Wednesday, September 12, 2012

"Jinping" (as in "Xi Jinping") Now Censored on Sina Weibo

These screenshots show that at some time between 9 am and 6 pm on September 12, 2012, Sina Weibo began censoring searches for "Jinping" (近平) - the second and third characters in "Xi Jinping" (习近平) - the name of the Vice President of China.

Previous posts regarding Censorship relating to Xi Jinping:


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