Is China’s Internet Czar, Lu Wei, Going, Going … Gone?

Lu Wei, China’s Internet Czar is stepping down, causing speculation to arise that he may have been demoted or dismissed. Rogier Creemers considers a more likely scenario: Lu Wei may be promoted to lead the Central Propaganda Department, as its relevance to media has waned compared to the multitude of voices online through social media. In a very short time, Lu reversed the leadership's perception of the Internet from something to be feared to something that could be mastered.

Rogier Creemers Research Officer, Programme for Comparative Media Law and Policy, University of Oxford via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/297zv6o