Claim 195

Associated Press correspondent John Pomfret and Voice of America correspondent Alan Pessin were both ordered to leave China within 72 hours on June 14, 1989.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Associated Press correspondent John Pomfret and Voice of America correspondent Alan Pessin were both ordered to leave China within 72 hours on June 14, 1989.
Field: action
Value: Two journalists ordered to leave
About: incident 1989-china-tiananmen-foreign-journalists-expelled
Source: China expels two American journalists
Publisher: UPI Archives
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 1989-06-14

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