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Hong Kong’s Public Broadcaster Drops Some BBC Programs, Sparking Further Criticism of China

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Rebecca Davis editorHours after Beijing banned the BBC World Service, Hong Kong’s public broadcaster announced Friday that it will also drop certain BBC programs, sparking concern from foreign governments and journalist organizations.Beijing’s tit-for-tat move to block the BBC came a week after the U.K.

revoked the local license for the Chinese government-backed CGTN network, citing its insufficient editorial independence.The former British colony’s public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) stated Friday that it too would drop certain BBC radio programs that same day.

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