Where is the lemonde reporter

The secret service has already summoned seven reporters who published details over how French arms sold to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were being used in Yemen's civil war, sparking an outcry by press freedom activists. The association of Le Monde Reporters SRM said on their Twitter account that Chemin was simply "bringing to the attention of citizens information that was in the public interest and thus was only doing her job.

But Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet told the French Senate on Wednesday that the summons should "in no way be seen as an attempt at intimidation or a threat". She said the summons for Chemin was issued as part of a preliminary enquiry carried out under the supervision of the Paris prosecutor following a complaint by a special forces member that his identity had been revealed by the paper. Senior journalists from 37 French media outlets, including Agence France-Presse, Le Figaro daily, France 2 TV and Mediapart, signed a statement supporting the journalists who were questioned over the Yemen controversy, saying they were "just doing their jobs".

Disclose has pressed ahead with its reporting on the issue, saying on Tuesday that a shipment of munitions for French Caesar cannons would be loaded at a Mediterranean port onto a Saudi ship. Daily newsletter Receive essential international news every morning. Take international news everywhere with you! Download the France 24 app. Le Monde is at a crossroads. For the first time in its history, it could be forced to admit a new shareholder in its capital without its journalists being consulted.

Our editorial freedom is at stake. This announcement aroused concerns. Such a clause would allow the Independency Group a right to approve or disapprove of the entry of any new shareholder with controlling rights. They also committed not to carry out any movement of capital until this right of approval had been formalised. After a year of intense negotiations, this right has still not been signed in. Last summer, our concern increased with the opening of exclusive negotiations by Mr Pigasse and Mr Kretinsky to buy the shares of the Spanish group, Prisa, another non-controlling shareholder of Le Monde.

On Tuesday 3rd September, the Independency Group therefore requested that Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse fulfilled their promise to guarantee our independence and to sign this right of approval before September 17th. Xavier Niel did so on Monday September 9th. Of course, this didn't happen. She said in an interview that she is not registered because she would be under huge political pressure, as her views are contrary to those of French mainstream media.

This is an extremely serious and egregious claim to make. The focus here was not so much upon checking the facts but on jumping to the conclusion that someone who challenged the "prevailing wisdom" on Xinjiang must be, for some reason, a flawed, suspect or unreliable source. The emphasis is placed on discrediting China and preserving this issue as the Holy Grail of all things opposed to China to manufacture consent for hawkish policies, geopolitical confrontation and decoupling.

The world must wake up to the reality that the reports on Xinjiang are not being made in good faith. They are focused entirely on a false narrative and being coordinated to wage a hybrid war against China.

The Western public is so convinced by the self-righteousness of their ideology that they fail to realize that it is being used to advance raw geopolitical interests, from weapons of mass destruction to Xinjiang, it's happening again. Le Monde stifles different views, lacks respect for independent voices and is unwilling to let the world know more about Xinjiang.