A former Chinese state media editor and vocal supporter of the government has called for greater tolerance for free expression.
On Monday, Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of Global Times, a tabloid owned by the Communist Party’s mouthpiece People’s Daily, wrote on social media that society “should be as open as possible within the constitutional order under [Communist Party] leadership”.
“There should be a collective consensus respecting individual rights on the Chinese internet,” Hu…