China's Foreign Ministry Wednesday confirmed that the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) had recently made contacts to the Chinese government and admitted its mistake in publishing a February opinion piece which carried a headline that was deemed racist.
While the ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the paper has so far not responded to China's demands which has been reiterated many times – a formal apology and a probe into relevant people responsible for the column.
Last week, China decided to revoke the press credentials of three WSJ reporters in the wake of the opinion piece titled "China is the Real Sick Man of Asia," which was published on the WSJ on February 3, saying the article has triggered anger and condemnation among the Chinese people and blatantly insulted China.
