South Korea demands apology from Beijing over attack on journalist
(The Guardian China)

Photographer was severely beaten by around 15 security guards while covering President Moon´s visit to China, reports saySouth Korea is demanding a formal apology from Beijing after a South Korean photojournalist was severely beaten by more than a dozen Chinese guards while attempting to cover a state visit by its president, Moon Jae-in. Moon´s four-day visit, his first to China since his election in May, was supposed to promote warmer ties between Seoul and Beijing after a long-running feud over Thaad, the controversial US missile defence system introduced to counter attacks from North Korea. On Thursday night Moon, a left-leaning human rights lawyer, is due to meet China´s leader, Xi Jinping. Continue reading...