China Reacts After BBC Says Its Reporter Was Detained, “Kicked By Cops”

Zhao Lijian mentioned BBC reporter didn’t establish himself as a journalist.

Beijing:

China’s overseas ministry mentioned Monday {that a} BBC reporter arrested at a protest in Shanghai over the weekend had not recognized himself as a journalist, after the British broadcaster mentioned certainly one of their employees had been arrested and overwhelmed by police.

“Primarily based on what we discovered from related Shanghai authorities, he didn’t establish himself as a journalist and did not voluntarily current his press credentials,” overseas ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian mentioned, telling worldwide media to “observe Chinese language legal guidelines and laws whereas in China”.

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