Chinese state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) of the China Media Group (CMG) is strongly opposed to the UK's violation of the rights of one of its journalists at an event on Hong Kong, and demands an apology, a spokesperson for the Chinese organization said on Monday.
At the Conservative Party Conference on Sunday, the Human Rights Committee of the UK Conservative Party organized a fringe event about Hong Kong and invited members of the opposition in Hong Kong to deliver speeches. CCTV reporter Kong Linlin was blocked and assaulted when she raised a question and expressed her opinion.
The spokesperson said it was unacceptable that such an infringement took place in a country that boasts about freedom of speech, the spokesperson said.
"The organizer of event must apologize to our journalist, and the UK police should protect her legitimate rights," the spokesperson stressed.
