Former Global Times top editor Hu Xijin goes dark on social media after now-deleted article on China’s economic strategy
At the heart of the matter is a now-deleted article by Mr Hu, weighing in on the outcomes of the recent third plenum. He had written that the omission of a phrase long enshrining the role of the state sector in China’s economy showed that the country hoped to “achieve true equality between the private and the state-owned economy”.A screengrab from a video of former Global Times editor Hu Xijin taken from his WeChat account. (Image: WeChat/Hu Xijin)