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China Summons British Ambassador to Chastize Her Article in Defense of Press Freedom

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Rebecca Davis editorTensions between China and the U.K. flared this week after Beijing summoned Britain’s ambassador to China to chastize her for an article she wrote defending the role of independent foreign press in the country.The latest tussle comes amid a backdrop of strain between the countries over matters such as human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the deteriorating political situation in Hong Kong, and lately, differences on the role of the foreign press.

Last month, Beijing banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, stating that it had found the station to be “undermining China’s national interests and ethnic solidarity” with biased reporting.

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