Australian foreign affairs minister Marise Payne said in a statement that the government "provided consular support to two Australian journalists in China to assist their return to Australia." While there are still some Australian journalists working in China, all are employed by non-Australian media companies. Journalists in ChinaForeign journalists in China have been facing scrutiny more broadly as well. The Foreign Correspondents' Club of China said that "in the first half of 2020 alone, China expelled a record 17 foreign journalists by canceling press credentials." "This comes in addition to increasing harassment and surveillance of foreign journalists, including physical assault and cyber attacks."

Source: CNN September 08, 2020 02:48 UTC