Beijing names new Internet watchdog as China keeps door closed to global tech giants

China still bans a long list of social media platforms and websites from accessing the China market, including Twitter, Google, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.

China has officially named Zhuang Rongwen as the new chief of the agency supervising China’s Internet.

The announcement that Zhuang would replace Xu Lin as head of the Cyberspace Administration of China confirms a report by the South China Morning Post last week, which also said that President Xi Jinping was seeking to shake up the country’s propaganda and censorship wings.