China Journalists Association: Resolutely safeguarding the legitimate rights of reporters to interview.

The Chinese Journalists Association posted on WeChat on August 21st: Recently, a journalist from Kunming Radio and Television Station was violently obstructed by employees of the construction company Van Gogh while interviewing citizens about renovation problems, resulting in the journalist being injured and equipment damaged. After investigation, the public security organs, in accordance with the Law on Administrative Penalties for Public Security, detained Xia for ten days for intentionally damaging public and private property and causing injury to others, and fined him 200 yuan. At the same time, Van Gogh company will bear the related expenses. Such incidents are not isolated cases. In November of last year, a journalist from Economic Information Daily was attacked at the construction site of the HeXin High-Speed Rail project by the China Railway Seventh Group; In July of this year, the head of a company in Hunan destroyed a journalist's equipment, both incidents sparked strong reactions from the society.