The United States and the European Union voiced concerns about the deterioration of press freedom in China, to coincide with World Press Freedom Day. “The United States condemns the use of partial or complete government-imposed Internet shutdowns, among other tactics, to prevent the exercise of freedom of expression online and restrict the ability of independent journalists to serve the public,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a May 2 statement on World Press Freedom Day. World Press Freedom Day is celebrated annually on May 3 after it was introduced by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993. One of the objectives of the day is to promote the fundamental principles of press freedom and address challenges to media freedom worldwide. Blinken pointed to China, Turkey, and Egypt, and how they imprisoned the most reporters in 2020, citing data from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). In December last year, …