China refuses to renew press cards for US journalists as media row deepens

Staff from the Wall Street Journal, CNN and Getty Images told restrictions were a reciprocal measure' after the US limited Chinese media visas

Chinese authorities have refused to renew the press credentials for at least three reporters for US news organisations based in China, in the latest deterioration of ties between the two countries.

Journalists from the Wall Street Journal, CNN and Getty Images, who have recently attempted to renew their press cards, were told they could not because of recent US measures against China journalists in the US, according to those news organisations and people familiar with the matter.