China cries foul over Facebook, Twitter block of fake accounts

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China said on Tuesday it had a right to put out its own views after Twitter and Facebook said they had dismantled a state-backed social media ...

BEIJING: China said on Tuesday it had a right to put out its own views after Twitter and Facebook said they had dismantled a state-backed social media campaign originating in mainland China that sought to undermine protests in Hong Kong.

Overseas Chinese and students"of course have the right to express their point of view", he told a daily news briefing. Chinese media use foreign social media to communicate with people around the world to introduce them to Chinese policies and"tell China's story", Geng said.Channel NewsAsia - Sentifi topic widget

 

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