China seeks curbs on Tibetan media ahead of Xi’s India visit

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 3: As Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit India next month for the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Beijing has reportedly urged the Indian government to restrict media access for Tibetan exile and Falun Gong-affiliated news organisations, according to a report by ThePrint.

The report states that Chinese Embassy officials have conveyed their concerns to Indian authorities as the Ministry of External Affairs processes media accreditation for the summit. With New Delhi holding the authority to determine which journalists receive official access, Beijing is reportedly seeking to prevent Tibetan exile and Falun Gong-linked media from entering acc...

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