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Beijing correspondent of the French weekly L'Observateur, Ursula Gauthier, which will de facto expelled from China Thursday following an article having displeased Beijing, was preparing to leave the country.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced last week that the journalist would not obtain the renewal of his visa, accusing him of having "blatantly defended" terrorist acts in an article published mid-November, and Having thus "caused indignation of the Chinese people."

"I have a very strong sense of unreality. Because it happens too fast, it's too weird. I can not understand and therefore to integrate," said she told AFP from its apartment, where she finished preparing his bags and was finalizing a last article before his visa expired Dec. 31.

In his article published on November 18 on the website of L'Observateur, Ursula Gauthier wrote such a deadly attack on employees of a mine in the troubled region of Xinjiang (northwest) "bears no resemblance to attacks of November 13 "in Paris, but was" a localized explosion of rage "of Muslim Uighurs, many in the region, some of whom complain of guardianship Beijing.

"I did not say I supported terrorism, I have never supported terrorism in my article," Ms. Gauthier reiterated Thursday.

"I just explained that anger Uighurs comes from somewhere, as we can explain the anger of young Arabs who are radicalized, there has roots in this," she added.

The official media have harshly criticized the journalist in recent weeks and Ursula Gauthier said he received death threats from angry Chinese readers.

The organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has in turn accused Beijing of wanting to "intimidate" all foreign journalists in China by deciding to expel correspondent The Obs.

The leaders of several major French media published Wednesday an article denouncing the deportation of Ms. Gauthier and weak reaction of France, accused of leading a "doormat of diplomacy."

The French Foreign Ministry said had "regretted" the decision of Beijing.

For the signatories, "the silence" of Paris on "the convictions of political prisoners and violations of freedom of speech (...) guaranteed? S some way that would leave Paris without expelling Ms. Gauthier gesticulate too."