China bans BBC World News from broadcasting on the country’s mainland

The National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) in China announced that “BBC World News” has been banned from broadcasting, saying that some of the network’s reports on China violate the principles of honesty and neutrality in the media.

Chinese observers said that the “BBC” has turned into a “rumor mill” deliberately throwing mud on China, and that the decision to suspend its broadcast sends a clear message that China does not accept false news.

Wang Sixin, a law professor at China Communications University, said the suspension of BBC World News broadcasts means that it cannot be received anywhere on the Chinese mainland, as China will not provide the broadcasting company’s local resolution analysis service anymore.

He added that the high-profile announcement on the eve of Chinese New Year is to show China’s position and attract more attention from the public.

Wang emphasized that the “BBC” does not bother to hide its anti-China rhetoric, and assigned the so-called anti-China “expert” to search and use fabricated materials for defamation .. It deserves such punishment. “

The measure stressed that accredited foreign satellite TV channels are prohibited from broadcasting programs with content harmful to national unity, China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The recent BBC reports about China, either on the administration of Xinjiang or Wuhan, which was struck by the epidemic, have sparked severe criticism in the country on the “Sina” and “Weibo” platform similar to “Twitter” in China.

And Chinese media reported that Beijing has sent the outside world a clear signal that it has zero tolerance for fake news by preventing BBC World News from broadcasting in China.

Source: Chinese media

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