Netizen Voices: “Stop Complaining, Hu Xijin. You Played a Part in This.”
Two posts from nationalist pundit and former Global Times Editor-in-Chief Hu Xijin have sparked intense discussion on Chinese and overseas websites.
Hu's posts, published on his personal WeChat and Weibo accounts, criticize the "collective silence" on Chinese social media, lamenting the lack of robust societal debate.
- Bureaucratic formalism
- Self-censorship
- Employer-driven censorship
- Online trolls
- Society in general
Hu places the blame on these factors for the lack of debate.
“Stop Complaining, Hu Xijin. You Played a Part in This.”
Author's summary: Hu Xijin sparks debate on Chinese social media.