Al-Jazeera closes English channel in China

by admin
May 8, 2012

Al-Jazeera's English news channel closed after the Chinese government expelled a correspondent, refusing to renew her press credentials.

Melissa Chan, an American citizen and political journalist, left China on Monday night.

According to Al-Jazeera, the government has refused to allow a replacement correspondent too, however, the channel's Arabic service remains unaffected.

Hong Lei, a spokesperson at China's Foreign Ministry, said,

“China addressed this problem in accordance with laws and regulations,”

“The media concerned know in their heart what they did wrong.”

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