Journalists in China face ‘nightmare’ worthy of Mao era, press freedom group says

Reporters Without Borders calls increasing media oppression in China a great leap backwards' and says Hong Kong journalism is in freefall'

Xi Jinping has created a nightmare" of media oppression worthy of the Mao era, and Hong Kong's journalism is in freefall", according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

In a major report released on Wednesday, the journalism advocacy group detailed the worsening treatment of journalists and tightening of control over information in China, adding to an environment in which freely accessing information has become a crime and to provide information an even greater crime".