Caixin controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Removal from China's news-republication list
The Cyberspace Administration of China removed Caixin from a list of news media whose reports could be republished, materially restricting the outlet's circulation as an approved news source.
2020
Reporting on Wuhan funeral urns
Photographs published by Caixin showing large numbers of funeral urns in Wuhan prompted questions about whether official COVID-19 death figures fully reflected mortality during the outbreak.
2018
Harassment of reporter investigating petrochemical leak
Caixin reporter Zhou Chen was reportedly harassed by police in a hotel while investigating a petrochemical leak in Quanzhou that sickened more than 50 people. Public criticism was followed by an apology from local police.
2016
Public disclosure of article censorship
Caixin reported that the Cyberspace Administration of China had removed an article concerning comments by a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The publication's decision to identify the regulator and describe it as a censorship authority was highly unusual in the Chinese media environment.