Chinese government withdraws protection for detained journalist . New Express apologizes ; said it wanted to fact check journalist 's work . Chen wrote more than 10 unverified reports -- from September 29 , 2012 , until August 8 , 2013 -- that centered on `` financial problems '' experienced by the engineering company Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology , and resulted in losses for the company , Xinhua reported , citing police . Reporter was detained on suspicion of damaging a company 's reputation . Analyst says cases of erosion of press freedom in China .
Chinese government withdraws protection for detained journalist . New Express apologizes ; said it wanted to fact check journalist 's work . Reporter was detained on suspicion of damaging a company 's reputation . Analyst says cases of erosion of press freedom in China .