U.S. Designates Five Chinese Media Outlets As Foreign Missions

The US government has designated certain outlets as foreign missions due to their ties to the Chinese government under the Foreign Missions Act. This act aims to protect national security by regulating foreign missions. The State Department requires these outlets to identify their US personnel and disclose real estate holdings. This move is in response to China's expanding media operations in the US. Following this, China canceled the visas of three Wall Street Journal reporters over a controversial headline related to the coronavirus outbreak.

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