On October 25, multiple netizens left messages in the Q&A section of the film White-Clothed逆行者 on the Maoyan App, asking one after another "Who plays Dr. Li" and "Are there shots of Urumqi, Xinjiang and Shanghai," commemorating Li Wenlang in an oblique way and mentioning the lockdown.
In a recently released date-announcement trailer for an anti-epidemic film, “don’t want to watch” comments flooded the Bilibili danmaku. In the Douyin comment section, netizens brought up the Guizhou quarantine transfer bus, Li Wenliang and the White Paper Movement, and left comments saying “if not necessary, do not watch.”
The video says that after Wuhan doctor Li Wenliang warned about the spread of the virus and conditions in the hospital, he was ordered to receive an admonition, write and sign a confession statement; the incident subsequently drew international attention.
On January 1, 2020, the Wuhan Public Security Bureau issued a notice stating that 8 people who had spread rumors were being investigated and punished according to law. The notice was broadcast on CCTV, and Li Wenliang's epidemic warning was among them.
Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital, posted news in a WeChat group about confirmed SARS and coronavirus cases at the Huanan Seafood Market, for which he was subsequently investigated by the Public Security Bureau and issued a reprimand letter.