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

In another video, reporters were seen surrounded by a group of uniformed police officers telling them to leave the scene. A reporter with China Media Group, of which CCTV is a division, was heard saying “we three reporters are shoved by a dozen people”. The incident sparked controversy and became a trending topic on social … Read more

China jails ex-police chief in aftermath of vicious Tangshan barbecue restaurant attack on women

A former police chief in northern China has been jailed for sheltering gang members in a case linked to a brutal attack on a group of women at a late-night barbecue restaurant in Tangshan two years ago. Ma Aijun, former head of the Lubei district branch of the Tangshan Public Security Bureau in Hebei province, … Read more