Li Chengpeng posts on X: Mbappé just played a dictator meme
Around October 27, commentator Li Chengpeng wrote on X, “Mbappé just played a dictator meme; this kind of thing is too common in the US and Europe.”
Around October 27, commentator Li Chengpeng wrote on X, “Mbappé just played a dictator meme; this kind of thing is too common in the US and Europe.”
On October 21, a large number of netizens reported having their Moments features restricted, or even permanently banned, for posting sentences containing specific homophonic characters, such as "accustomed to the plain and uneventful days lately," in their WeChat Moments.
According to videos and remarks posted by X user @clashreport, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, when talking about Britain, publicly criticized that today's Britain is called "Islamized Britain," that 3,000 Britons have been brought to court for posting tweets and other remarks online, and that a considerable number of them have been imprisoned as a result.
According to a Voice of Hope report, Hu Xijin recently wrote a post addressing the pension issue, claiming that ordinary Chinese people will not rely on the authorities when it comes to old-age support. The remarks sparked strong dissatisfaction among netizens, who criticized him for ignoring the social anxiety caused by the pension pool running dry and an aging population, arguing that his words were shifting responsibility onto the authorities, and accusing him of flattering those above while bullying those below, with no empathy for the survival struggles of ordinary people.
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs made public remarks, pointing out that the current efforts to counter the propaganda Russia spreads everywhere are insufficient, and warning that modern social media combined with new artificial intelligence technology are easily influencing people's minds. He also mentioned that Ukraine attacked three Yandex centers, which drew attention and discussion on social media.
On October 9, a netizen suggested to the Central Steering Group that an online public opinion office be established to promptly collect and sort out key issues raised by the public online, forming mechanisms for reporting, forwarding, and feedback. One day after the video was posted, it received 242,000 likes, and the comment section and bullet comments showed netizens' support.
Hu Xijin posted a rebuttal to Lu Kewen, pointing out that his absolute description of those twenty years diverges greatly from common sense and the official narrative, and questioning his public denial of the era of rapid economic growth, accession to the WTO, and the first hosting of the Olympic Games; Lu Kewen responded that Hu was merely expressing personal views and called on netizens not to fan the flames.
On October 5, Weibo blogger "Digua Xiong Laoliu" posted asking whether Luo Yonghao should take down the Kevin Tsai interview video, triggering a subsequent wave of attacks.
In October, a tweet by a Turkish netizen about the Uyghurs sparked a massive flame war between Chinese and Turkish netizens on X. The Chinese side counterattacked with the Patrick Star national flag meme, while the Turkish side demanded that Chinese netizens criticize Xi Jinping and mocked them for spending money on VPNs to jump the Great Firewall and join the fight.
On September 29, the Weibo account “Xin Zhi Song Gu” was banned, showing the message “for being reported for violating laws and regulations and the relevant provisions of the Weibo Community Convention.” The ban prompted netizens to question the basis and legitimacy of the suspension.
Cyberspace Administration of Qinghai released a statement stating that the recently circulated claim online that the "former Qinghai Culture and Tourism Department director is driving a rideshare" is untrue, and the driver in the video is a local Xining rideshare driver named Mr. Bai.
On September 18, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued a notice requiring platforms to clean up negative information inconsistent with official corporate statements, and categorized behaviors such as parodying corporate logos, products, and entrepreneurs' portraits as false and misleading handling scopes, demanding platforms to implement whole-process audits and strict handling of enterprise-related information.
On September 20, 2026, Beijing time, China’s Ministry of State Security and official media blamed foreign forces for interfering in the popular domestic phenomenon of “lying flat.” This official claim was widely mocked and criticized by Chinese netizens, with the relevant comment sections filled with critical and satirical voices.
On September 20, a Polish influencer posted a video on Douyin criticizing certain netizens for double standards: while fiercely hating Japan over its invasion of China, they simultaneously treat the Nazi blitzkrieg against Poland as a joke. The video received numerous likes and reposts, sparking heated discussions among netizens.
On September 18, Study Times, the official newspaper of the CCP Central Committee Party School, published an article pointing out that public opinion has become a high-risk explosion point for social conflicts. It criticized the government for its habitual avoidance of responsibility, suggested channeling emotions through empathy and apologies, and called for incorporating public opinion management into the national governance system.