China shows zero tolerance for fake news by banning BBC World News
www.globaltimes.cn
China has sent the outside world a clear signal that it has zero tolerance for fake news Thursday by banning the broadcast of BBC World News in Chinese mainland. The decision comes as no surprise. For quite a while, BBC has been no longer a news organization that upholds objective reporting, but has degraded into a rumor mill with no bottom line. It’s fair to say it has become a vanguard in the West in concocting and spreading rumors and lies about China. BBC also views almost everything concerning China with double standards. And now, it is paying the price for what it has done.

It must be pointed out that banning BBC World News has nothing to do with freedom of the press. Does the so-called freedom of the press the West advocates mean media outlets are free to produce lies and launch politically motivated suppression against a target while being immune from any punishments? If so, China doesn’t need such freedom of the press. The Western media has no moral high ground to criticize China over freedom of the press.

this is such a satisfying follow-up to cgtn’s broadcasting license being revoked by the uk

  • Muad'DibberA
    8•3 years ago

    BBC: lies about China having concentration camps, refuses to correct stories.

    China: Okay ur banned then.

    BBC:

    • @pimento
      4•3 years ago

      Dont forget that UK banned CGTN first.

  • @CriticalResist8A
    8•3 years ago

    I notice China is finally ramping up the retaliation since 2020. Gone are the days where they have to bow their heads and accept whatever criticism the rich europeans yelled at them. China has come out of covid mostly unscathed and is shifting the worldwide order, and they realize they are now strong enough to say “no” to their former colonial masters. I’m sure they’ve been waiting for that day for a long time.

  • @AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml
    7•3 years ago

    So the UK isn’t complaining about this since they JUST banned one of China’s official news outlets, right? RIGHT?!

    Surely not, that would by hypocritical. And the UK is NEVER hypocritical.