Beijing is following up its announcement of impending sanctions to be levied against a trio of American defense contractors by ordering six American media companies to deliver detailed information about their finances, staff and other details.

The urgent demand – which gives the media companies a week to comply – follows another tit-for-tat attempt by Washington to crack down on Chinese media by labeling six entities as “foreign missions”, which could create problems for their employees working from the US.

This isn’t the first attack on American journalists. Back in March, the CCP kicked out all the most critical western journos from the NYT, WSJ and Washington Post, plus others.

However, some of the media orgs being targeted by Beijing have never been targeted before. Overall, the list includes mostly liberal-leaning outlets. ABC, LATimes, Minnesota Public Radio, Bureau of National Affairs, Newsweek and Feature Story News.

Ironically, all of these outlets typically promote a media narrative at odds – sometimes even directly hostile to – President Trump’s agenda.

Readers can find the full statement below.

Beijing responds to US moves on state media: “…demands that the China-based branches of the ABC, LATimes, Minn. Public Radio, Bureau of National Affairs, Newsweek and Feature Story News declare in written form information about their staff, finance, operation and real estate..” pic.twitter.com/xtUZkRT199

— Timothy McLaughlin (@TMclaughlin3) October 26, 2020

Beijing’s Foreign Ministry claimed the decision was “entirely necessary” in retaliation for the Trump Administration’s latest effort.

The measures are entirely necessary and reciprocal countermeasures that China is compelled to take in response to the unreasonable oppression Chinese media experience in the US. They are legitimate & justified self-defense in every sense: Chinese FM https://t.co/b5TCgRtXsI

— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) October 26, 2020

Originally published at Zero Hedge.

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