China bans BBC from broadcasting
Beijing, Feb 19, 2021: Chinese Communist Government has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in China amid violation of its guidelines, Chinese television and radio regulator announced.
The move comes a week after the UK revoked the license of the Chinese state-owned broadcaster China Global Television Network (CGTN).
China has criticised the BBC for its reporting on the deadly coronavirus pandemic and the persecution of ethnic minority Uighurs and lodged a protest with the British broadcaster.
The BBC said it was "disappointed" by China’s decision to ban it.
The Chinese regulator, National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) has made the announcement on Thursday night on pulling BBC World News off the air in the country for serious content violation.
NRTA said BBC...