Hong Kong's Apple Daily notes that Sina Weibo, a microblog service, temporarily blocked searches for keywords such as "Zhu Ling", "Sun Wei" and "thallium poisoning" last week.

BBC: China media: Middle East mediation

Over 100, 000 people have already signed a petition on the White House website alleging that Zhu Ling's former Tsinghua roommate, Sun Wei, be deported from the US and face investigation, says Southern Metropolis Daily.

BBC: China media: Middle East mediation

Ms. Peng was widely compared on social media sites to Soong Ching Ling, a famed beauty who was the wife of Sun Yat-sen, China's first republican president.

WSJ: China Swoons Over New First Lady

Ms. Peng was widely compared on social media sites to Soong Ching Ling, a famed beauty who was the wife of China's first republican President Sun Yat-sen.

WSJ: China Swoons Over New First Lady