Chinese users rattled by Twitter hiring former state-affiliated exec as its China chi
 

Chinese users rattled by Twitter hiring former state-affiliated exec as its China chief
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Last week, Twitter hired Kathy Chen to be its new head of China, despite the social network being blocked in the country.

But Chen's former history working for the Chinese military has sent waves across the Twittersphere, especially among Chinese users who fear this means Twitter plans to start working closely with the Communist government, which has shown ** hesitation in censoring online sentiment or issuing blanket bans on sites.

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