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    • Saturday, 19 June, 2021
      The Big Read
      Behind the scenes at China TV: soft power and state propaganda

      Insiders describe the political interference in the English-language channel, which has fallen foul of western regulators

    • Friday, 9 April, 2021
      Chinese state broadcaster regains right to broadcast in the UK

      Under decades-old treaty, CGTN will be able to air after securing approval from French regulator

    • Friday, 2 April, 2021
      Xinjiang
      China intensifies Xinjiang propaganda push as global backlash grows

      State broadcaster blames ‘terrorist threat’ to justify clampdown on Uyghurs in region

    • Wednesday, 10 March, 2021
      Press freedom
      UK ambassador rebuffs Beijing broadside against press freedom comments

      Caroline Wilson summoned by foreign ministry over article defending international media coverage

    • Monday, 8 March, 2021
      Chinese state broadcaster CGTN fined £225,000 by UK regulator

      Ofcom penalises TV network for breaching rules on fairness, privacy and due impartiality

    • Sunday, 21 February, 2021
      China’s state broadcaster applies to France for right to air in Europe

      CGTN was stripped of its licence by UK regulator Ofcom earlier this month

    • Monday, 8 February, 2021
      Chinese politics & policy
      Beijing charges Australian journalist with leaking state secrets

      Cheng Lei worked for Chinese state television and had been held in secret for six months

    • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
      China’s state broadcaster stripped of licence to broadcast in UK

      Media watchdog finds Chinese Communist party has editorial control over CGTN network

    • Tuesday, 1 September, 2020
      Chinese politics & policy
      Beijing detains Australian TV anchor working for Chinese state media

      Canberra fears China is targeting its citizens as a form of ‘hostage diplomacy’

    • Monday, 3 August, 2020
      Former Ofcom board member rejoins Chinese state broadcaster

      Nick Pollard rehired by CGTN as UK media regulator weighs punishment for TV network

    • Monday, 6 July, 2020
      China’s CGTN found in serious breach of UK broadcasting rules

      Chinese state TV network had aired allegedly forced confessions of British citizen Peter Humphrey

    • Thursday, 28 May, 2020
      World Health Organization
      WHO reviews China-based news anchor’s global ambassador role

      James Chau was involved in airing of allegedly forced confession on state television

    • Tuesday, 26 May, 2020
      Chinese state TV network found to have broken UK broadcasting rules

      CGTN had ‘serious failure of compliance’ in coverage of Hong Kong pro-democracy protests, says Ofcom

    • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
      Hong Kong ‘torture’ victim files Ofcom complaint against CGTN

      Simon Cheng says Chinese state broadcaster aired ‘lies’ about him

    • Monday, 23 September, 2019
      Ofcom launches four more investigations into China broadcaster

      Regulator to examine whether Hong Kong coverage breached UK’s broadcasting code

    • Wednesday, 18 September, 2019
      Former Ofcom director quits Chinese state broadcaster

      Pollard had concerns over CGTN’s failure to comply with impartiality rules

    • Thursday, 29 August, 2019
      China’s state broadcaster set for UK launch

      Critics say China Global Television Network is an outlet for Beijing propaganda

    • Wednesday, 10 July, 2019
      Chinese state broadcaster hires former Ofcom director

      CGTN made move shortly after UK media watchdog opened an investigation

    • Thursday, 9 May, 2019
      UK regulator launches formal probe into Chinese broadcaster

      CGTN and parent network CCTV under scrutiny after allegedly airing forced confession

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