Reactions to the Chinese Ministry of National Defense's X account

 Direct translation

Shocking the entire internet! The Chinese Ministry of National Defense suddenly bypassed the Great Firewall to access X; the comment section instantly spiraled out of control

Editor: Shi Fang / Source: Epoch Times / https://www.aboluowang.com/2025/1210/2318237.html / Image : Web Screenshot

The Chinese Ministry of National Defense recently opened an official account on the social media platform X, posting its first message in English, claiming to share "stories" about the Chinese military. However, it was met with a barrage of criticism, with users being told to "go back to Weibo." The news sparked heated discussion on the Chinese TikTok platform, with netizens questioning what X is and why it couldn't be found online.

On 8 December 2025, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense opened an official account on the overseas social media platform X, posting in English, "Witnessing history, we are here." The post included videos related to the Chinese military.

Below the post, a comment with over 1600 likes read: "Get out of our X, go back to your Weibo. You don’t allow Chinese citizens to use this platform so to hell with you and your propaganda."

Many other comments were written in simplified Chinese, such as, "Can the official account go back to the Great Firewall? There's no comment deletion button here. Go Taiwan independence, go Japan!" and "The Communist Party step down." Comments included, "Why can you bypass the Great Firewall?", "When will the public be able to see your posts?", and "The CCP military is also bypassing the Great Firewall! The Rocket Force seems to be purging people frequently!"

Netizens inquired about the Yu Menglong case, asking, "When will the Yu Menglong case be formally investigated? Why am I always censored within the Great Firewall?" Others asked, "How many civilians and students did the CCP kill in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests?", and so on.

Netizens commented, "You (the CCP) must be very disappointed, right? Why can't we delete comments here or find out where the commenters are from?" and "I guessed there would be dissidents in the comments section, but I didn't expect so many..."

The news that the CCP's Ministry of National Defense had opened an official account on X (the Chinese version of TikTok) caused an uproar in the comments section. Many netizens left comments such as, "What is X? I also want to support the official account. Can the official account teach me how to download it?", "How does the official account bypass the Great Firewall? Is it stable? Can you recommend it?", and "What app is X? Why can't I find it in the app store or on Baidu? Where is it posted? I want to go and support it."

State media outlets such as the *Beijing Daily* and *Global Times* also reported the Ministry of National Defense's opening of the X account in English on their own X accounts. Before the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council opened a Facebook account on October 21st, officially becoming the "Spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council." Taiwanese netizens flooded the comments section, asking questions like "How did Yu Menglong die?" and "Has a case been filed against Yu Menglong?", and questioning why the Chinese government allows itself to bypass internet censorship while prohibiting the public from doing so.

It is understood that the Chinese Navy opened the @China_Navy account on Facebook and YouTube in April of this year. The Chinese military opened the @ChinaMilBugle account on Facebook in September of last year, and subsequently opened official accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

In fact, while the general public in China is prohibited from accessing foreign websites, Chinese diplomats and propaganda personnel have been using circumvention tools or direct access to overseas social media platforms. The increasing number of Chinese official agencies directly registering accounts on overseas social media platforms in recent years is seen as a necessity for the CCP to increase cross-border infiltration and propaganda, drawing international attention.