China bans BBC World News from broadcasting in that country

China has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, its television and radio regulator announced on Thursday.

China has criticised the BBC for its reporting on coronavirus and the persecution of ethnic minority Uighurs.

The BBC said it was “disappointed” by the decision.

It follows British media regulator Ofcom revoking state broadcaster China Global Television Network’s (CGTN) licence to broadcast in the UK.

Separately, the broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) said it would stop relaying BBC World Service programming in the region, prompting condemnation from the BBC.

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20 Comments

  1. click here
    February 17, 2021

    One good deed deserves another. It seems the UK started it by banning their broadcasting. – “It follows British media regulator Ofcom revoking state broadcaster China Global Television Network’s (CGTN) licence to broadcast in the UK.”

  2. J.John-Charles
    February 16, 2021

    When V.P. Mike Pence, debated Kamala Harris during the 2020 election. A question was asked about China / U.S.relationship. China (the communist party) was carrying the debate live.They allowed their citizens to hear Harris’ answer, but blocked Pence.

    • Annon
      February 18, 2021

      Boy, or girly, all-u lost just go home. Zor ped.

  3. Not dr Livingston
    February 15, 2021

    Good! Is about time someone stood up to this conniving bastion of misinformation and British land grab that has forever put spin on their atrocities from India to Africa and the Americas. “Dr. Livingston I presume”.

  4. Leveticus
    February 14, 2021

    A lesson for us all.Privicy means secrecy. Covid 19 whether it was formed or created in China he never informed the rest of the world. The truth is there are enough people in china that if some goes missing they wont notice.

  5. Waiting For Airport
    February 13, 2021

    Say what you will about China but they set their own agenda. They wont let the British, or any outsider use their media to influence their people.

    I wish we could learn to develop that kind of self priority instead of letting any foreigner do what they want in our place.

    • Viewsexpressed
      February 22, 2021

      Waiting for Airport…be advised that China is an exceptionally brutal, wicked Government with their policy and obvious dirty Communist Party inflicted upon their own people and country, blocking and preventing the innocent, decent intellectual Chinese people to have their own thoughts and comment on the Brutality and behaviour of the poor Chinese people by this dirty, aggressive behaviour from the so called “Chinese Premier” and his scared dirty Communist Leader and dirty Communist Brutal Government. This is invoking upon the innocent decent people of China.
      China and Brutal inhuman Communist Government should be ashamed of themselves insulting the Chinese people, stop the people of China to be religious and go to Church to Worship and pray for those wicked, inhuman, disgusting Chinese Political Gangsters having dismiss and ignore the fundamental Rights of their own Chinese people in China. This Chinese failed Premier and inhuman Communist party should be ASHAMED of themselves…

  6. Dominican
    February 13, 2021

    The sole governing party of the People’s Republic of China, the CCP rules under the Marxist tenet that “practice is the only criterion of truth”. If lying is the practice therefore, does it become the truth? I guess so. Remember, our ruling party, the DLP is affiliated to the the communist party of China. Does this also explain the infamous “doctrine of necessity” as applied by a senior member of our bar association?

  7. kubulol
    February 13, 2021

    It’s no secret that the DA’s ally is far from being a democracy.
    Free speech and political opposition are not permitted, just like in Cuba or Venezuela
    But they help beggars all over the world who then, stand by their side at the UN.

  8. Ibo France
    February 12, 2021

    No surprise here! The Chinese government tightly controls everything in China.
    *the press *#of children per family *freedom of speech etcetera

    Dominica is a budding dictatorship. In the not too distance past, the double doctoral leader declared that there should only be one political party (DLP) in Dominica. Xi’s influence is taking root in Dominica.

    • Viewsexpressed
      February 22, 2021

      If that nonesensical thoughts I just read above is true then we will not know of China no associate or deal with them. China is brutal with a brutal leader referred to as the so called “Leader” with his scared blind so called Wicked, deceitfullness, devilish Brutal Communist One Party Brutal inhuman Communist Government and deception Communist inhuman Party.
      The CHINESE INHUMAN MILITARY WICKED GOVERNMENT is Brutal. Shame on you all to treat and reduce your people to puppets and are not able to comment and on the atrocities.
      China please be advised that your Brutal Government and Leadership must stop with immediate effect to have respect for your Chinese people who are Human Beings and their Human Rights must be respected.
      We advocate strongly for the Chinese to act humanely and stop having your people locked up in prison because of your hypocrisy inflicting abuse and disrespectfully condoning the abuse of innocent decent Chinese people.
      Shame on Chinese Leadership & Government.

