China, India kick out nearly all of each other’s journalists as rivalry escalates

Posted Tuesday, May 30, 2023 1:30 pm

Keith Zhai | The Wall Street Journal

India and China have ejected each other’s journalists in recent weeks, virtually wiping out mutual media access and deepening a rift between the world’s two most populous nations.

New Delhi denied visa renewals this month to the last two remaining Chinese state media journalists in the country, from state-run Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television, according to people familiar with the matter.

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