Tag: bans

China in Focus (March 17): China Bans Live Broadcast of Academy Awards

This year’s Academy Awards ceremony will not be aired in China. Beijing banned its live broadcast because of two China-related documentaries that were nominated for awards. The Secretary of State urged South Korea to stand up for shared values alongside the United States to prevent what he called a “dangerous erosion of democracy” in the…


Concerned Over Brazil Variant, UK Bans Travel From South America

From tomorrow, the UK is banning travel from all South American countries, hoping to stop a new variant of the CCP virus that has emerged in Brazil. Announcing the new restrictions, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that they do not apply to British or Irish Nationals or people with UK residency rights. “But passengers returning…