gautier herself recognizes her mistake -- ursula gaultier herself recognizes her mistake. >reporter: the article that created the issue is this one. journalists suggested beijing had ulterior motives in expressing solidarity with friends -- season journal ist suggested beijing had all three are motives in expressing solidarity with france. stepped on the red line, so this is the punishment and a warning to other beijing-based correspondence not to repeat her so-called mistake. reporter: notoriously tough on not theeedom, this is first time china has expelled foreign journalists. by not renewing press releases, it has become a -- press hasase -- press visas, it become a yearly occurrence. aurore: it's a well-known fact that freedom of expression isn't fully respected in china. how are reporters expected to do their jobs in these conditions? william: i think that is the right west and to ask. china has said she make mistakes, she should have been more objective, she should have done a better job reporting. the irony is whenever reporters try to go to the region, the region s