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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) August 3, 2024

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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) August 3, 2024

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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) August 3, 2024

Top Chinese Communist Party propagandist Hu Xijin has been unpersoned – the Weibo hashtag for his name now produces a page reading “According to relevant laws, regulations and policies, the content of this topic is not displayed."

He slightly criticised CCP policy while still… pic.twitter.com/PiJv08ucoY

— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@DrewPavlou) August 17, 2024

Not only has Hu Xijin disappeared from social media, Sina Weibo is also censoring the hashtag of his name. The screenshot shows a search for "#胡锡进#" returns a notice: "According to relevant laws, regulations and policies, the content of this topic is not displayed." A🧵on Hu: pic.twitter.com/9n4YxB0F04

— William Farris (@wafarris) August 17, 2024

In 2014 Hu Xijin published "The ‘Temporary Lifting of the Ban’ on Google is Cause for Reflection” (谷歌“临时开禁”引发的思考). It was also quickly censored, probably because it discussed how excited people were when the Great Firewall temporarily stopped blocking Google. pic.twitter.com/2rzlwXgflt

— William Farris (@wafarris) August 17, 2024

But the greatest irony is that Hu Xijin knows he is defending an unjust system. As he said himself (and later self-censored): "Without those such as Liu [Xiaobo], Ai [Weiwei], & Pu [Zhiqiang], China would be North Korea" (没有刘、艾、浦等，中国就是朝鲜).https://t.co/l3aUe6oid7 pic.twitter.com/yetcX8NbtK

— William Farris (@wafarris) August 17, 2024

#China silences one of its biggest cheerleaders

Comments on economy by former Global Times editor Hu Xijin displease higher-ups in Beijing

Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of China’s state-backed Global Times, has been banned from posting on social media after he wrote… pic.twitter.com/oj0MtIFzal

— Indo-Pacific News – Geo-Politics & Defense (@IndoPac_Info) August 2, 2024

Hu Xijin has been banned from posting on social media after he wrote controversial comments about the China' economy. His Weibo account has been suspended where he has nearly 25 million followers. https://t.co/BF1TXDxDoQ

— Mayte Chummia (@Maytechummia) August 2, 2024

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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) August 2, 2024

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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) August 2, 2024

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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) August 2, 2024

It looks like that Weibo account of the former Editor-in-Chief of Global Times, Mr. Hu Xijin, has been blocked by the Chinese internet tsar. If it turns out to be true, this definitely means that the Chinese government censorship has reached another plateau. pic.twitter.com/FlV6zdHOXp

— Jingzhou Tao 陶景洲 (@JingzhouTao) July 29, 2024

🇨🇳Hu Xijin, the most famous KOL on #China's X-like platform #Weibo and the former editor-in-chief of Global Times, has been banned from social media including Bytedance's Toutiao for 30 days.
According to an exclusive interview with the Hong Kong media Sing Tao, Hu Xijin… pic.twitter.com/Oiu1pq81A9

— CN Wire (@Sino_Market) August 1, 2024

Charles Liu? China's Man.https://t.co/osMFIsjQbi. https://t.co/tEHpFY9Y2A pic.twitter.com/iEENhNTJaM

— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) August 3, 2024

Why did #Foxconn, main supplier to Apple, step up its investment in #China? Compared to #India and #Vietnam, China boasts an efficient supply chain, advanced infrastructure, experienced engineers and a huge market: Charles Liu, senior fellow at the Taihe Institute #GlobalArena pic.twitter.com/5dcxSXajLQ

— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) August 2, 2024