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How hard is it to report on the ground in China? Journalists covering the recent floods found their presence was not always welcome. Major titles - including the New York Times - now have their China correspondents based outside the country. And Steve Vines, The Observer鈥檚 man in Hong Kong since the 1980s, said this week that it was no longer 鈥渟afe鈥� for him to be there. So what is the situation for journalists in China 鈥� and for those trying to cover the country from afar?

Guests: Amy Qin, China correspondent for the New York Times; Sha Hua, China correspondent for the Wall Street Journal; Steve Vines, former China correspondent for The Observer; C茅dric Alviani, East Asia Bureau head for Reporters without Borders; Meera Selva, Deputy Director of the Reuters Institute.

Studio engineer: Donald MacDonald

Producer: Hannah Sander

Presenter: Julian Worricker