On the morning of July 31, a screenshot of a Weibo post by former Chinese Communist Party leader Hu Jintao claiming that his family had died from poisoning circulated widely on overseas websites. The post alleged that the whistleblower was Qin Feng, the niece of former Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing. However, upon investigation, no such post appeared on her Weibo account, suggesting it may have been deleted. The problem, however, is that the Weibo…
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On the morning of July 31, a screenshot of a Weibo post by former Chinese Communist Party leader Hu Jintao claiming that his family had died from poisoning circulated widely on overseas websites. The post alleged that the whistleblower was Qin Feng, the niece of former Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing. However, upon investigation, no such post appeared on her Weibo account, suggesting it may have been deleted. The problem, however, is that the Weibo…