China has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, its television and radio regulator announced on Thursday.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56030340
Something they said?
@gemlog
They're returning the favour of Ofcom, who revoked the UK licence of a Chinese news broadcaster earlier in the week.
@PhotonQyv ah. Thanks.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55931548
Plus, obviously the BBC keep mentioning the Uighar, and Hong Kong and so on.
@PhotonQyv Hong Kong’s RTHK suspends BBC World News after ban in China over Xinjiang reporting
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/02/12/hong-kongs-rthk-suspends-bbc-world-news-after-ban-in-china-over-xinjiang-reporting/
@gemlog
Not really all that surprising. As far as China is concerned Hong Kong is China and has been since 1999.
BBC is not saying HK is not Chinese, they just reported on protests.
@kravietz
I know, I think you misunderstood what I said.
What I meant was that the UK gave control of Hong Kong back to China at the end of 1999, so 22 years later, what China does or doesn't do with Hong Kong isn't really any of our business, any longer.
Yes, China has issues, but so do we, alienating China by trying to tell it what to do isn't going to help either country.
@gemlog
I don't buy this argument. Violence and oppression is everyone's business, everywhere. We're all the same humans, not some kind of tribal serfs.
On the contrary, we should be constantly talking about abuse in China and Russia, just as we should be talking about abuse in UK, USA or EU.
I was born in 70's Poland just as communist troops were shooting at protesting workers.
The worst thing could happen to us back then was the world to forget about us.
@clacke
China is not keeping their word and that upsets us, but nothing will be done. The 'west' has no teeth and no appetite for conflict anyhow. And no real economic leverage either. A few 'sternly worded' diplomatic complaints are heard from time to time. I think Hong Kongers can look forward to as much help as Ukraine or Georgia got :-(
@PhotonQyv @kravietz
@kravietz
Good point, well made (:*
@gemlog