Three journalists told to leave within five days after paper declined to apologise for opinion pieceCoronavirus updates – liveChina is expelling three Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporters from the country, a move with no recent precedent, marking a sharp escalation in pressure on foreign media in the country.
The expulsions come amid a domestic crackdown on freedom of speech as
China battles the coronavirus epidemic, and the day after
Washington announced it would tighten controls on Chinese state-owned media operations in America.