The Chinese regime has finally deleted the official microblogging account belonging to ex-real estate mogul and regime critic Ren Zhiqiang.
On Feb. 28, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the regime’s Internet control agency, issued a statement on the decision to close Ren’s accounts on Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo, two popular Chinese microblogging services.
“According to Internet users, Ren Zhiqiang’s Weibo account continues to carry illegal information, and has a vile impact,” wrote Jiang Jun, a spokesman for the Internet agency. However, Jiang didn’t explain why Ren’s posts were illegal, or why they are considered to be a negative influence.
The closing of Ren’s microblogs comes nearly 10 days after he criticized state-run media for serving the Communist Party and not the people. Ren’s posts were subsequently censored. A Party-sponsored journal later attacked Ren, himself a member of the Communist Party, for failing to defend Party interests and instead propagating “anti-Communist Party” messages.
