Following the announcement that China’s former head of Internet censorship, Lu Wei, was placed under investigation for corruption, rumors are now swirling that others in his close circle within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s propaganda apparatus will also get sacked.
As head of the CCP’s Cyberspace Administration, Lu carried out many restrictive Internet policies, punishing those who published political dissent. Last week, the CCP’s anti-corruption watchdog agency announced an investigation into Lu for “seriously violating Party discipline,” an oft-used euphemism for corruption.
