China Threatens Revenge After UK Bans Communist Propaganda Outlet
6 Feb 2021
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has threatened to retaliate against the United Kingdom after Britain’s broadcasting regulator, Ofcom, revoked the network licence for the state-owned propaganda outlet China Global Television Network (CGTN).
Beijing’s foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin accused the UK on Friday of “political oppression, double standards and hypocrisy” following the Thursday decision from Ofcom.
Mr Wang went on to warn, according to
The Telegraph, that the CCP “reserves the right to take action in response,” despite Ofcom operating as an independent body from the government — a foreign concept in the Chinese state, in which all media are under the strict control of the central government.