In contrast to Washington's deliberately high-profile strategic bomber deployments, Beijing has moved to rein in discussion about its military technology advances on domestic social media. News of the crackdown was posted on a Weibo account associated with the PLA Daily: the official newspaper of the People's Liberation Army. "If you love national defence, you need a sense of confidentiality," it admonished enthusiasts. "Whether it is intentional or unintentional, leaking classified information on the internet will do harm to the country and potentially lead to prison terms." A report in the nationalistic Global Times was equally blunt, warning enthusiasts "not to become tools of overseas intelligence agencies". It cited the appearance on social media of a weapon that has yet to enter service as having offered foreign intelligence agencies an easy coup.
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