China protester

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Al Jazeera closes China bureau after correspondent Melissa Chan expelled

Al Jazeera has been forced to close its English-language bureau in China after Beijing expelled its correspondent, Melissa Chan.

A protester is removed by police from outside the Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing where Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is staying, on May 4, 2012. Some journalists covering the blind lawyer's recent escape from house arrest have been harassed by authorities.

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