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By Elaine Qiang

How will Elon Musk juggle running Twitter with his interests in China?

Chinese author and outspoken government critic Murong Xuecun is worried about Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter.

The world's richest man has said he wants less-restrictive content moderation on the platform and styled himself a "free speech absolutist".   

However, with Mr Musk having a vested interest in keeping Beijing onside, Murong fears the new Twitter boss might cooperate as the regime seeks to silence critical voices on the social media network.

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