The Wall Street Journal reports on securities regulators, media censors & other government officials issuing verbal warnings to commentators
The Journal cites government officials & economic commentators "with knowledge of the matter":
Lin Caiyi, chief economist at Guotai Junan Securities Co. (has been outspoken about rising corporate debt, a glut of housing and the weakening Chinese currency)
- received a warning in recent weeks, these people said
- It was her second
- The first came from the securities regulator
- The later one from her state-owned firm's compliance department, which instructed her to avoid making "overly bearish" remarks about the economy, particularly the currency
Article in the Journal is here, though it may be gated.