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China has forced the departure of a New York Times journalist after failing to renew his visa, prompting fresh accusations that Beijing is retaliating against foreign media because of coverage critical of the Communist Party.<\/div>
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The Times says correspondent Chris Buckley “was forced to leave mainland China” Monday after authorities declined to issue him a visa for 2013 by year’s end, despite “numerous requests” by the U.S. paper.<\/div>
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The paper also says its new Beijing bureau chief Philip P. Pan, who applied for a visa in March, has yet to be accredited. It said the visa and credential process normally takes only weeks or a couple months.<\/div>
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New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson said in a statement she hopes Beijing will approve the visas as soon as possible so the journalists can continue their work.<\/div>
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Beijing blocked both the Chinese and English websites of the Times in October, after the paper published a blockbuster story detailing the massive alleged wealth of the family of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.<\/div>
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Just months earlier, China responded similarly to the reporting of Bloomberg News, which published an investigation into the riches of the Communist Party’s new leader, Xi Jinping.<\/div>
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While news reporting on corruption is increasingly common in China, the government reacts nervously to allegations against its top leaders.<\/div>
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In what some observers say is an attempt to curb the critical reporting, the government has placed more pressure on foreign news organizations and journalists.<\/div>
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In May, Al-Jazeera journalist Melissa Chan, who had reported on China’s network of extralegal detention centers, was forced to leave the country after the Chinese government failed to renew her credentials.<\/div>
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Authorities never gave a specific reason why Chan was expelled from the country, but a government spokesperson later said foreign correspondents “must abide by Chinese law and regulations and journalistic ethics when reporting in China.”<\/div>
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The New York Times says China’s Foreign Ministry refused to comment on whether the latest visa and accreditation problems were related to the newspaper’s coverage of China.<\/div>
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