China has criticised the BBC for its reporting on coronavirus and the persecution of ethnic minority Uighurs.
The BBC said it was disappointed by the decision.
It follows British media regulator Ofcom revoking state broadcaster China Global Television Network s (CGTN) licence to broadcast in the UK.
Ofcom s decision earlier this month came after it found that CGTN s licence was wrongfully held by Star China Media Ltd.
CGTN was also found in breach of British broadcasting regulations last year, for airing the allegedly forced confession of UK citizen Peter Humphrey.
In its decision, China s State Film, TV and Radio Administration said BBC World News reports about China were found to seriously violate broadcast guidelines, including the requirement that news should be truthful and fair and not harm China s national interests .
China appears to retaliate against the UK by banning the BBC for reporting news that harms the country s national interests
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A Chinese national flag is displayed Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Vincent Yu/Associated Press
One week after threatening retaliation, China has banned BBC World News broadcasts in the country.
Earlier this month, a British media watchdog revoked a Chinese network s UK broadcasting license.
The BBC was already widely restricted to most viewers in mainland China.
The Chinese government has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, striking back after the British broadcasting license for a Chinese state-owned television network was revoked earlier this month.
China's broadcasting regulator on Thursday banned BBC World News, accusing it of flouting guidelines after a controversial report on its treatment of the country's Uighur minority.
In an overnight statement, Beijing's National Radio and Television Administration said BBC World News reports about China were found to "seriously violate" broadcast guidelines.