China’s Former Internet Czar, Responsible for Heavy Censorship, Is Sacked
Lu Wei invoked ire of Xi Jinping administration
Lu Wei, former head of China's Cyberspace Administration, speaking at the opening ceremony of the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, in eastern China's Zhejiang Province on November 19, 2014. Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo/Getty Images
China has announced the first major official to be taken down since leader Xi Jinping further consolidated power within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at the 19th National Congress.
Lu Wei, as the former head of the CCP’s Cyberspace Administration, was in charge of the country’s heavy Internet censorship and monitoring.
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
