China Blocks Military Enthusiast SNS Accounts... Concerns Over Weapon Information Leakage
Foreign Intelligence Agencies Interested in Weapons, Internet as Primary Information Source
Some SNS Accounts Used as Tools by Overseas Spy Agencies
[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Jo Young-shin] China has blocked some social network service (SNS) accounts of military enthusiasts over concerns about the leakage of its own weapon information.
According to the Chinese state-run Global Times on the 17th, Junjingping, the Weibo (Chinese version of Twitter) commentary account of the People's Liberation Army's official newspaper Liberation Army Daily, recently posted a message warning against the leakage of weapon information.
Junjingping stated, "Photos of weapons not deployed in actual combat carelessly taken and spread on SNS allow foreign intelligence agencies to obtain critical information very easily," adding, "Such tragic incidents occur repeatedly, and especially military enthusiasts should be warned."
He also claimed, "The development status of China's national defense and military is the top target of foreign intelligence agencies," and "Currently, the internet has become the largest source of information. Owners of military blogs discussing weapon equipment are unknowingly becoming tools of foreign spy agencies."
He further warned, "Information leakage on the internet can harm national security regardless of intent, and one could end up in prison," emphasizing, "Most military enthusiasts are ardent supporters of national defense construction, and therefore must have a stronger awareness of confidentiality protection."
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The Global Times reported that this message came amid the suspension of many military-related accounts on Weibo over the past few days. Clicking on the Weibo account of Cai Yunxiang, which had over 4 million subscribers, only shows the message, "Reported for legal violations and currently unavailable for viewing."
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