ased ▁coverage , ▁tort ure ▁and ▁air ing ▁forced ▁con cess ions , ▁and ▁is ▁character ized ▁as ▁a ▁vehicle ▁for ▁the ▁government ' s ▁position ▁by ▁several ▁sources . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁ordered ▁CG T N ▁America ▁to ▁register ▁as ▁a ▁" fore ign ▁agent " ▁under ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Ag ents ▁Reg istration ▁Act . ▁ ▁History ▁All ▁six ▁non - Ch inese ▁language ▁television ▁channels ▁under ▁C CT V ▁International ▁were ▁simultaneously ▁rela unch ed ▁at ▁ 0 4 : 0 0 ▁London ▁Time / 1 2 : 0 0 ▁Be ij ing ▁Time , ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁CG T N ▁name . ▁C CT V - 4 , ▁the ▁international ▁channel ▁in ▁Mand arin ▁Chinese , ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁re brand ing . ▁ ▁Ch annels ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁former ▁journalist ▁Peter ▁Hum ph rey ▁file d ▁a ▁compla int ▁to ▁Of com ▁against ▁C CT V , ▁alleg ing ▁viol ations ▁of ▁UK ▁broadcast ing ▁law . ▁Hum ph rey ' s ▁compla int ▁c ited ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁Broadcast ing ▁Code ' s ▁Fair ness ▁and ▁Priv acy ▁prov isions . ▁It ▁c ited ▁two ▁films ▁of ▁Hum ph rey ▁produced ▁by ▁C CT V ▁and ▁addition ally ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁by ▁CG T N , ▁stating ▁that