China expulsion of Al-Jazeera reporter criticized

China's expulsion of an American reporter working for the pan-Arab news network Al-Jazeera has drawn criticism from other journalists and the United States, and in turn a particularly tight-lipped reaction from Beijing.

Melissa Chan is the first accredited foreign journalist to be expelled from China since 1998. The move, made public Tuesday by Al-Jazeera, is seen as China's latest attempt to punish international media whose reports the authoritarian government dislikes and sees as besmirching its global image. (AP)