Zhang Zhan’s uncensored reports from Wuhan gave the world a much-needed window into the outbreak of the coronavirus, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, says the jailed Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan should be celebrated for her courage in reporting events in Wuhan,the central Chinese where the first reports of the new coronavirus emerged last December. Pompeo Tweeted: “In the face of the Chinese Communist Party's lies, Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s uncensored reports from Wuhan gave the world a much-needed window into the outbreak of COVID-19. Earlier, the US State Department said in a statement is “strongly condemns the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) sham prosecution and conviction of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan on December 28. The United States will always support the right of Chinese citizens to express themselves freely and peacefully.''

Source: The Standard December 31, 2020 03:56 UTC