Between 2018 and 2020, Tong Liya continuously received important resources from CCTV, with related content linking this to the period when Shen Haixiong was in charge of the station.
Cai Fuchao served as the Director of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television from 2013 to 2016.
The self-media account "Financial City Beast" published an article claiming that Shen Haixiong had pursued Tong Liya and subsequently married and divorced her; these claims have not been verified.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Cai Fuchao, former deputy head of the Publicity Department of the CCP Central Committee, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation.
Shen Haixiong was promoted to Executive Deputy Minister of the Publicity Department of the CCP Central Committee after the Two Sessions in March 2025.
Beijing Haidian police announced that three individuals who fabricated and spread false information involving Tong Liya have been placed under administrative detention.
Ma Xingrui has replaced Chen Quanguo as the Party Secretary of Xinjiang. He previously served as the Party Secretary of Shenzhen and Governor of Guangdong Province.
Hong Kong's Ming Pao, citing Beijing sources, claimed that Shen Haixiong remarried Tong Liya; Tong Liya denied the rumors and reported the matter to the police.
Tong Liya hosts the CCTV Spring Festival Gala main venue for the first time, partnering with Negmat Rahman, while Li Sisi withdraws from the main venue.
Online reports claim that Shen Haixiong arranged for Tong Liya to host the program "Walking on the Road Home," which tells the story of her life.
After the merger of CCTV, China National Radio, and China Radio International to form the China Media Group, Shen Haixiong was appointed as its first president and Party secretary.
In 2015, Shen Haixiong was appointed as a Standing Committee member of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Deputy Head of the Publicity Department.
Cai Fuchao has been in charge of radio and television operations since 2011, and later served as the director of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.