Young man Fang Yirong from Loudi, Hunan, arrested after hanging anti-Xi Jinping banners on a pedestrian bridge in Xinhua County
On July 30, 2024, 22-year-old Fang Yirong from Loudi, Hunan, imitated the Sitong Bridge protest by hanging anti-Xi banners and playing a broadcast on a pedestrian bridge in Xinhua County. He subsequently recorded a video declaring his opposition to authoritarian rule and was arrested by the authorities shortly thereafter.