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Secretary of State Pompeo said he regretted China's decision to further limit free press operations.

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

Statement
Secretary of State Pompeo said he regretted China's decision to further limit free press operations.
Field
status
Value
Pompeo regrets the decision
About
incident 2020-china-expels-us-newspaper-journalists
Source
China expels journalists from New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post
Publisher
CNBC
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2020-03-17

Quotation from the source

I regret China's decision to further foreclose the world's ability to conduct free press operations.