
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.

The Yangjiang Municipal Government (陽江市人民政府) is the prefecture-level administrative authority for Yangjiang (陽江), a coastal city of approximately 2.5 million in Guangdong Province. The municipality actively markets itself as a “Maritime Silk Road Famous City” (海絲名城), leveraging the ancient “Nanhai No. 1” (南海一號) shipwreck and local maritime heritage sites as cultural assets for state-directed development initiatives. The government hosted China Media Group’s December 2025 Silk Road Television Community Summit, providing logistical support and curated historical tours for international media delegations. Yangjiang’s economy centers on manufacturing, particularly wind energy equipment and marine engineering, while local authorities emphasize the city’s historical role in maritime trade routes within official promotional materials and international engagement activities.
