AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.The Trump administration ejected a Chinese journalist amid fresh concerns about Beijing’s growing pressure on foreign correspondents.U.S. and Chinese flags flying over Tiananmen Square during President Trump’s visit to Beijing this month.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York TimesMay 29, 2026, 11:53 a.m. ETChina’s government has ordered a New York Times reporter to leave the country, and the Trump administration has responded by revoking the visa of a U.S.-based Chinese state media journalist, in a diplomatic tit-for-tat with implications for press freedoms and U.S.-China relations.The expulsion order in February of the Times reporter, Vivian Wang, is the latest example of a crackdown by Beijing on foreign correspondents whose reporting challenges the official line of President Xi Jinping’s authoritarian government. It also inflames long-running tensions between China and the United States over the media presence each country has within the other’s borders.Chinese officials told The Times they acted against Ms. Wang, a China correspondent for the paper since 2020, in response to the appearance by video of Taiwan’s president at a Times DealBook summit in New York in December; Ms. Wang played no role in the event.But Chinese officials had complained for months about Ms. Wang’s coverage, which focused on the lives of ordinary Chinese people and often addressed sensitive matters such as censorship, Beijing’s unpopular response to the coronavirus pandemic and the steady expansion of China’s security state.After Ms. Wang’s expulsion, the Trump administration revoked the visa of a Chinese national working in the United States for the state news agency Xinhua, according to a person briefed on the decision. (A spokesperson for The Times said the paper does not ask governments to revoke media credentials or otherwise interfere with the work of any journalists, including in this case.) Many Trump officials and independent analysts consider Xinhua a Chinese government propaganda organ.And although President Trump is not viewed as a champion of press freedom and has sought friendly relations with Mr. Xi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is a longtime critic of China’s political system, including its efforts to censor and control information.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT