CGTN Fact Check: BBC claims on China/Nepal flood coverage

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The BBC has claimed that Chinese state media censored some of the most disturbing footage of the Gyirong port disaster. But what does the broadcast record show? The footage was broadcast by CGTN and seen by audiences in China and internationally. The original report remains available online. It was taken directly from the television transmission. The broadcast record therefore contradicts the BBC’s assertion that the footage “had not been shown here on television screens" in China. The video captures the moment many people appear to have tragically lost their lives at Gyirong port. Social-media platforms, including Bilibili and Douyin moderate graphic and distressing material. They may restrict or remove videos that breach their content rules. Western platforms also moderate graphic images of death and serious injury. The BBC also reported: 'There has been little footage of the floods themselves...' Chinese television and digital media have shown extensive footage of the floods and the

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