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German Journalists in China Ask for Merkel’s Help
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 18:40
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German journalists working in China have asked their Chancellor, Angela Merkel, to address the issue of their working conditions when she meets Chinese leaders in Beijing this week. The journalists say they are at the mercy of Chinese security forces. In a letter to Merkel on Sunday, the journalists say their situation is getting worse and that they face willful obstruction and harassment in their work. “Dear Chancellor Merkel, in the interest of good and fair reporting about China, we think it is necessary to discuss these issues at the highest governmental level. “We just request the same working conditions that Chinese journalists enjoy… in Germany.” The letter, signed by 26 correspondents from print and broadcast media, continues: “Long-term German correspondents who have been working in Beijing since the 1990s have been observing a deterioration of the situation, even in comparison to the conditions then.” The letter says “interviewees are taken away and pressured not to talk to reporters, Chinese reporting assistants are beaten and asked by security personnel to spy on foreign colleagues, and blocked entry into regions of the country.” Reporters Without Borders ranks China almost at the bottom in this year's World Press Freedom Index, which ranks 179 countries. This is Merkel's second visit to Beijing this year, where she will co-chair the “Chinese-German intergovernmental consultations” with China's foreign minister Wen Jiabao. For more news and videos visit …
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