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07.31.18Disgraced Former Chinese Internet Tzar Lu Wei Charged with Bribery
CNN
Lu Wei “accepted a large number of bribes” during his time as national propaganda chief, head of the Cyberspace Administration of China, deputy head of the official Xinhua news agency, and as a Beijing city official, according to state media.
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02.14.18“Shameless” and “Two-Faced”: China’s Astonishing Rebuke of Its Former Internet Czar
Quartz
China’s former internet czar was expelled from the Communist Party and will be prosecuted for corruption, the party’s top graft-busting agency said yesterday (Feb. 13).
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11.22.17China Is Investigating Its Former Internet Censor-In-Chief for Corruption
Time
China’s former top internet regulator and censor is being investigated by the ruling Communist Party’s anti-corruption arm, the agency said Tuesday.
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06.30.16
Where Is China’s Internet Headed?
Lu Wei, the often combative Chinese official known as China’s “Internet Czar,” will step down, and is to be replaced by a former deputy of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The personnel change comes after a period of mounting restrictions on China’s...
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06.29.16Lu Wei, China’s Internet Czar, Will Step Down From Post
New York Times
China‘s “firewall” hands the position to Xu Lin after years of building internet policy....
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03.15.16
What’s Driving the Current Storm of Chinese Censorship?
The latest lightning flashes on China’s shifting media horizon this month took the form of the banishment from social media of a real estate tycoon who voiced support for constructive criticism, the firing of an editor at a newspaper that appeared...