# Claim 480

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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-china-expels-us-newspaper-journalists)
- Source: China expels journalists from New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/17/china-expels-more-us-journalists-amid-tit-for-tat-battle.html
- 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.

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