A top economist has joined the growing list of China’s elite to have disappeared from public life after criticizing Xi Jinping, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Zhu Hengpeng served as deputy director of the Institute of Economics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) for around a decade.

CASS is a state research think tank that reports directly to China’s cabinet. Chen Daoyin, a former associate professor at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, described it as a “body to formulate party ideology to support the leadership.”

According to the Journal, the 55-year-old disappeared shortly after remarking on China’s sluggish economy and criticizing Xi’s leadership in a private group on WeChat.

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        You replied to the wrong comment or you wasted a report. Edit: cunt is a racist word now to whatever illiterate mod exists on this instance.

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          Cunt is not a racist word, calling another user a cunt breaks the civility rule which is why it got removed.

          Attacking the mods gets THIS comment removed and earns you a 3 day ban. Do better.

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      Ireland isn’t in Europe? You’re about as well informed geographically as you are economically 😂