09.20
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Beijing
On Sep 18, Liu Anjun, a family member of Sun Meihua, disclosed that the Xicheng police in Beijing demanded that the family disband online chat groups and prohibited any public mention of the matter, while also banning audio and video recording during meetings. Previously, Sun Meihua was brought back to Beijing on Sep 8, but family visits were obstructed, leading to demands for confirmation of her health status and a thorough investigation into the circumstances of her disappearance.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Beijing
According to Liu Anjun, the police informed him that a physical examination and injury assessment had been carried out for Sun Meihua.
09.16
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
The Sun Meihua incident continues to ferment, and a netizen received a call from the police station ordering the dissolution of the relevant WeChat group to suppress discussion.
09.15
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Cao County
Volunteer searcher Du Xiaohua posted a video report; in the case that attracted attention after reporting Sun Meihua's abuse, the “Uncle Long” who had long controlled Sun Meihua’s cohabitation has been taken by local police for investigation.
09.14
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Beijing
On September 14, the Xicheng police in Beijing notified Liu Anjun that Sun Meihua had undergone multiple rounds of physical examinations and that the injury assessment was still being processed. As of September 26, whether a case would be filed for investigation had still not been clearly stated.
09.08
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Beijing
Sun Meihua, who had been missing for 26 years, was brought back to Beijing from Cao County, Shandong, by her brother on September 8. Her sister Sun Cuihua said she was blocked by her brother right after a brief video call; her brother-in-law Liu Anjun, who is also in Beijing, had returned for more than two weeks and received only one recent photo.
09.08
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Beijing
According to her family member Liu Anjun, Sun Meihua, who had been missing for 26 years, was brought back to Beijing by her brother from Cao County, Shandong on September 8. After that, her brother blocked Liu Anjun and Sun Meihua's sister, refused to arrange any more video calls, and did not allow Liu Anjun to visit in person.
08.31
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
According to a police notice relayed by volunteer Du Xiaohua, Sun Meihua was placed in a local nursing home on August 31.
07.12
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Beijing
CCTV cited data from the Ministry of Public Security stating that the number of criminal cases nationwide decreased by 16.1% year-on-year from January to May. However, the phenomenon of multiple regions investing financially in expanding detention centers and prisons has led to external doubts about the real public security situation.
2026.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Around May 2026, family-search volunteer "Chuxin" obtained Sun Meihua's ID documents from "Uncle Long" in exchange for giving her a phone, and collected her blood to search for her family.
2025.12
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Hong Kong
In 2025, Hong Kong recorded a total of 89,137 criminal cases, 50% more than the 59,225 cases in 2019. Among them, 43,212 were fraud cases, accounting for half, with victims defrauded of HK$8.1 billion. Fraud cases have multiplied fivefold from fewer than 10,000 in 2019.
2024
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·China
Data shows that in 2024, the annual number of criminal cases filed by Chinese police (Public Security) exceeded 10 million, a sharp increase compared to 2000, with the majority of short-sentence cases involving various "pocket crimes."
2020
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
According to reports, Sun Meihua obtained an ID card under the name "Zhang Li" in 2020, with a registered age nearly three years older than her real age.