NYT journalist leaves China after visa not renewed

January 01, 2013 17:11

A New York Times journalist, who hasworked in China over a decade, has been forced to leave thecountry after his visa was not renewed, in an apparent retaliation for the paper's report that alleged Premier WenJiabao's family had amassed USD 2.7 billion in assets.

45-year-old Chris Buckley, an Australian who has worked as a correspondent in China since 2000 and joined The Times recently, left for Hong Kong with his family yesterday.

Buckley was to be accredited to replace a correspondent who was reassigned, but the Chinese authorities did not act before December 31, despite numerous requests forcing Buckleyto leave with his family to Hong Kong, the Times reported.

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