China expels US journalists in escalating media freedom row
By DW
19 March 2020 |
6:40 am
Beijing has expelled 13 journalists from three major US newspapers in one of the country's biggest crackdowns on the foreign press. The decision comes after Chinese and US leaders feuded over the coronavirus pandemic.
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