2026-10-31
When influencer Feng Ge appeared in Hangzhou to celebrate Halloween, he was taken away by local police as soon as he showed up.
2026-10-31
On the night of October 31, during Halloween in Hangzhou, internet celebrity Feng Ge appeared at Hubin Yintai IN77 and was subsequently taken away by police.
2026-10-28
A video by influencer Fengge on Bilibili showing Beijing's Majuqiao bottom-tier day laborers and their harsh living conditions quickly surpassed 3 million views, after which he was reportedly taken away by police during a livestream.
2026-10-25
Taiwanese influencer Holger Chen and others traveled to Xiamen in mainland China, filming a promotional video in front of Chinese Communist Party propaganda slogans and expressing their views on "one country, two systems" and Taiwan's return to China.
2026-10-25
Chinese influencer "Feng Ge Wangming Tianya" released a 25-minute video documenting his experience as a day laborer in Majuqiao, Beijing. The video sparked widespread discussion online before being taken down.
2026-10-21
Influencer "Feng Ge Wangming Tianya" filmed the living conditions of day laborers in Majuqiao, Beijing; because the content differs greatly from state media narratives, he said in a livestream that he did not dare release the full video.
2026-10-16
Douyin influencer “Crazy Little Yang Ge” had previously been suspended from streaming for two years over fraud, and his originally planned return on September 20 was abruptly halted by the Cyberspace Administration of China. On October 16, Little Yang Ge and his brother deregistered their original Douyin accounts, issuing statements and resuming streaming under the new IDs “Qingyang” and “Kaiyang” respectively. According to the Twitter user @GFWfrog, a large number of accounts impersonating “Qingyang” have already appeared on the Douyin platform.
2026-10-13
On October 13, Xinhua News Agency announced that Huang Qifan, former deputy secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee and former mayor, is undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law.
2026-10-07
On October 7, Jilin Provincial Party Secretary Huang Qiang chaired a symposium for internet celebrities at the Songyuan Café in Changchun, calling on influencers to study Xi Jinping's thought on building a cyber powerhouse, remain firm in the "four confidences," and promote the main theme, and asking publicity and cyberspace affairs departments to offer support, presenting attendees with books on the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army.
2026-10-06
On October 6, patriotic influencer Luke Wen posted on Weibo, praising the Chinese Communist Party's achievements over the past 20 years in anti-corruption, strengthening the military, and poverty alleviation, while describing China between 1992 and 2012 as rife with corruption, chaotic in public security, and a place where everyone feared for their own safety.
2026-10-04
On October 4, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested California real estate agent Zhang Wanying at Los Angeles International Airport, accusing her of failing to register as an agent of the Chinese government. The indictment says she received an assignment in Changsha in June 2025 from officials linked to the Ministry of State Security, and in September of the same year traveled with an accomplice to Seattle to photograph and surveil the residence of Lai Ting-yu, the son of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, passing the video and license plate information to the Chinese side.
2026-10-03
Recently, a job resume suspected to belong to Hu Chenfeng on Boss Zhipin has been circulating online, showing that he is 27 years old with a junior college degree, previously worked as a blogger at ByteDance and Bilibili, and is seeking a content operations position in Chengdu with an expected monthly salary of 50,000 to 80,000 yuan.
2026-10
A same-sex male couple of Chinese nationality residing in Malaysia entered Taiwan under the guise of tourism and promoted overseas surrogacy arrangements, violating relevant regulations; after negotiations with legislators and public petitions, they were swiftly fined and repatriated by the National Immigration Agency.
2026-10-01
On October 1, 2026, the blogger went to Wangxian Valley in Shangrao, Jiangxi, and found that the well-known influencer scenic spot had few visitors during the National Day holiday, reflecting the phenomenon that the peak tourism season is not booming.
2026-10
Nvidia founder Jensen Huang brought well-known US podcast host Lex Fridman to Taiwan, visiting the computer expo and night markets in the north, and introducing Taiwan to an American audience.
