CYLC Central Committee · Full chronicle and history

On October 8, the Communist Youth League Central Committee posted a video on Douyin claiming that two netizens, while cycling past the Nujiang River Bridge Site Memorial Hall, had one person step on the other's shoulders to wipe dust off the red star on the door. The comment section was flooded with sarcastic remarks voicing demands such as two-day weekends, pay raises, and no overtime.

On September 24, the Communist Youth League Central Committee released a promotional video on Bilibili for the National Day eve themed around "many places hanging five-star red flags." After it aired, the danmu were flooded with calls for "two-day weekends," with netizens seizing the opportunity to express demands for the enforcement of the two-day weekend system.

A video celebrating the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, posted by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League on QQ Zone, was blocked by Tencent on the grounds of "violating national policies and regulations."

As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding, the Communist Youth League Central Committee posted a related video on QQ Zone, but it was banned by Tencent CEO Ma Huateng.

During the 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill movement, young mainland netizens, spurred by the Communist Youth League's official line and driven by platform algorithms, once again organized in groups to jump the wall and go on an expedition, continuing the model of online crusades that had prevailed since 2016.

From late 2015 to 2016, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League faced reforms, its organizational staffing was streamlined, and its budget was significantly cut, weakening the Youth League faction's ability to cultivate young cadres.