China denies rejecting New York Times journalist visa
- Published: 4 Jan 2013 at 01.45
- Online news: Asia
Beijing on Thursday denied rejecting a New York Times reporter's visa after the paper -- which has published a series of exposes on Premier Wen Jiabao's family -- said he had been forced to leave mainland China.
The New York Times headquarters on April 21, 2011 in New York City. Beijing on Thursday denied rejecting a New York Times reporter's visa after the paper -- which has published a series of exposes on Premier Wen Jiabao's family -- said he had been forced to leave mainland China.
Chris Buckley, a longstanding China correspondent recently employed by the Times, departed Beijing for Hong Kong on Monday after the authorities did not issue him a working visa for 2013 before the year's end, the newspaper said.
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