The Chinese government is censoring messages left by Western embassies on social media site Weibo , according to a report . The Twitter - like tool was once hailed for empowering foreign diplomats to use " diplomacy " to reach hundreds of millions of people . But the the Australian Foreign Policy 's Weibo diplomacy and censorship in China report showed that Chinese governments are redacting material from foreigners ' posts . “If part of Canadian foreign policy is that Canada should be a determined advocate for liberal and universal values, then it stands to reason that there would be more instances of censorship,” Mr. Ryan said in an interview. It also raised concerns that some governments , such as China 's , are adapting to the restrictions through self - censorship .
The Chinese government is censoring messages left by Western embassies on social media site Weibo , according to a report . The Twitter - like tool was once hailed for empowering foreign diplomats to use " diplomacy " to reach hundreds of millions of people . But the the Australian Foreign Policy 's Weibo diplomacy and censorship in China report showed that Chinese governments are redacting material from foreigners ' posts . It also raised concerns that some governments , such as China 's , are adapting to the restrictions through self - censorship .