紐約時報，日前報導中國國務院總理溫家寶的家人聚財27億美金後，該報的中英文網站隨即遭中國封鎖，現在又傳出中國不讓紐時派駐中國的記者更新簽證，使得記者被迫離開中國。
紐約時報在12月31日對外表示，駐北京記者儲百亮申請更換記者證和延長居留簽證，但中國政府遲遲不在元旦前核發許可，導致記者的簽證過期不得不離開中國，暫時棲身香港。
這是繼去年5月半島電視台駐北京記者陳嘉韻之後，再度有外國媒體因簽證問題、無法待在中國工作。
儲百亮在中國從事新聞工作15年，原本任職於路透社，在去年10月加入紐時，他的妻子和女兒因為都依附於他的記者簽證，因此也必須一併離開中國。
中國外交部尚未說明，為何不讓儲百亮更新簽證，不過，紐時在去年10月揭露溫家寶的家族聚財27億美金，溫家寶的家族還特地發出聲明駁斥，同時中國也封鎖了紐時的中英文網站，這次又不讓記者更新簽證，不免讓紐時猜測這是中國的新一波報復。
The Chinese government failed to approve a visa for a reporter working for the New York Times. The move comes after the government blocked the New York Times in China after it reported on the vast hidden wealth of Premier Wen Jiabao's family.
The New York Times announced on Dec. 31 that its application to accredit and extend the residence visa for its Beijing correspondent, Chris Buckley, was not approved before Jan. 1. This meant he was required to quickly depart for Hong Kong before his journalist visa expired.
This follows similar troubles for Al Jazeera Beijing correspondent Melissa Chan, who was unable to renew her visa and continue her work in China.
Buckley worked as a journalist in China for 15 years, previously employed by Reuters. He joined the New York Times in October last year, and the failure to renew his correspondent visa meant his wife and daughter also needed to leave China.
China’s Foreign Ministry has not commented on why Buckley’s visa was not renewed. Some believe it is retribution for a New York Times report last October which put Premier Wen Jia-bao's family wealth at US$2.7 billion dollars. The report was written by Buckley’s colleague. Wen refuted it, and the New York Times website was subsequently blocked in China.
文章出處 ：民視英語新聞
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