CHINESE SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS ‘PROFIT FROM LEAKING OFFICIAL CORRUPTION SCANDALS’
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According to News - South China Morning Post, Chinese social media accounts are profiting by hinting at the downfall of corrupt officials ahead of formal announcements, state media has warned, highlighting a “grey market” around Beijing’s anti-corruption campaign.
The available RSS description adds: The trend had created a new challenge for Chinese law enforcement, state-run journal Banyuetan reported on Friday.
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Chinese social media accounts are profiting by hinting at the downfall of corrupt officials ahead of formal announcements, state media has warned, highlighting a “grey market” around Beijing’s anti-corruption campaign. The trend had created a new challenge for Chinese law enforcement, state-run journal Banyuetan reported on Friday.
One tactic involves posting an official’s resume as a coded signal that they are under disciplinary investigation, according to Banyuetan, which is affiliated with...
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- News - South China Morning Post: Chinese social media accounts are profiting by hinting at the downfall of corrupt officials ahead of formal announcements, state media has warned, highlighting a “grey market” around Beijing’s anti-corruption campaign.
- News - South China Morning Post: The trend had created a new challenge for Chinese law enforcement, state-run journal Banyuetan reported on Friday.
- News - South China Morning Post: One tactic involves posting an official’s resume as a coded signal that they are under disciplinary investigation, according to Banyuetan, which is affiliated with...
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- Topic: CHINA — the feed headline centres on CHINESE, SOCIAL, MEDIA, ACCOUNTS, PROFIT.
- Original feed: News - South China Morning Post.
- Published: 18 Jul 2026, 14:04 UK.
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