zh-cn	外交部新闻司对三家美媒发行人联名公开信的复信 
en-us	Reply to the Open Letter Co-Signed by Publishers of Three US Media Outlets 

zh-cn	2020年3月24日，《华尔街日报》《华盛顿邮报》和《纽约时报》三家媒体发行人对外发表联名公开信。
en-us	Publishers of the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the New York Times issued a co-signed open letter on 24 March. 

zh-cn	但遗憾的是，这封信投错了对象。
en-us	However, regrettably, it was sent to the wrong recipient. 

zh-cn	它本应发给美国政府。 
en-us	It should have been addressed to the US government. 

zh-cn	凡事皆有因果。
en-us	Things have their causality. 

zh-cn	三家发行人在信里说对了一点，那就是中方收回三家媒体美籍驻华记者证件是对美方驱逐60名中国媒体驻美记者的反制行为。
en-us	The three publishers happened to get one point right in their letter -- China's decision to revoke press credentials of their journalists was a response to the "recent expulsions by the US government" of 60 Chinese journalists from the United States. 

zh-cn	中国记协已在3月6日就美方驱逐中方记者事发表声明。
en-us	The All-China Journalists Association had released a statement on the US expulsion of Chinese journalists on 6 March. 

zh-cn	让我们再回顾一下美方不断升级的政治打压行为。
en-us	Yet it is worthwhile to recap how the US has been escalating its political oppression of the Chinese media: 

zh-cn	2018年12月，美方要求有关中国媒体驻美机构注册为“外国代理人”。
en-us	In December 2018, relevant Chinese media outlets in the US were required to register as "foreign agents". 

zh-cn	今年2月18日，将新华社、中国国际电视台（CGTN）、中国国际广播电台、《中国日报》和《人民日报》海外版美国发行机构作为“外国使团”列管。
en-us	On 18 February 2020, Xinhua News Agency, CGTN, CRI, China Daily and the American distributor of People's Daily overseas edition were designated as "foreign missions". 

zh-cn	3月2日，宣布自3月13日起，“驱逐” 60余名中国媒体记者。
en-us	On 2 March, the US announced the de facto expulsion of over 60 Chinese journalists by 13 March. 

zh-cn	此外，2018年以来，29名中国记者无故被美方拒签，其中9名为常驻记者。
en-us	In addition, since 2018, the US denied visas for 29 Chinese journalists without any reason, including nine based in the US. 

zh-cn	所有中方记者只获发一次入境签证。
en-us	Chinese journalists can only get single-entry visas. 

zh-cn	回国休假后常常因美方无故拒签而无法返回美国工作。且中方记者在申请赴美签证时被要求提供很多额外材料。
en-us	Some cannot get back to the US after a home leave due to visa rejection. They are also required to submit extra documents for visa application. 

zh-cn	在美方宣布“驱逐”中方记者并对其不断升级政治打压时，作为“业界良心”的三大“主流媒体”有没有替中国同行仗义执言？
en-us	When the US side announced the expulsion and escalated political oppression of the Chinese journalists, did you three key media outlets, known as the "conscience of industry" in the United States, speak up for your Chinese colleagues? 

zh-cn	是否公开批评了美国政府？是否曾敦促美国政府收回错误决定？
en-us	Did you openly criticize the US government and urge it to revoke the wrong decision?

zh-cn	此时，你们张口闭口标榜的“新闻自由”呢？　　
en-us	Where was the "freedom of press" that you always claim to advocate? 

zh-cn	面对美方不断升级的政治打压和歧视性做法，难道你们指望中方只作“沉默的羔羊”？ 
en-us	No one should expect China to remain silent to the growing political oppression or discrimination by the United States. 

zh-cn	公开信把中方对美方的对等反制措施同疫情报道挂钩。
en-us	The open letter attempted to link China's reciprocal countermeasures to the reporting of COVID-19. 

zh-cn	认为这些记者因为报道疫情而受到“驱逐”。
en-us	It claimed that the US journalists were "expelled" because of their coverage of the outbreak in China.

zh-cn	似乎他们包揽了外界关于中国的信息，似乎没有这些记者整个世界就无法获取中国疫情信息。
en-us	That seemed to suggest that those journalists were the only source of information on China, and that without them, the rest of the world would have no access to the COVID-19 situation in China. 

zh-cn	事实上，自疫情发生以来，中方秉持公开、透明和负责任的态度，每天向外界公布疫情数据。
en-us	The fact is, since the epidemic broke out, China, in an open, transparent and responsible manner, has been releasing data of the situation on a daily basis. 

zh-cn	向世界卫生组织和包括美方在内的各国定期通报信息。
en-us	We have been providing regular updates to the WHO and countries around the world including the United States.

zh-cn	并采取最全面、最严格、最彻底的防控措施。
en-us	We have also taken the most comprehensive, rigorous and thorough measures to control the spread of the virus. 

zh-cn	取得了显著成效，为全世界抗击疫情赢得了宝贵时间。
en-us	We have made significant progress in containing the outbreak, and bought precious time for the world. 

