Chinese state media CCTV reporters covering a gas explosion in Yanjiao, Hebei, were harassed and stopped by local police and government officials. Reporter Xu Mengzhe was forcefully pushed away by over 10 policemen. The incident highlights challenges faced by journalists in China.
“Is this the new woke police?” Mike Graham reacts after a tourist was threatened with arrest for interfering with the King’s Guard. @iromg https://t.co/NEFxpToieb
Furious armed police officer confronts American tourists after 'ridiculing' King's Guard https://t.co/qjjuBmc4tE
Take a look at this footage which appears to show the moment a police officer stepped in to shut down a group of tourists heckling a King’s Guard 📺 Watch here 👇 https://t.co/HhCyHIYp7B
A massive gas explosion was being covered by the Chinese news and the local police treated the Chinese TV reporters as if they were foreigners https://t.co/15mL1RJONs
Moment police tells 'American' tourists to stop 'ridiculing' guard and warns he'll tell them to leave if they don't - after they shouted names at him https://t.co/xaJr7PjmJz https://t.co/fYdcS3cH46
🇨🇳 state media China Media Group’s reporter Xu Mengzhe (许梦哲) was forcefully shoved away from the scene by 10+ local policemen… https://t.co/qgR9sRtcdg https://t.co/nIYOTK5fOo
This is hilarious: the reporter and filming crew from 🇨🇳 state media CCTV on the site of explosion in Yanjiao, Hebei, was harassed and stopped from filming by local police and government personnel… what an irony! 😂 https://t.co/JgvjzqOag8 https://t.co/qy1ZAbDNud
It’s important to not forget that local journalists also sometimes get hassle including being pushed around and threatened when reporting in China. 👇 https://t.co/htq3CAbw1I
“谁来都一样” CCTV记者在燕郊爆炸现场进行现场直播报道时被当地警察和政府人员打断 https://t.co/auEa0u2R2U