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Morning Clicks | Chris Buckley clarifies his situation after sudden departure from Beijing
While Buckley was not expelled as has been written elsewhere, it seems clear Beijing was intent on removing the widely respected journalist.
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Arriving in Hong Kong last night from Beijing after being denied a new journalist's visa, New York Times Beijing correspondent Chris Buckley told the South China Morning Post:
"It's a complicated situation, and I am not sure if you will use the word 'expel'. I did not. My visa expired today and I did not receive a new visa," he said. "The situation is that I was working for Reuters until October, and then I took a new job with the New York Times. The visa that I was on was granted when I was working for Reuters, and I was in Beijing waiting for the Chinese authorities to grant me a new visa and accreditation to work for the New York Times. As of today, there was no word of approval."
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John Kennedy is Canadian, and a longtime resident of southern China. As a veteran member of the Chinese online community, most notably through his six years as a former editor with Global Voices Online, John knows more than is useful about China today but enjoys sharing his findings on Twitter as @feng37 and @28wordslater.
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