zh-cn	作出了重要贡献，得到国际社会充分肯定、高度评价和普遍赞誉。
en-us	China's important contribution has been fully recognized, highly commended, and widely applauded by the international community. 

zh-cn	请三位发行人注意，国际社会不会因为少了你们几家的一些美国记者就无法获得“探究性的、准确的、实地的报道”。
en-us	The three publishers need to be reminded that the world will not be missing "probing, accurate, on-the-ground reporting" simply because a few of your journalists are absent.

zh-cn	而且有些记者是否真的全面、准确、客观向世界报道中国抗击疫情的努力，他们应该心知肚明。
en-us	 Moreover, some of them must know quite well in their heart whether they had reported comprehensively, faithfully, and objectively to the world on China's fight against the coronavirus. 

zh-cn	有关报道也是明摆着的事实。
en-us	And the stories they wrote are also self-evident.

zh-cn	这样的记者写出这样的报道，实在是有损你们老字号声誉。 
en-us	Such reports by such journalists will only hurt your time-honored brand as well-established media agencies. 

zh-cn	三位发行人在信中要求中国政府放松“对独立新闻机构日益严厉的压制”。
en-us	In the letter, the three publishers asked the Chinese government to "ease the growing crackdown on independent news organizations". 

zh-cn	正如外交部发言人多次强调的，中国坚持对外开放的基本国策没有改变，也不会改变。
en-us	As the Foreign Ministry's spokespersons stressed time and again, China's basic state policy of opening-up has not changed and will not change.

zh-cn	我们始终欢迎各国媒体和记者依法依规在中国从事采访报道工作，并将继续提供便利和协助。
en-us	We welcome foreign media and their journalists to cover China in compliance with laws and regulations, and we will continue to provide them convenience and assistance in doing their job. 

zh-cn	如果不是这样，为什么在中国有这么多外国媒体及记者，为什么他们的涉华报道如此丰富和多元？！
en-us	If things were otherwise, how come there are so many international media outlets and journalists working in China and writing so many wide-ranging and diverse news stories about this country? 

zh-cn	我们反对的是针对中国的意识形态偏见，反对的是借所谓新闻自由炮制假新闻。
en-us	What we oppose is ideological bias against China and the fabrication of fake news under the excuse of "freedom of press".

zh-cn	反对的是违反新闻职业道德的行为。
en-us	What we oppose are behaviors that violate the professional ethics of journalism. 

zh-cn	作为业界同行，三位发行人为何不批评美国政府对中国记者的限制和打压？ 
en-us	We wonder how come the three publishers never say anything about the unwarranted restrictions and oppression imposed by the US government on your fellow Chinese journalists? 

zh-cn	中美两国社会制度不同，但这不影响记者秉持客观、公正、真实、准确的报道原则开展工作。
en-us	China and the US may have different social systems, but this should not affect journalists' ability to be objective, fair, truthful and accurate in their reporting. 

zh-cn	中国驻美媒体记者一直严格遵守美国当地法律法规，恪守新闻职业道德。
en-us	Chinese journalists in the US always comply strictly with local laws and regulations as well as professional ethics. 

zh-cn	仅仅因为中国记者来自中国共产党领导的社会主义国家就对他们进行种种限制和刁难非常不公。
en-us	It is unjust to impose restrictions on or create obstacles for them just because they are from a socialist country led by the Communist Party of China. 

zh-cn	中国不会因为美国某个媒体偏向民主党或共和党就不把它当作专业媒体看待。
en-us	And China does not put any US professional news media in a different category because of its pro-Democratic or pro-Republican reporting. 

zh-cn	同样，中国的媒体也应在美国得到应有的公平待遇。
en-us	Likewise, Chinese media organizations also deserve fair treatment in the US. 

zh-cn	美方不应出于意识形态偏见对中国媒体进行无理打压。
en-us	The US should not oppress the Chinese media out of ideological bias. 

zh-cn	这只能暴露出美方不愿或不敢正视中国共产党领导中国人民阔步向前的历史潮流。 　　
en-us	Such bullying only reveals that the US does not wish or dare to acknowledge the historical trend that the CPC is leading the Chinese people forward in big strides. 

zh-cn	诚如你们所意识到的，中国发展日新月异，是一座取之不竭的新闻富矿。
en-us	As you have realized, China's rapid development provides an inexhaustible source of news stories. 

zh-cn	我们欢迎客观、公正的媒体人前来开采。但对这三家美国媒体发行人公开信中透出的傲慢与偏见，我们不接受。
en-us	We welcome reporting by impartial and fair-minded journalists. But we do not accept the arrogance and prejudice in the open letter.

zh-cn	对不客观、不公正的报道，中国人民不欢迎。
en-us	The Chinese people do not welcome biased and unjust reporting. 

zh-cn	解铃还须系铃人。
en-us	As the saying goes, "He who tied the knot should untie it." 

zh-cn	如果三大媒体有怨气，你们应该去找美国政府发泄。
en-us	If the three media agencies have complaints, they should bring them to the US government. 

zh-cn	最后，提醒《华尔街日报》：你还欠中国人民一个道歉！
en-us	Last but not least, a reminder to the Wall Street Journal: you still owe the Chinese people an apology.