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Peng Liyuan
China

Weibo shuts down popular 'first lady fan club'

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The microblog had contained photos of the couple, such as President Xi Jinping thoughtfully carrying his wife's handbag.
Laura Zhou

Excitement about first lady Peng Liyuan is continuing to spread on mainland microblogging platforms, but one site devoted to her was suddenly shut down on Tuesday afternoon.

The disappointed microblog owner of the " Guo Mu [national mother] Fan Club", Wang Jian , said the decision was "undemocratic".

People trying to access the microblog were met with the message: "Sorry, the account you are visiting is abnormal and cannot be accessed temporarily."

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Wang, a 28-year-old MBA student at Xiamen University, said he had not received any notice before the microblog was shut down.

He changed the name of his microblog account on Friday, the day that President Xi Jinping and his wife began their first overseas trip.

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"There's nothing sensitive [on the site]," Wang said. "If it is because of the name Guo Mu, they should have let me know before suspending my account because there's no specific rule against it."

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