China revokes press cards of three Beijing-based WSJ journalists

China revoked the press cards of three Beijing-based Wall Street Journal journalists on Wednesday to protest its racially discriminatory language and malicious slander and attack on the country, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.

China has demanded the WSJ recognize the severity of its mistake, make an official apology and hold the persons involved accountable after the editors of the WSJ used a racially discriminatory title for an article published on Feb 3, Geng said at the ministry's online press conference.

"However, regrettably, what the WSJ has done so far is nothing but parrying and dodging its responsibility," he said, adding that it has neither issued an official apology nor informed the ministry of what it plans to do with the persons involved.

"We reserve the right to take further actions," Geng said.

He also said that China will continue to follow international practices to support and facilitate journalists' news coverage and reporting activities carried out in accordance with the law.