0 1 9 , ▁Nick ▁Pol l ard , ▁a ▁veter an ▁British ▁TV ▁executive , ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁consult ant ▁and ▁ad visor ▁to ▁CG T N , ▁giving ▁his ▁reason ▁for ▁leaving ▁as ▁being ▁CG T N ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁Of com ' s ▁rules ▁on ▁im partial ity ▁in ▁connection ▁to ▁its ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁anti - ext rad ition ▁bill ▁protest s . ▁He ▁had ▁joined ▁CG T N ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Of com ▁had ▁several ▁in qui ries ▁into ▁CG T N ▁going ▁on ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁CG T N ▁a ired ▁a ▁video ▁of ▁a ▁UK ▁cons ular ▁employee , ▁Simon ▁Ch eng , ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁" conf ess ing " ▁to ▁cons ort ing ▁with ▁prost it utes . ▁Within ▁a ▁week , ▁Ch eng ▁had ▁file d ▁a ▁new ▁compla int ▁to ▁Of com . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁CG T N ▁a ired ▁a ▁video ▁in ▁Arab ic ▁that ▁was ▁considered ▁dis information ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Ch ina ▁Global ▁Television ▁Network ▁Category : Intern ational ▁broad c aster s ▁Category : 2 4 - hour ▁television ▁news ▁channels ▁in ▁China ▁Category : English - language ▁television