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by 50or05 2036 days ago
Different outlets are controlled by different people some are more loyal to Xi, but ultimately none of them can go wild. Even in this case the news have been removed quickly and Dr. Ai Fen disappeared as well:

https://rsf.org/en/news/whistleblowing-doctor-missing-after-...

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> Different outlets are controlled by different people some are more loyal to Xi, but ultimately none of them can go wild.

This is how "independent media" work in most countries that have such a thing: different outlets are controlled by different people, resulting in some diversity of opinion, but not every idea gets the same airtime. Of course the definition of "going wild" is different in a Chinese context.

Also, from the article you linked:

> 04/13/2020 UPDATE RSF has taken note of the video published on the Weibo account of the whistleblower Ai Fen, which suggests that she is free to move, and hopes that it was not staged by the Chinese regime.