Thread by @KeithZhai

Think the Taiwan Strait tensions are on edge? It might be time to turn your gaze towards India & China. A brewing media visa dispute is just the latest layer in the complex relationship, hinting at a deepening dip frost. with @pokharelkrishna @JChengWSJ
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@pokharelkrishna @JChengWSJ Journalist again became the tool of politics. Two of the most populous nations, India and China, find themselves at a reporting impasse - with just one Indian reporter left in China. New Delhi denied visa renewals this month to the last two remaining Chn reporters.

@pokharelkrishna @JChengWSJ A record number of journalists were imprisoned in 2022, the Committee to Protect Journalists said last month. In March, Russia detained Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on an allegation of espionage that the Journal and the U.S. government vehemently deny. #IStandWithEvan

@pokharelkrishna @JChengWSJ Same theory applied to China and the US. In early 2020, China expelled more than a dozen American reporters, including for The Wall Street Journal, while the U.S. capped the number of accreditations for Chinese journalists.

@pokharelkrishna @JChengWSJ In the arena of global politics, information is power. When media is weaponized, it's not just the reporters who pay the price; it's truth, transparency, and understanding that suffer.