{"id":71001,"date":"2020-09-16T12:46:44","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T12:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/09\/16\/four-chinese-citizen-journalists-still-missing-after-investigating-covid-19-in-wuhan\/"},"modified":"2020-09-16T12:46:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T12:46:44","slug":"four-chinese-citizen-journalists-still-missing-after-investigating-covid-19-in-wuhan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/four-chinese-citizen-journalists-still-missing-after-investigating-covid-19-in-wuhan\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Chinese citizen journalists still missing after investigating Covid-19 in Wuhan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k5vVUe3p3ZTojdwjdCo\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since coming to power in 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched an unprecedented crusade against press freedom. 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