Good point - first things that come to mind: They interview lots of people with no problems, and they don't know which ones will kick off. They are reporters a

Good point - first things that come to mind: They interview lots of people with no problems, and they don't know which ones will kick off. They are reporters and their visas are journalist visas. There's no quicker way for them to get kicked out of the country than doing clandestine reporting that embarrasses the government and breaks the law. Lastly, this is the story. In all honesty, people will probably care more about 'BBC journalists attacked' than they would the original 'Chinese citizens human rights abuses'.