Chris Buckley leaves China

Australian-born New York Times reporter Chris Buckley is leaving China after the Government refused to renew his visa. (ABC News: Bill Birtles). After 24 years reporting in China, Chris Buckley — a highly regarded and experienced foreign journalist — has been forced to leave the country he has devoted his career to amid a worsening crackdown on foreign media. The Australian reporter for the New York Times left Beijing with his wife on Friday bound for Sydney after China's Government refused to renew his press card when it expired in mid-February while he was reporting in Wuhan.