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Chinese Economist Suggests China Spend More to Boost Its Birthrate—and Is Blocked From Social Media
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wsj.comSINGAPORE—China suspended the social media account of a popular Chinese economist, days after an article that he wrote, suggesting that the country spend $314 billion to boost its fertility rate, went viral online.
Ren Zeping, a former economist at the Development Research Center, which is overseen by China’s cabinet, with more than 3.5 million followers on the Twitter-like Weibo platform, had his account suspended. Visitors to Mr. Ren’s account were greeted with the message: “This user has been suspended for violating relevant rules and regulations.” It didn’t elaborate on what rules or regulations may have been broken.
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