China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs failed to provide detail on its promise of a free media environment for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games at its regular press briefing on March 2, 2021. The question referred to a report released by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) on March 1, which indicated a “rapid decline in media freedom” in China, based on 150 responses to a survey of correspondents and interviews with bureau chiefs. A reporter from ZDF television asked on Monday: “How do you respond to that [FCCC report]? For example, when we talk about the Beijing Winter Olympic Games where there will be a lot of international journalists coming to China, in which way can they get the possibility to report objectively and with the freedom of media?” Most of the response by Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin consisted of attacking the FCCC and defending China’s media environment …
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