"This is a very absurd decision," Global Times editor-in-Chief Hu Xijin said on Twitter. "China-US relation is so tense that market-oriented media like the Global Times has been affected. The Global Times is published by the People's Daily, the official newspaper of the ruling Communist Party. Stilwell said Monday's action was not intended to reduce journalistic activity by foreign media outlets and that the United States remained committed to press freedom. In response to a follow-up question, Stilwell said he was too busy to pay attention to the book.

Source: bd News24 June 23, 2020 02:15 UTC