2026-05-26
On May 26, 2026, Taiwan influencer "the Curator" visited Zhang Xue's motorcycle factory to call for supporting domestic products. The person in charge, Zhang Xue, responded in person, saying that buying a Yamaha does not mean being unpatriotic and that good products naturally find buyers, pushing back against moral coercion.
2023
According to Wei Libin (@baron_weili), Li Qing said she had worked at the Hangzhou Yamaha musical instrument factory, that her husband died of poisoning from toxic materials, that police did not allow an autopsy and had him cremated right away, and that after she went to petition she was detained and tortured to the point of a broken arm; she entered the US illegally in 2023; unverified.