Turning on CCTV news last Thursday morning, May 3, I was expecting to see reports of Chinese May Day holiday traffic jams and crowds at resorts.

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China's CCTV and Xinhua news agency already have operations in the region.

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All stations across China are obliged to air the state-run CCTV's main news bulletin every day at 7 p.m.

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It says state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported the announcement as breaking news in its 1900 news bulletin, which is extremely rare treatment.

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Channel 4 News has accused the officer of falsely claiming to have seen the events after CCTV footage cast doubt on the original police accounts of the row.

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