Outspoken China Analyst Has Social Media Accounts Shuttered


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The Weibo and WeChat accounts of Hong Hao, aprominentHong Konganalyst, were blocked on Saturday after a series of downbeat comments amid China’s stock markets slump The Chinese social media accounts of Hong Hao, aprominentHong Kong-basedanalyst, have been suspended after a series of downbeat commentaries amid the slump in local stock markets, stemming from Covid lockdowns and geopolitical tensions over the war in Ukraine. The Weibo and WeChat accounts of Hong, who is head of research at Bocom International, the investment arm of the state-owned Bank of Communications, were blocked on Saturday. Content on his WeChat account could not be accessed,...