A screenshot circulating online purporting to show Anna Yao, daughter of Ren Zhengfei, threatening netizens on Xiaohongshu has sparked heated debate. After comparing details such as the author tag color scheme, account name format, and IP location changes, it was judged to be highly likely a photoshopped forgery. Huawei has issued no official response.
According to a post by the X account "Orange," a netizen submitted that Ren Zhengfei's youngest daughter Yao Anna was found threatening in Weibo comment sections, "One phone call from me and I can have your whole family killed, whether it's the police or the underworld," sparking discussion among netizens.
Brother Yu Longxing Tianxia, a netizen who was threatened by Annabel Yao, responded that neither underworld nor lawful channels will change his original intention of seeking the truth, and said he will report his safety every day. On September 18 he posted that he is still alive, while his related posts from June are being deleted one after another.
Anna Yao, daughter of Huawei's founder, attended a public event in Beijing on September 14 and released promotional photos, after which she sparked controversy online over her remarks.
Reports online claim that Yao Anna, daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, threatened a netizen while replying on Xiaohongshu, saying that a single phone call could kill their entire family, sparking public outrage. Some netizens suspect that her account has been taken over by state security personnel.
Rumors circulate that Yao Anna posted saying the screenshot of threatening comments attributed to her was maliciously photoshopped and absolutely not posted by her herself; at the same time, a large number of accounts claimed that the screenshot's IP location did not match her actual location, proving it was photoshopped, with debunking and counter-debunking tearing at each other online.
On August 11, Youku officially announced that Annabel Yao has joined the cast of the TV series "Above the Scorching Sun", which coincided with the promotion period.