40 h. ago China reiterates demand Japan retract Premier Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan

China reiterates demand Japan retract Premier Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan  Anadolu Ajansı

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8 d. ago Why Beijing is unlikely to ease up on Japan over Takaichi’s Taiwan comments

The diplomatic crisis over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan shows no sign of easing after two weeks, with mainland Chinese commentators predicting Beijing will continue to push for a retraction. However, that demand appears unlikely to be met in the short term, and one diplomatic analyst warned that the pressure tactics should aim to avoid a nationalist backlash within Japan and win support for Beijing’s position. The Chinese foreign ministry and state media stepped...

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1 week ago BBC leaders grilled by lawmakers over its standards after Trump’s threat to sue

The BBC’s chairman acknowledged on Monday that it was too slow in responding over a misleading edit of a speech by US President Donald Trump but rejected claims that the broadcaster’s impartiality was being undermined from within its own board. Senior BBC leaders were questioned by Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee amid a major crisis at the publicly funded corporation after its director general and head of news both quit earlier this month and Trump threatened to file a...

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1 week ago BBC leaders grilled in UK over standards after Trump’s threat to sue

The BBC’s chairman acknowledged Monday that it was too slow in responding over a misleading edit of a speech by US President Donald Trump but rejected claims that the broadcaster’s impartiality was being undermined from within its own board. Senior BBC leaders were quizzed by Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee amid a major crisis at the publicly funded corporation after its director general and head of news both quit earlier this month and Trump threatened to file a billion-dollar...

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2 w. ago Japan’s Takaichi Rejects China Demand To Retract Taiwan Remarks

Japan’s Takaichi Rejects China Demand To Retract Taiwan Remarks  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago ‘Determined to fight’: BBC chairman says Trump has ‘no basis for defamation case’

BBC chairman Samir Shah has reassured staff that US President Donald Trump has “no basis for a defamation case”, over the editing of his speech for the Panorama programme, adding: “We are determined to fight this.” The president has said he will still sue the corporation despite an apology over the editing of a speech made ahead of the attack on the US Capitol. The BBC said the edit of Trump’s speech on January 6, 2021, had given the “mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct...

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3 w. ago BBC apologises to Trump for speech edit, seeks to ward off lawsuit

Britain’s BBC apologised to Donald Trump on Thursday for editing a speech to make it look like he had advocated violence, seeking to ward off the US president’s threat of legal action, but the broadcaster rejected the basis for a defamation claim. In a statement, the BBC said its chair Samir Shah sent a personal letter to the White House making clear to Trump that he and the corporation were “sorry” for the edit, adding that the broadcaster has no plans to rebroadcast the Panorama documentary on...

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3 w. ago BBC apologises to Trump, seeks to ward off US$1 billion lawsuit

The British Broadcasting Corporation sent a personal apology to US President Donald Trump on Thursday but said there was no legal basis for him to sue the public broadcaster over a documentary his lawyers called defamatory. The documentary, which aired on the BBC’s Panorama news programme just before the US presidential election in 2024, spliced together three parts of Trump’s speech on January 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the Capitol. The edit created the impression he had called for...

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3 w. ago Trump threatens BBC with US$1 billion suit over speech edit, wants retraction

US President Donald Trump sent the BBC a letter threatening a lawsuit of “no less” than US$1 billion if the British broadcaster does not retract a Panorama documentary by November 14, over the editing of a speech he made. BBC chairman Samir Shah on Monday apologised for the “error of judgment,” which triggered the resignations of the BBC’s top executive and its head of news. The BBC’s top executive and its head of news both quit on Sunday over accusations of bias and misleading editing of a...

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3 w. ago Trump threatens to sue BBC for US$1 billion over edited speech, demands retraction

US President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC over the way a speech he made was edited in a documentary aired by Britain’s national broadcaster. BBC chairman Samir Shah on Monday apologised for the “error of judgment”, which triggered the resignations of the BBC’s top executive and its head of news. Director General Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness quit Sunday over accusations of bias and misleading editing of a speech Trump delivered on January 6, 2021, before a...

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3 w. ago Britain’s BBC boss Tim Davie resigns over criticism of Trump documentary edit

The director general of Britain’s BBC, Tim Davie, and the CEO of news, Deborah Turness, have resigned following criticism over bias at the corporation, including in the way it edited a speech by US President Donald Trump. The BBC has been embroiled in a spate of allegations that it had failed to maintain political neutrality in its reporting, including in its coverage of Trump, the Israel-Gaza war and over trans issues. In the most recent controversy, the Daily Telegraph had reported for days on...

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3 w. ago Top BBC bosses quit after criticism of Trump documentary edit

The BBC’s boss and its head of news quit on Sunday following accusations of bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by US President Donald Trump. The BBC had been under mounting pressure after an internal report by a former standards adviser was leaked to the Daily Telegraph newspaper which cited failings in its coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas, transgender issues and a speech made by Trump. Trump welcomed the departures, criticising the two as “very...

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