Thread by @The_War_Economy

"Bloomberg News Is Said to Curb Articles That Might Anger China"

November 8, 2013

nytimes.com/2013/11/09/wor…

"On the line 12 time zones away in New York was their boss, Matthew Winkler, the longtime editor in chief of Bloomberg News. And they were frustrated by what he was telling them."

"The investigative report they had been working on for the better part of a year, which detailed the hidden financial ties between one of the wealthiest men in China and the families of top Chinese leaders, would not be published."

"In the call late last month, Mr. Winkler defended his decision, comparing it to the self-censorship by foreign news bureaus trying to preserve their ability to report inside Nazi-era Germany..."

"The ongoing ban on new visas for Times and Bloomberg journalists has become a diplomatic issue, raised by both President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joseph Biden during recent visits to Beijing."

2015

newyorker.com/news/news-desk…

"Bloomberg sites blocked in China days after Xi family wealth story"

2012

reuters.com/article/us-chi…

"China's vice president Wang Qishan will speak at Michael Bloomberg’s first New Economy Forum in Singapore next week in a show of support for the event..."

October 31, 2018

thenational.ae/business/china…

"Bloomberg’s economic forum invited to Beijing"

May 20, 2019

"'The fact the meeting is taking place in Beijing is a positive sign and a sign China remains interested in a dialogue,' said Henry Kissinger, an adviser to the event."

ft.com/content/83de0a…

"Michael Bloomberg to host second edition of New Economy Forum in Beijing as planned in November"

May 21, 2019

scmp.com/business/china…