2026-10
A Chinese national with the online handle Xinma Chenjie, a Little Pink, filmed a video in Taiwan claiming Taiwan belongs to the People's Republic of China, prompting a blogger and netizens to call for reporting her to the National Immigration Agency in accordance with the law and demanding her deportation.
2026-09-22
On September 22, a popular landmark wall in Linfen, Shanxi, featuring a portrait of Marilyn Monroe, was painted white and replaced with the red characters 'Love Reading,' sparking heated discussion and mockery among netizens.
2026-09-21
Xu Zhihui, a cat-abusing internet celebrity (online alias Jack Laotiao), was stabbed and wounded at his home in Funan, Anhui, by a woman from Tianjin on September 21. He died after emergency treatment failed, and the female assailant subsequently jumped to her death.
2026-09-19
In Caoxia Village, Wanlongshan Township, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi, a single pole has 84 surveillance cameras mounted, only one of which works while the rest are decorative, turning it into a popular internet‑famous check‑in spot for the local camping base.
2026-09-11
On September 11, the first instance trial for the influencer Tietou's extortion case concluded, with him being sentenced to eight years in prison for multiple crimes. After the verdict was announced, comment sections on social media platforms showed polarized opinions, sparking public discussion on the boundaries and social roles of online anti-fraud activities.
2026-09-12
Around September 12, 2026, a livestream sales influencer with a large following publicly shouted “Xi Jinping step down” during a broadcast, and spoke about nonviolent civil disobedience and the Czech revolution that overthrew the Communist Party. When sensitive words were mentioned, the comment section of the livestream was immediately closed.
2026-09-07
A hot pot restaurant owner in Nantong, Jiangsu, claimed during a live stream that they work 17 hours a day, and influencer Yongge's defense of them has sparked public opinion controversy regarding employee shareholding and exploitation.
2026-09
The influencer "Tietou" (Dong Guangming) was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Binjiang Court in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, for organizing a team to expose social darkness, including scams involving elderly health products and shortchanging at seafood markets. His team members were also sentenced. The official reason given was "extortion," but the video argues this is a fabricated charge aimed at suppressing those who reveal the truth.
2026-09-01
On September 3, 2026, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council responded to the case of pro-CCP influencer Li Dongxian, who wished to return to Taiwan for family reunion due to illness, stating that Li's Taiwan household registration had been cancelled due to his possession of a mainland ID card, and he must follow the regulations for spouses to enter Taiwan.
2026-08-26
National Business Daily reported that "Xinzhua", a Chengdu face-authorization platform, trades the portraits of influencers and ordinary people at listed prices, completing nearly 70 deals with a transaction value of 40,000 yuan in the two months since launch.
2026-08-18
A Chinese female influencer with more than 1.2 million Douyin followers filmed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport and randomly asked passengers whether they would surrender to Japan, Africa and Singapore, then took off her shoes, sang and danced barefoot, and was restrained by police.
2026-08-13
"CC Who Collects Phones" (the mysterious woman in glasses), a Zhuanzhuan second-hand platform employee who became an internet celebrity through an ad, was hit by a fabricated sex rumor. She reported the case to the police to defend her rights but did not receive widespread sympathy from public opinion. The incident sparked discussion about the rights and obligations of influencer employees and their companies, as well as how public relations should be handled.
2026-08-09
Typhoon No. 13 Bailihtun made landfall in Taizhou, Zhejiang. Before that, its outer rainbands brought torrential rain and severe waterlogging to Shanghai, flooding influencer districts such as Wukang Road as well as high-end villa areas.
2026-08-06
A Chinese woman traveled to Malaysia with friends, later lost control at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and was taken by police to the psychiatric department of Kajang Hospital for treatment.
