China Lodges Protest With BBC Over Flood Reporting
Voice of America
BEIJING - China has lodged a stern representation with Britain's BBC about its reporting of the floods in Henan and its statement on how foreign journalists were being treated, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
The head of communications for the BBC World Service declined to comment. The broadcaster had said in a statement last month that the Chinese government should take immediate action to stop attacks that endanger foreign journalists. The Foreign Correspondents' Club of China had said journalists from several media outlets covering the floods were harassed online and by local residents. Some journalists received death threats, it said.FILE - President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia attends a summit in Stansstad near Lucerne, Switzerland, June 15, 2024. FILE - Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam speaks in Kismayo, Aug. 22, 2019. FILE - Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni speaks in Garowe, Puntland state, northeastern Somalia, Jan. 25, 2024.
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