US EditionRadio Free Asia halting operations for first time in 29-year-history amid shutdown
Radio Free Asia will halt news production on Oct. 31 after losing over 90% of staff due to funding cuts from the U.S. Agency for Global Media, ending nearly 30 years of broadcasting.
- Radio Free Asia, founded nearly 30 years ago to report on China and other Asian countries without independent media, halted production after the US government ceased funding.
- Radio Free Asia was a rare outlet with a Uyghur-language service not linked to Beijing and reported on mass detention camps set up for Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region.
- Radio Free Asia's closure comes as Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on an Asia trip and looks for better relations with China, which has long accused RFA of 'false news.
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US-funded Radio Free Asia suspends operations after Trump cuts and shutdown
Radio Free Asia, founded nearly three decades ago to report on China and other Asian countries without independent media, said Wednesday it will halt production after the US government ceased funding.
Radio Free Asia halting operations for first time in 29-year-history amid shutdown
Radio Free Asia (RFA) announced Wednesday it is pausing operations for the first time in its history, amid the government shutdown and after the Trump administration cut its funding. In a statement, RFA executive editor Rose Hwang said the stoppage is “due to uncertain funding.” “For RFA journalists who sacrificed so much in defying powerful…
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ABS-CBNRadio Free Asia halts broadcasts amid US government shutdown
The US government-funded broadcaster has announced that it will cease all news production as of Friday. Radio Free Asia is a vital source of independent news in numerous countries.
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