China Displeased Over Limited Media Coverage of Xi's U.S. Visit
Chinese officials are unhappy with how the United States covered the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping amid a conflict between US President Donald Trump and the media.
Consensus
- The Chinese delegation was dissatisfied with the media coverage of President Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington.
- President Donald Trump revoked press credentials for journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico.
- The media blackout at the White House resulted in limited video coverage of the first day of the summit.
- The Chinese government viewed media coverage as essential to demonstrating China's international influence.
- A U.S. federal judge ordered Trump to restore press access for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico on September 24.
- The ban was seen as disrupting months of preparation for the state visit.
- The Chinese foreign ministry official Wu Xinxin expressed regret over the limited information reaching the American public.
Points of divergence
- Trump privately acknowledged dissatisfaction with the situation and expressed a desire to restore the TV pool. — kommersant
- Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC, New York Times, and Washington Post joined the boycott by refusing to cover events involving Trump or publishing official materials mentioning him. — vesti
- Trump did not exclude the possibility of extending the ban to other media outlets. — vesti
- Trump claimed that CNN and MSNOW voluntarily refused to report from the arrival ceremony. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- CNN: Trump caused dissatisfaction in Beijing over coverage of Xi Jinping's visit — Коммерсантъ
- CNN: Beijing is unhappy with coverage of Xi Jinping's visit to the US — Вести
- CNN: Beijing unhappy with coverage of Jinping's visit amid Trump media conflict — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- CNN
- Xi Jinping
- Donald Trump
- USA
- Media
- China
- Beijing
- China
- United States
- Moscow
- Washington
- White House
- Politico
- Si
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