China on Thursday defended expelling three foreign journalists of the Wall Street Journal, saying that media which insults, smears the country and support racial discrimination “must pay the price”.
China on Wednesday expelled three journalists of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) following an article in the newspaper titled “China Is the Real Sick Man of Asia” by Walter Russell Mead published on February 3 as the country was fighting an all-out war against the coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 2,000 people.
China’s Foreign Ministry revoked the press cards of three WSJ journalists (two Americans and one Australian) and asked them to leave the country within five days.