2026-07-16
On July 16, Guizhou Provincial Market Supervision Administration Party Committee member Xu Liuwei is currently undergoing review and investigation for suspected serious disciplinary and legal violations. Xu Liuwei went viral online for demanding that Wang Jianlin retain all profits.
2026-06-29
On June 29, 2026, regarding a Chinese influencer who filmed the customs and security checks at Taoyuan Airport throughout a trip to Taiwan and posted the footage on Bilibili, Taiwan's National Immigration Agency issued a ruling in accordance with the law, imposing an administrative penalty barring the person from re-entering Taiwan for two years.
2026-06-10
On June 27, 2026, CCTV issued a statement protecting its exclusive broadcast rights for the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup, banning the distribution of clips. Subsequently, the social media accounts of well-known football fan influencer "Tuiqian Ge" ("Refund Bro") and others were punished with platform bans for posting match footage.
2026-05-26
On May 26, 2026, the Chengdu Jinniu Public Security Bureau announced that two suspects were apprehended for illegally installing secret recording devices in the restroom of a certain influencer shop and profiting by selling videos of others' privacy; one was approved for arrest by the procuratorate, and one was released on bail pending trial.
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2026-05-26
On May 26, 2026, Taiwan influencer "the Curator" visited Zhang Xue's motorcycle factory to call for supporting domestic products. The person in charge, Zhang Xue, responded in person, saying that buying a Yamaha does not mean being unpatriotic and that good products naturally find buyers, pushing back against moral coercion.
2026-05
In May 2026, “Chutou,” a pet dog with one million followers in Shangqiu, Henan, was stolen and sold to dog dealers for 180 yuan to be slaughtered. After the owner reported the case to the police, the dog thief offered only 400 yuan in compensation, triggering widespread condemnation online.
2026-04-28
China's Ministry of State Security released a virtual police video, characterizing the "lying flat" phenomenon that is trending on platforms as a group supported by overseas organizations and calling on young people to return to a spirit of striving.
2026-04-21
Affected by a Ministry of State Security article criticizing lying flat, lying-flat influencer Xianyu Dreamer, who has 800,000 followers, quickly pivoted, buying a second-hand van and starting to drive for Huolala to document his working life.
2025-09-16
In late September 2025, influencer Hu Chenfeng's accounts on multiple platforms including Weibo, Douyin and Bilibili were banned or shut down.
2025-09-11
Guo Youcai originally sold barbecue in Heze, Shandong, before becoming famous through live-streaming songs. Driven by capital, he started a company and invited Angie Chiu to support him. By September 11, 2025, less than two years later, he was reported to have lost all his savings and incurred debts, returning to the old platform of the South Station of Heze Railway Station in Shandong Province to continue selling barbecue. Unlike his previous efforts to increase income, his purpose for returning to the barbecue business has shifted to paying off his debts as quickly as possible.
2024-05-31
On June 1, 2024, internet celebrity Tietou, who was banned from all platforms for exposing his solicitation of prostitutes, went to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. He urinated on a stone pillar and spray-painted the English word 'toilet' in red paint, subsequently releasing the video online and attracting attention.
2024-03
In March 2024, Kylian Mbappe's lawyer sent a letter to French influencer Mohamed Henni for naming a kebab dish after him. Henni publicly responded, claiming Mbappe had turned his own name into a 'dictatorship.' Both Know Your Meme and Yahoo Sports identified this incident as the starting point for the 'Dictator Mbappe' meme.
2024
According to the program, as the Chinese Communist Party takes a hardline diplomatic line, the overseas actions of influencers represented by Tietou and the Little Pinks have escalated in step with it.
2023
After China lifted its lockdowns, official media and short-video platforms concentrated on promoting Zibo barbecue, turning Zibo into an internet-famous city, after which various localities followed suit and built barbecue consumption projects.
2023
China began setting up multilingual studios in 2023, cultivating various types of influencers around the world and reaching 100 million people, speaking up for China’s position at critical moments or helping to repost statements.