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Bangkok Post – Chinese censors target economic ‘doomsayers’

A worker walks across a construction site in the Central Business District of Beijing. (Photo: Reuters)

China’s top intelligence agency issued an ominous warning in December about an emerging threat to the country’s national security: Chinese people who criticise the economy.

In a series of posts on its official WeChat account, the Ministry of State Security implored citizens to grasp President Xi Jinping’s economic vision and not be swayed by those who sought to “denigrate China’s economy” through “false narratives”.

To combat this risk, the ministry said, security agencies will focus on…

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