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A BBC journalist covering historic protests against President Xi Jinping's lockdown rules in China was arrested and beaten by police officers, with Chinese officials later making the bizarre claim that he was detained for Vergina airport bus his 'own good' in case he caught Covid from the crowd.

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'Based on what we learned from relevant Shanghai authorities, he did not identify himself as a journalist and didn't voluntarily present his press credentials,' foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said, Meteora greece taxi prices telling international media to 'follow Chinese laws and cost of taxi in Delphi greece regulations while in China'.

Shocking footage from the anti-government protests in Shanghai shows Edward Lawrence, Vergina airport bus a camera operator cost of taxi in Meteora greece for taxi fare piraeus to Meteora airport the BBC's China Bureau, being dragged away by Xi's officers as he screams 'call the consulate now' to a friend.

Shanghai police officers tried to dismiss the arrest as being for Mr Lawrence's 'own good', claiming that he was arrested 'in case he caught Covid from the crowd'.
The BBC dismissed the farfetched explanation as implausible.

We have had no official explanation or taxi Delphi airport to piraeus price apology from the Chinese authorities, beyond a claim by the officials who later released him that they had arrested him for his own good in case he caught Covid from the crowd. We do not consider this a credible explanation.'

The UK's Business Secretary Grant Shapps today denounced the officers' actions as 'unacceptable' and 'concerning'. He told LBC radio: taxi Meteora to airport price 'Whatever else happens, cost of taxi in Delphi greece freedom of the press should be sacrosanct.' 

Mr Lawrence was beaten and piraeus bus to Meteora kicked by the police officers and held in custody for 'several hours' before being released, as Chinese officials sought to crack down on the media and taxi prices Delphi greece protesters in the city.