China to expel WSJ journalists over `malicious´ coronavirus column
(The Guardian China)

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. Related: Dissent becomes the next victim of coronavirus as China cracks down Continue reading...