NYT, WaPo and WSJ reporters told to leave China and Hong Kong; UPDATED

Update:

Earlier reports that VOA and TIME magazine were included in the ban were incorrect:

China pulls credentials for journalists at three U.S. news outlets, ⁦@emilyrauhala⁩ reports. WSJ, WaPo, NYT all affected. (Deleted earlier tweet that mistakenly included Time and VOA) https://t.co/eTdeQbfts0

— Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) March 17, 2020

Original post:

China’s Foreign Ministry announced today that its kicking reporters for the New York Times, Washington Post, WSJ, Voice of America and TIME out of the country:

China's ruling Communist Party appears to be kicking out all US citizen staff of @nytimes, @WSJ, @washingtonpost, VOA, and Time, per China's Foreign Ministry: https://t.co/uYi0IrC4iF

— Rob Schmitz 史明智 (@rob_schmitz) March 17, 2020

This reportedly includes Hong Kong:

Bloody Tuesday.

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs just announced it is expelling all the American reporters at Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Washington Post.

And not allowing them to work in HONG KONG either. Unprecedented.https://t.co/OiwQ783v9l

— B. Allen-Ebrahimian (@BethanyAllenEbr) March 17, 2020

According to the report, they have 10 days to leave:

Journos from the Washington Post, TIME, NYT and WSJ have ten days to turn in their press badges. They're not allowed to work in China. Big changes

H/t @niubihttps://t.co/lorFNLl8aj pic.twitter.com/PPUNhiYuFJ

— Rui Zhong 钟瑞 (@rzhongnotes) March 17, 2020

Can we call it the “China Virus” now or still nah?

Jesus Christ. And as their reporting on the coronavirus — and how Chinese authorities are disappearing whistleblowers/critics — is more important than ever. https://t.co/4n4kQSpxhN

— Miriam Elder (@MiriamElder) March 17, 2020

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