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Twitter suspends Chinese 'propaganda' accounts

Pro-China supporters take a selfie with a Chinese national flag during a rally at a park in Hong Kong

Pro-China supporters take a selfie with a Chinese national flag during a rally at a park in Hong Kong Source: AAP

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Twitter says it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign.

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