The U.K.’s media regulator has stripped Chinese state-backed television channel CGTN of its broadcast license, a move that is certain to escalate state-level tensions with Beijing.
British communications watchdog, Ofcom, said it revoked the license after an investigation into the Chinese channel raised questions about its editorial independence and links to the Chinese communist party.
China Global Television Network, or CGTN as it’s known, is an international English-language news channel. It had been available in the U.K.
on free and pay TV. “Following careful consideration, taking account of all the facts and the broadcaster’s and audience’s rights to freedom of expression, we have decided it is appropriate to revoke the license for CGTN.
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