After Maduro’s Arrest, CCP Censors Let Anti-American Hatred Spread Online—by Design: Analysts

As Chinese state media accused America of ‘hegemonic behavior,’ China’s censors quietly allowed emotional and violent rhetoric to surface on its internet.

Icons of the WeChat and Weibo apps on a smartphone. Petar Kujundzic/Reuters

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After U.S. special forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in order for him to stand trial in federal court, Chinese state media moved swiftly to condemn Washington, while allowing an unusually raw surge of anti-American hatred on its heavily censored social media platforms.