Chinese internet officials have banned controversial , ultranationalist blog Sima Nan , from posting on his social media accounts, according to solutions.
The restrictions on the very contentious Taiwanese online influencer known for his fierce anti-West popular takes was anticipated to continue a year, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
Both solutions declined to provide an explanation of the ban’s cause.
He was prohibited from using the programs for a time. However, one source with direct knowledge of the situation said,” I ca n’t talk about what caused the ban.”
On Friday ( Nov. 8 ), Sima Nan did not respond to the Post’s requests for comment.
Sima Nan has been active and vocal for more than 20 years, beginning in the 1990s with his condemnation of Falun Gong, a spiritual group Beijing after outlawed.
Yu Li, his true name, currently has more than 44 million followers on Chinese social media.
With no formal associations, Sima Nan is seen by many as a symbolic message on the political left, raging on China’s heavily-censored internet against several targets, from businesspeople to the West and democratic intellectuals.
In those problems, he frequently cites Communist Party philosophy, including Mao Zedong Thought, leading many in the state to feel that his comment have some amount of official support.
He frequently accuses organizations or individuals of colluding with the United States and defying China’s interests, which is how he is known as” the anti-US fighter.”
He became a national conversation starter in 2021 when he accused Lenovo of selling condition property for less than their value and paying top executives unasonably higher salaries despite the company’s subpar performance.
Lenovo’s parent company defended the 2009 price of an equity stake in the company made by China’s major science club, saying it was legitimate and in line with restrictions.
Sima Nan, who claimed Lenovo of” causing damage to express assets,” went on to post more than 50 films and articles on the subject after being widely shared on social media websites.
Despite the heated discussion, Beijing did not initiate any inquiries into the matter.
Sima Nan’s last comments on the US presidential election were posted on Weibo, the short-lived platform Douyin, and WeChat, which he had posted just before the voting started.
In his final post on Douyin, where he has nearly 38 million followers, he jokingly referred to himself as” the deputy head of Trump’s presidential campaign office in Beijing”, expressing support for the Republican candidate.
In his last Weibo post, Sima Nan said he preferred Trump because” Trump’s transactional mentality” might help Beijing to take over Taiwan.
” To put it bluntly, Trump is a trader. He calls himself a great trader. Trump will cut trade with Beijing and Taipei. He can sell everything. The key is the price”, he said on the Weibo post.
There are no conclusive links between the Sima Nan ban and other problems.
In August 2022, the blogger has been banned before for a number of weeks.
Beijing is attempting to persuade both domestic and international audiences of its commitment to market reforms and support for the private sector with this ban in the face of repeated official pledges.