With no word on visas, Canadian broadcaster CBC closes China bureau

 Canada’s public broadcaster CBC says it is closing its China bureau after the Chinese government ignored requests to base a reporter in Beijing.

CBC said its applications had been met by months-long silence from Chinese officials. The broadcaster’s last correspondent left Beijing as China closed down amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
The bureau, located in one of Beijing’s high-security diplomatic compounds, had remained open in                  read more.....

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