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| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 March 2020 | China: press credentials and visas withheld from correspondents at three American newspapers | China (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180) | Credential control | Xi Jinping | Sustained (3 March 2021) |
| 17 March 2020 | China expels American journalists from three major U.S. newspapers | China (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Xi Jinping | Sustained |
| 19 February 2020 | China: three Wall Street Journal correspondents expelled over an opinion headline | China (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180) | Access bans | Xi Jinping | Sustained (19 February 2020) |
| 14 June 1989 | China expels foreign journalists and restricts coverage of the Tiananmen Square protests | China (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Li Peng | Sustained (1 January 1990) |