(Washington / Hong Kong Comprehensive News) Bloomberg said that a Chinese citizen who worked at the Bloomberg News Agency reporter station in China was detained by the national security organs for suspected national security.
Bloomberg said the female employee was Haze Fan. Shortly after she contacted the editor on Monday morning, she was taken away by Chinese plainclothes security staff.The company has been inquired with the Chinese government and the Chinese Embassy in Washington for the past four days, and received the news that she was detained on Thursday.
Chinese officials informed that the Chinese citizen was detained by the Beijing National Security Agency for suspected participation in harmful national security activities, and the case was investigating.The authorities said that her legitimate rights were fully guaranteed, and her family had received notifications.
A Bloomberg spokesman said that he was very concerned about the situation of the employee, and he would continue to support each other, and he has been actively talking to China to understand the situation.
The Apple Daily pointed out that the Chinese name of the female staff member of the Bloomberg Newslance has joined Bloomberg since 2017. She had previously worked in media such as the US Broadcasting Corporation, Colombia Broadcasting, Peninsula TV, and Reuters.
At Twitter's Twitter, she introduced herself to Bloomberg's globally business reporter (Bloomberg News Global Business Reporter).However, in China, Chinese citizens can only serve as news assistants of foreign news agencies and cannot report independently.
Prior to this, Cheng Lei, an Australian Chinese news female anchor, who worked at the China Global Television Network (CGTN), was detained in Beijing for suspected criminal activities that endanger China's national security.
Australian Foreign Minister Payne said at the end of August that the Australian government received a notice of being detained by Cheng Lei on August 14, describing this as a new blow to the deterioration of Sino -Australian relations.The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed in early September that Cheng Lei was suspected of harming China's Guoan.The Australian Broadcasting Corporation said that Cheng Lei was monitored and lived, and the detention measures could be as long as six months and were not allowed to visit.
