New York City cop vs. CCTV journalist

This video is currently circulating widely on the Chinese Internet: it’s a live news segment that was aired on CCTV News (新闻频道) earlier this week. The anchor is speaking on the phone (in Chinese, obviously) to a New York correspondent who has just emerged from a press conference about the car bomb in Times Square.

The dialogue goes like this:

Anchor: The press conference has just ended, we’re going live to our correspondent in New York, Tong Ye.

Tong Ye, please tell us what information was released at the press conference.

CCTV journalist: The press conference has just ended. It was…

Background: voice of New York City cop, rising in volume.

New York City cop: I asked you a question, I want an answer! What are you doing over here?

CCTV journalist: Ah ah ah, I’m a journalist.

New York City cop: No! Don’t. Listen, answer my question, hang up the phone, what are you doing over here?

CCTV journalist: Ah ah, I’m a journalist.

New York City cop: No! What are you doing over here? Do you need someone to speak your language? What are you doing over here?

CCTV Correspondent: Ah, ah, ah

Anchor: It seems Tong Ye has met with an unexpected situation at the scene….

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