Accidents, extreme weather and disasters in China

Chinese state media blocked from deadly blast site, raising rare controversy over press controls

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Journalists with Chinese state media were forcibly removed by local authorities from a deadly blast scene in the northern province of Hebei on March 13, 2024. A China Central Television reporter was interrupted live from the scene, while a video circulating online showed journalists surrounded by a group of uniformed police officers telling them to leave. The incidents sparked rare controversy over the country's press restrictions.

March 14, 2024