Australian journalists confronted by Chinese security guards during Albanese’s Beijing trip

<p>Guards demand camera crews from ABC, SBS, Nine, Seven and Sky News hand over footage despite having permission to film</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jul/15/news-live-tony-burke-jillian-segal-advance-antisemitism-anthony-albanese-china-xi-jingping-hannah-thomas-greens-police-protest-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Security guards tried to stop Australian journalists covering <a href="http://theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/12/anthony-albanese-faces-diplomatic-tightrope-in-china-as-spectre-of-trump-and-aukus-review-looms-large">Anthony Albanese’s visit to China</a> from leaving a popular Beijing tourist destination, just hours before the prime minister’s talks with Xi Jinping on Tuesday.</p><p>Albanese is on a six-day visit to China and is due to meet Xi, the country’s president, and its premier, Li Qiang, in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/15/australian-journalists-confronted-china-security-guards-albanese-beijing-trip">Continue reading...</a>