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.
On September 11, the Weibo and Xiaohongshu platforms carried out large-scale post deletions and search blocking of discussions related to Sun Meihua, who has been missing for 26 years while searching for her family and is suspected of having been abducted and sold to Cao County, Shandong. The relevant original posts were set to private, and related messages can no longer be found in search results.
Sun Meihua, who had been missing for 26 years, was discovered by volunteers in Cao County, Heze, Shandong. She gained attention from netizens due to her English proficiency and professional terminology, and was eventually reunited with her family in Beijing through blood sampling for kinship search.
On September 11, 2026, the Weibo and Xiaohongshu platforms carried out a concentrated cleanup of discussions related to Sun Meihua's 26-year disappearance and her suspected trafficking to Cao County, Shandong. Searching for "Sun Meihua" on Weibo now yields no relevant results; the summary page only shows unrelated old news from 2025, and all main discussion posts have been set to private. Search results on Xiaohongshu also show unrelated content.
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.
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.