhao said the action was in response to Washington’s refusal to rescind its designation of six more Chinese outlets as foreign missions last week, which came atop similar restrictions against other news entities imposed in June.
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US designates six Chinese media outlets as foreign missions
The foreign missions label means that employees of those outlets must register as “foreign agents”, just as diplomats are required to do.
