https://news.yahoo.com/pompeo-says-mature-responsible-countries-183500556.html
Really hypocritical coming from an administration in our own country that wants to silence any dissent.against them.
Brendan Morrow
,The Week•February 19, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is condemning China for its decision to expel three reporters from The Wall Street Journal from the country.
"Mature, responsible countries understand that a free press reports facts and expresses opinions," Pompeo said in a statement on Wednesday. "The correct response is to present counter arguments, not restrict speech."
This came after China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said three journalists from the Journal would have their credentials revoked over the paper's recent headline, "China Is the Real Sick Man of Asia," The New York Times reports. The reporters weren't actually involved with the article, which was an opinion piece, but Beijing called the story "racist" and "malicious." The journalists, two of whom are American and one of whom is Australian, have been ordered to leave China within five days, although the Times notes it's not clear if that's possible, as one of is currently in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus.
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