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BBC China Correspondent John Sudworth Moves To Taiwan Amid Safety Concerns

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BBC China correspondent John Sudworth has relocated to Taiwan amid fears for his safety as tensions grow between Beijing and Britain’s public broadcaster.Sudworth told BBC Radio 4’s Today program on Wednesday that he and his family fled Beijing after “massive surveillance, obstruction and intimidation” from Chinese authorities.

Sudworth said he was followed to the airport in a hurried exit, with “the true grim reality for reporters here being made clear all the way to the very end.”“We as a family, based in Beijing, along with the BBC, decided it was just too risky to carry on — which unfortunately is precisely the point of that sort of intimidation — and we have relocated to Taiwan,” he said. “This was not a choice that we wanted to make.”

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