2026-10-15
On October 15, a journalism graduate in his 40s wrote to writer Lian Yue's Q&A column "I Love Asking Lian Yue," saying that after the decline of print media he switched to law, has earned almost no income this year, cannot pay social insurance and the housing provident fund, works part-time washing kitchen utensils for just over 20 yuan an hour, with both hands stiff and swollen, and that his father was diagnosed with cancer early this year.
2026-09-19
On September 19, Chinese writer Lian Yue, currently residing in Japan, published an article on his WeChat official account attacking Lianhe Zaobao's report on the attack against a Japanese boy in Shenzhen. He hurled insults at Singapore, calling it a base country, criticizing its stance on China-U.S. and Taiwan Strait issues, and claiming Singapore should tightly embrace China.