
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.

Longyi Group Australia (澳洲龍一集團), registered formally as Australia Longyi Group Pty Ltd with Australian company number ACN 168256666, is a Melbourne-based investment and media company focused on facilitating bilateral investment between Australia and China. The group owns Finance Vision Australia (財視澳洲), the Chinese-language media outlet, and maintains branch operations in Shanghai, China, through two subsidiaries: Shanghai Longyi Advertising Co. Ltd (上海龍一廣告有限公司) and Shanghai Longyi Immigration and Visa Services Co. Ltd (上海龍一出入境服務有限公司). The group’s website is longyigroup.cn, a Chinese domestic domain, and Finance Vision Australia’s website carries a Shanghai-based Chinese internet content provider registration number — both suggesting the group’s operational center of gravity lies in mainland China despite its Australian incorporation.
