Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying was recently found to have liked a tweet calling on President Xi Jinping to step down. Photo: Kyodo
Opinion
Opinion
China ventures outside the Great Firewall, only to hit the brick wall of online etiquette and trolls
- Officials are starting to realise that, unlike on Chinese social media, they can’t manipulate public opinion on Twitter without being challenged. Instead, their accounts come under heavy scrutiny, their views are opposed and they attract trolls
Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying was recently found to have liked a tweet calling on President Xi Jinping to step down. Photo: Kyodo