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"In February, the Chinese government expelled NYT correspondent Vivian Wang ... one of two remaining Times correspondents in China until this year ... The WSJ will soon be down to one foreign correspondent. The Post has not had a reporter in China since 2022." www.thewirechina.com/2026/05/10/n...

thewirechina.comNo Country for American Reporters - The Wire ChinaThe number of journalists working for U.S. news organizations in China is dwindling fast, making it ever harder for outsiders to get a full picture of what is happening on the ground.

James Griffiths

@jamestgriffiths.com

11 May

Notable that increased hostility to foreign press (AFP, AP and others all also struggling, Europeans getting visas but more harassment) comes as millions of Western visitors can now travel to China visa free. China is in many ways more open than ever, while ratcheting up restrictions on media.

James Griffiths

@jamestgriffiths.com

Think speaks to confidence of officials in the surface level charm of today's China (an incredibly modern, efficient, impressive country, see any recent essays by tech guys or academics visiting) and the deep insecurity in having anyone really probe beneath that veneer.

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