Chinese military-affliated media expressed concerns over individual s disregard for national security on Sunday after a Chinese blogger shared travel tips on how to sneak into a military forbidden on a major social media platform. Chinese netizens also criticized the blogger s igonorance and potential harm of such behavior with many calling for strengthening the public s awareness over national defense.
A local government health department has won a huge following with its meme-filled, down-with-the-kids online content. But it’s now facing accusations of being “vulgar.”
China Closes Military Related Self-Media Accounts to Prevent Security Leaks
Chinese authorities recently shut down a number of social media accounts belonging to self-media enthusiasts who focus on the military. Analysts believe Beijing is trying to prevent national security leaks amid escalating tensions in the Indo-Pacific.
China’s popular military forum “Super Base Camp” announced it will permanently close four sections discussing military equipment on March 23, including those related to the navy, air force, ground forces, and new concept weapons. Subsequently, WeChat public accounts such as “Sina Military, Crazy Warfare Show,” and Tencent “Military Lecture Hall” were all closed. On March 30, a well-known political and current affairs forum “Cat Eye Observer” was also shut down.
CHINA / SOCIETY By Global Times Published: Mar 16, 2021 08:28 PM
Tracked armored vehicles attached to a brigade under the PLA 81st Group Army are en route to the designated areas during a training exercise aiming to enhance the troops land maneuver capability on March 2, 2021.Photo:China Military
Chinese military enthusiasts have been advised not to become tools of overseas intelligence agencies and leak classified information on the People s Liberation Army (PLA), after several accounts covering domestic military affairs on Chinese social media were recently suspended.
A photo taken by a military enthusiast showing a weapon that has yet to enter service was published on social media recently, and eventually became key intelligence that was obtained by overseas agencies without any effort, Jun Zhengping Studio, a commentary session run by the PLA Daily, revealed in a post on Monday on Sina Weibo, China s Twitter-like social media platform.