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China Bans Internet Celebrity Known for Criticizing The US (www.bloomberg.com)

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Chinese authorities banned a popular blogger known for his strong anti-Western comments, according to the South China Morning Post.

Sima Nan, who has more than 3 million followers on China’s social media site Weibo, has been banned across different platforms for a year, according to the paper, which cited two unidentified sources. Sima last posted on Nov. 5 to voice support for Donald Trump during the US election, saying his victory will be more beneficial for China.

According to the paper, Sima Nan is seen by many as “a symbolic voice on the nationalistic left.” He frequently accused groups or individuals of betraying China’s interests and colluding with the US. In 2021, he accused Lenovo Group Ltd. of selling state assets for less than they were worth and paying top executives unreasonably high salaries.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How do you define what "will harm the people?"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Deregulation, unscientific claims, advocating for negative public health decisions, advocating for war, advocating for other countries propaganda. It's genuinely an easy thing to do.

If you advocate for, say, allowing private companies to operate essential services like medical care or water purification, you're arguing to harm the people. We know both of those are terrible things to have privatized, we have the US as an example.