It’s not our news that’s fake. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian @zlj517 has got this wrong. 
The Chinese Foreign Ministry is accusing the BBC of taking footage of an “anti-terrorism exercise” and using it to falsely portray China’s lock-down enforcement in a bad light.
But the footage does indeed show a police epidemic control drill.
First, here’s a link to our report:
First, here’s a link to our report:
Now here’s the original video of the man being caught in the net. Posted by an official government account, it says “For those who don’t cooperate with anti-virus inspections, Tongbai Police show off their tough training exercise.”
m.weibo.cn/2501519087/447…
m.weibo.cn/2501519087/447…
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Here it is again, from Tongbai police’s own account.
The drill, it says, shows how they deal with a person with a high temperature who refuses to stop. There’s no mention of terrorism.
iesdouyin.com/share/video/68…
The drill, it says, shows how they deal with a person with a high temperature who refuses to stop. There’s no mention of terrorism.
iesdouyin.com/share/video/68…
Captured here:
Fwiw the quote seemingly attributed to the BBC in the Mofa spokesperson’s tweet, appears nowhere in our reporting.
Our report references long-standing allegations and the scientific consensus, it reports China’s response and then asks questions about this official narrative. And, despite the silencing of those demanding answers, it includes testimony from one Wuhan resident who won't give up.
It’s what journalists do everywhere. At least, everywhere they’re allowed to.
Given the global impact of Covid it is vital that journalists in China are able to report on the origins of the virus and the early handling of the outbreak.
The growing intimidation and pressure do not make it easy, but we are proud of the work we’ve done on the subject.
The growing intimidation and pressure do not make it easy, but we are proud of the work we’ve done on the subject.
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