American Journalists in Hong Kong Could Be Beijing’s Next Target
- China prepared for ‘the worst case scenario,’ Hu Xijin tweets
- U.S.-China tensions have ensnared journalists on both sides
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China could take aim at American journalists in Hong Kong, if the U.S. doesn’t renew visas for Chinese journalists, Global Times Editor-in-Chief Hu Xijin said.
“From what I know, given that the US side hasn’t renewed visa of Chinese journalists, Chinese side has prepared for the worst scenario that all Chinese journalists have to leave the US,” Hu said Tuesday on Twitter. “If that’s the case, Chinese side will retaliate, including targeting US journalists based in HK.”