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China Launches Social Media Campaign For COVID Lockdown City

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If you can't beat them, join them.That was essentially the edict of the Chinese government in the face of increased Weibo chatter from Xinjiang, an area on COVID lockdown since early August, Radar has learned.An instruction document obtained by China Digital Times provides fascinating insight into the coordinated effort.The leaked memo instructed operatives to carry out social media commentary between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. that day. It's unclear if the campaign was to continue beyond that time frame.“There are no subject matter restrictions,” the instructions state. “Content may include domestic life, daily parenting, cooking or personal moods. All internet…

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