
Top editor at nationalist Chinese state tabloid retires
CNN
The longtime editor of one of China's most outspoken and nationalistic state media outlets says he's stepping down.
Hu Xijin said Thursday that he has retired and is no longer serving as the editor-in-chief of the Global Times, according to a post on his verified Weibo account.
He added that he will continue as a "special commentator" for the tabloid, and will "continue to contribute to the development of the Global Times and continue to do my best for the [Chinese Communist Party's] news and public opinion work."

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