On September 22, 2026, according to China Digital Times (CDT), Chinese independent journalist and #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin was released after serving five years in prison. Huang Xueqin had previously been sentenced by the authorities on the charge of "inciting subversion of state power" for her participation in advancing China's #MeToo movement and her attention to social issues. The news of her release drew overseas public attention to the space for civil society in China and to the fighters for women's rights.