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China: BBC reporter did not identify himself as a journalist

China's foreign ministry said Monday that a BBC reporter arrested at a protest in Shanghai over the weekend had not identified himself as a journalist, after the British broadcaster said one of their staff had been arrested and beaten by police.

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Published November 28,2022
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China's foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian attends a news conference in Beijing, China November 16, 2021. (REUTERS File Photo)

China's foreign ministry said on Monday that a BBC reporter did not identify himself as a journalist, after the BBC said he was detained by police during protest coverage in Shanghai.

Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said they had noted the BBC statement about the incident, but it did not reflect what had happened.