
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.

On April 21, 2026, China’s state news agency, Xinhua, signed a news exchange and cooperation agreement with the Agência de Informação de Moçambique (莫桑比克通訊社), or AIM, Mozambique’s state news agency. The signing took place during Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo’s state visit to Beijing and was listed on the official outcomes of the visit. According to Xinhua, the agreement covered what the agency described as “practical cooperation” in news content exchange and personnel visits between the two outlets.
