A Chinese court on Tuesday jailed the former chief internet regulator, Lu Wei, f...
BEIJING - A Chinese court on Tuesday jailed the former chief internet regulator, Lu Wei, for 14 years, having found the once influential official guilty of taking bribes worth almost $5 million.
At the height of his influence, Lu, a colorful and often brash official by Chinese standards, was seen as emblematic of pervasive internet controls, although his downfall has not brought a reversal of those policies. Between 2002 and 2017, he received illicit assets from government units or individuals worth more than 32 million yuan , the court said in the statement.Reuters could not reach Lu in jail to seek comment, and it is unclear who acts as his lawyer.
The government blocks websites it deems a challenge to party rule or a threat to stability, from foreign social media platforms and news outlets to sites such as Google’s main search engine and Gmail service.
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