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Indeed... And in creative manners. Here is the report from the visit: https://twitter.com/thejohnsudworth/status/1397223374745706510 https://twitter.com/thejohn

• awb 5y ago
  Apparently he ran afoul of the Chinese government in 2017: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/03/bbc-crew-attacked-in-china-says-reporter https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/03/bbc-crew-attac... Fair to also entertain the possibility that they were tracking him because of his previous reporting on land reform in remote villages, when he travelled into remote areas again 4 years later. He had to sign a forced confession the first time and if they caught him interviewing disgruntled villagers again, I’m sure they were ready to ratchet up the punishment. The 2021 Twitter story sounds very similar to the 2017 one: being followed and physically blocked by people. > As they walked towards her house, a group of men blocked their way, pushed Sudworth and smashed and snatched the crew’s cameras. > “As soon as we arrived in Yang Linghua’s village it was clear they were expecting us,” Sudworth wrote in his account, referring to the woman the BBC wanted to interview. Could be the mines, or could be the Chinese government harassing a Western journalist they already had an issue with.