China expresses delight at potential exit of VOA, RFA; judge halts closure of USAID

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(TibetanReview.net, Mar19’25) – China has expressed delight over the fact that US President Donald Trump has moved to cut public funding for news outlets – along with others – Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, which have long reported on its human rights abuses, including in Tibet and East Turkestan (Xinjiang). Meanwhile, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from taking any further steps to shut down the US Agency for International Development (USAID), saying the move likely violated the US constitution “in multiple ways”.

Asked about the Trump administration’s move on the publicly funded media outlets, China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswom...

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