China ‘may target’ US journalists in Hong Kong
Communist Party newspaper says retaliation could follow if US denies visas for Chinese reporters
04 August 2020 - 09:45
Beijing — China could take aim at American journalists in Hong Kong, if the US does not renew visas for Chinese journalists, Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin says.
“From what I know, given that the US side hasn’t renewed visa of Chinese journalists, Chinese side has prepared for the worst scenario that all Chinese journalists have to leave the US,” Hu said Tuesday on Twitter. “If that’s the case, Chinese side will retaliate, including targeting US journalists based in HK.”..
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