After the controversy over Kevin Tsai appearing at a Taiwan independence activist's campaign rally escalated, brands such as Leapmotor severed ties overnight and deleted all of their materials. His Weibo account with more than 30 million followers was emptied overnight, the platform imposed a full traffic throttle, and his commercial partnerships on the mainland were wiped out overnight.
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www.163.com
2026-10-07 03:04 · 10月4日，蔡康永现身台湾沈伯洋竞选集会引风波，内地品牌连夜切割，其微博账号一夜清空并遭全面限流。
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2026-10-07 03:36
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2026-10-07 12:05 · 蔡康永出席沈伯洋竞选活动后遭零跑汽车下线全部合作内容，陆委会主委邱垂正回应称台湾选举参加者不需要中共同意，并指艺人赴大陆发展立场不同可能利益归零。
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·Importance IV
·Taiwan
10.04
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·Importance III
·Taipei
10.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·China
10.04
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·Importance I
·China
10.04
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·Importance III
·China
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Kevin Tsai cut off by mainland brands; Weibo account emptied and throttled
2026.10 · Developing
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10.04
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·Importance III
·China
10.05
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·Importance II
·China
10.06
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·Importance II
·China
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