2026-10-12
Hu Ermei, who ran the "Hu Ermei Copper-Pot Potato" stall in Chengdu, reportedly took her own life after suffering online abuse. Her relatives posted her final words on social media, in which she reviewed her experience of coming to Chengdu to work, marrying and raising children, and the hardships of life.
2026-09
Hu Ermei, a street vendor who had been selling fried potatoes in Gao County, Yibin, for more than 4 years and had two children, jumped into the river and took her own life after being unable to bear the pressure of online abuse. Netizens expressed their sorrow one after another and voiced anger at the abusive netizens.