Reports this week from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal detail efforts by Chinese authorities to scrub the internet of negative takes on the state of its economy.
According to the NYT, The Ministry of State Security said in its official WeChat account that citizens should not believe the "false narratives" about the trajectory of China, and instead should believe in President Xi Jinping's vision.
The WSJ similarly reported that some of the nation's top officials have reiterated the importance of promoting the "bright prospects of China's economy."
The NYT said tech platform Weibo had restricted dozens of accounts from posting after they had shared bleak economic realities with other users.
The platform also warned its users in November, the report said, not to be "maliciously pessimistic" about China's economy.
Persons:
Xi, Li Xunlei
Organizations:
The New York Times, Ministry of State Security, Zhongtai Securities, Weibo
Locations:
China, Beijing