A Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reporter was arrested by the police during the protest on Sunday (November 27) in Shanghai. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded that the person did not show that he was a reporter.
Comprehensive Agence France -Presse and Reuters reported that Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a press conference on Monday that some reports of BBC were noticed, but this report did not reflect the real occurrence of real occurrences.matter.
He said: "According to the situation we learned from the relevant departments of Shanghai, he did not show his reporter's identity, nor did he voluntarily present a reporter's certificate." He also called on international media to comply with Chinese law in China to comply with Chinese laws in ChinaAnd regulations.
The mass gathering of the masses in the middle of the Urumqi Middle Road in Shanghai, mourning the victims of the fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, and protesting the official epidemic prevention and control measures.BBC spokesman said in a statement that BBC reporter Ed Lawrence was arrested and handcuffed during the protests on the middle of Shanghai Urumqi on Sunday.
The spokesman said that Lawrence was detained for a few hours before being released. "When he was arrested, he was punched and kicked by the police."
Grant Shapps, the British Business, said in an interview with Sky News on Monday that for reporters who were only reported to protests, they were beaten by the police that they would never be beaten by the police.There are any excuses.
The Foreign Journalist Association in China stated in a statement that many media reporters were harassed by the police during the report of Shanghai and Beijing, and at least two reporters were detained.
Statement stated that the association was very disappointed and frustrated about foreign reporters' reports in China and the police's violations of them.The statement also called on China's officials to keep their promises to protect the security and reporting of all foreign journalists in China.