  9. JP
    February 12, 2021

    Everyone should do the same thing. Stop listening & following Brits and Americans. There’s hundreds of countries in the world, yet every country acts like they’re our mum & dads. That needs to stop. They’ve done nothing but kill innocent people, steal people’s lands & natural resources etc, throughout the entire world…yet people still allow them to control us? Why? We’re taught to think of Russians & Chinese as the villains, and think of Americans & British people as heroes…but history proves that never has & never will be the case.

    People love Americans & Brits so much for some reason that they PRETEND to be American themselves. Even in Dominica, look at all the news presenters & politicians speaking in their fake accents, and all the singers putting on an American accent. It’s a joke.

    China has the right idea. The British & American media is nothing but a tool used to control your mind & spread false propaganda

  10. Viewsexpressed
    February 12, 2021

    …On the matters of Human Rights China is the worse country with the most Brutal inhuman behaviour that discriminates against it’s people…The Human Rights of the Chinese people is managed by this brutal one party vicious government. This is shameful and takes away the Human Rights of the Chinese people. Shameful of the Chinese government leadership and its blind government.
    Let the Chinese people be free and not retain as prisoners in their own country.
    We hope that under Human Rights the Chinese people must be aable to be free to go to church to worship and prayer and reflect on their lives, their families and their government without intervention &…

  11. derp
    February 12, 2021

    so basically China is saying its’ their truth or no truth at all interesting

    • JP
      February 12, 2021

      Britain & America are doing the exact same thing though. Spreading lies, saying “China this, China that”, and people believe it PURELY because the British & American media has convinced the masses to hate China.

      What IF China has been telling the truth the whole time & it’s Britain & the USA that have been lying? Maybe they’re all lying, who knows. It’s weird how Britain seems to claim to know more about China than China does though & they claim China is lying. Surely China would know what’s going on within their country more than anyone else?

      I’m not saying China is innocent but the western world 100% isn’t telling the truth about China either.

    • OpenMind
      February 13, 2021

      I guess you missed the part where the UK banned CGTN for baseless reason?
      The west can’t continue to spin narratives their way, and don’t expect fight back.

    • Gary
      February 13, 2021

      Is this your understanding as to why China banned The BBC from broadcasting in their country. Don’t you think there are two sides to a story. The days of British colonialism is over. When The British Government revoked China Global Television Network’s (CGTN) licence to broadcast in Britain, do think the Chines would just sit by and do nothing. Do you know the origin of The BBC, and it’s history. I will tell you this when Governments fund Radio stations, I do not care which Governments, do you think they fund these radio stations to educate you. What is happening between these two Governments is a battle over the use of a medium to dispense propaganda that’s all it is.

      • UKDominican
        February 18, 2021

        Gary, you are misinformed. The BBC is not funded by the British government but a licence fee, directly payable by the viewers/listeners, exactly so they can maintain their neutrality.

        • Word to the wise
          February 18, 2021

          Wrong! The BBC, like VOA(Voice of America) are propaganda arms of these governments just like CGTN is all over especially Africa…duh

          • Viewsexpressed
            February 24, 2021

            ‘Word to the wise” It is ridiculous that you make this untruthful statement.
            That China is Brutal, wicked and inhuman to it’s people who are obviously stationed within China managed and maintained and supervised by this brutal Chinese Army under the brytsly kesdrrsi of this brutal wicked shameful failed Communistic weird non-human system.
            The Rights of the Chinese people are taken from them. Unable to express themselves on matters of Church, thoughts not characteristic to the dirty thoughts of this cruel Communist Government and its closed door inhuman, brutal wicked dirty Communist System, interfering in the personal Rights and thoughts of Decent mature knowlegeable trusted people to enjoy their people, their families, children and their Chinese people. But the cruel dirty people are inhuman in their thoughts, Communism is a be fake Brutal Animalistic inhuman system managed by this dirty Communist party and inhuman Communist Leader.
            This ChineseGovernment Leader is bad and…

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