
X Marks the Spot
Elon Musk’s new messaging app was built with Chinese users in mind. It was censored before it ever reached them, with related news coverage from state media also pulled down.

Established on October 1, 1952, Beijing Daily (北京日報) is the official mouthpiece of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (中國共產黨北京市委員會). Since its founding, the paper has functioned as a primary organ for provincial-level ideological dissemination, with its iconic masthead personally inscribed by Mao Zedong (毛澤東). Operating under the Beijing Daily Group (北京日報報業集團), the paper is tasked with propagating central directives and municipal policies.
