The last Indian journalist left in China has been expelled. The two powers have been kicking out each other’s reporters on a tit-for-tat basis over the last few years. The sole remaining reporter (working for the Press Trust of India) was told to leave this month, bringing the number from four earlier this year to zero. China went from having 14 reporters stationed in India in 2020 to only one today, according to the Foreign Ministry.
The expulsions mean that for the first time in decades, the two powers’ media bodies don’t have representation on the ground. This comes at a time of stark hostilities following a violent border dispute in 2020.
