# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1989-china-tiananmen-foreign-journalists-expelled)
- Source: China expels two American journalists. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/06/14/China-expels-two-American-journalists/6046143021168/
- Publisher: UPI Archives
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 1989-06-14

## Quotation from the source

> having frequent contacts with illegal organization leaders, passing on information to and providing shelter for them

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