The U.S. Ambassador to China accused Beijing of censoring multiple social media posts from the White House and the State Department at a NATO summit in Madrid last week. ..
"The [People's Republic of China] censors removed the White House and State Department posts about Hong Kong and the #NATO Summit from their WeChat / Weibo accounts last week," said Nicholas Burns, envoy. Tweeted.
"Chinese people listen to Chinese leaders, so Chinese people should be able to see what American leaders say," the post was pulled. Burns, who shared the screenshot of, added.
Posts removed from Weibo were shared by the US Embassy and linked to the NATO Summit White House fact sheet. The two posts deleted on WeChat were from the White House and Secretary of State Antony Blinken and were related to the State Department's official statement on the 25th anniversary of the UK's delivery of Hong Kong to China.
In a statementby Blinken, the ministry criticized China for no longer seeing "democratic participation, fundamental freedom, independent media" as part of Hong Kong's future. did.
The division also called Beijing "for the last two years." Autonomy and Dismantling of Hong Kong Residents' Rights and Freedom, "said imprisonment, media raids, exclusion of access to public art, corrupt lawmakers, and election issues.
"We will solidarity with the people of Hong Kong and strengthen their call for the restoration of the promised freedom," the statement said.
China often hassocial media posts,movies, andtelevision showsat the request of the government. It has a long history of censorship.
May,Beijing language on a Taiwan-focused agency web page when Washington removed the phrase "does not support Taiwan's independence." It was a hitin the United States by changing.
Similar language, "Taiwan is supported Notwas added to the page on May 28th after China called this change a "fictitious trivial act".
Currently, the State Department's web page emphasizes that US policy towards Taiwan is "consistent across governments for decades," and "which side. I am also opposed to the one-sided change of the current situation. "
