Hello,
I am a journalist form Israel. I plan to come to china this
coming February and live in Beijing for one year. I want to be a
reporter for Israeli media in Beijing.
What do I need to do, if I wish to arrive in Beijing at February
and start reporting to my country, without doing anything that is
illegal in China?
Yermi M.Amin
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Dear Sir,
China has enacted a set of new regulations granting foreign
journalists more freedom to report in China in the run-up to and
during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games since the beginning of this
year.
The regulations are scheduled to expire on Oct. 17,
2008.
Under the regulations, foreign journalists who are non-residents in
China will not necessarily have to be accompanied or assisted by a
Chinese official when they report in China.
Foreign journalists also no longer need to apply to provincial
foreign affairs offices for permission to report in all provinces
of China, but need only obtain prior consent of the organizations
or individuals they want to interview.
The regulation also allows foreign reporters to interview and
report on all aspects of China, not just the Olympics.
(China.org.cn November 13, 2007)