The People’s Daily, the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCP), recently launched its own Twitter clone to compete in Chinese microblogging.
It’s clearly a different microblogging provider to me (probably because of its link with the government) as most “Tweets” are about matters vital to national well-being and the people’s livelihood.
Surprisingly to many Chinese netizens, People’s Daily Microblogging has got China’s President Hu Jintao as a certified user:
President Hu’s got 13,671 followers so far without a single “tweet”:
About The People’s Daily
The People’s Daily is a daily newspaper, the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCP), published worldwide with a circulation of 3 to 4 million.
As the CCP’s mouthpiece, the newspaper generally provides direct information on the policies and viewpoints of the Party.
