Chronicle TIMELINE
A chronological, causal record of the resistance, major political crises, and contemporary truth.
2013.08.23
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Beijing
On the evening of August 23, 2013, 13 days after attending the Social Responsibility Forum for Internet Celebrities, Xue Manzi, who had 12 million followers on Weibo, was arrested in a residential compound in Anhuibeili, Chaoyang District, Beijing on suspicion of soliciting prostitution, and was subsequently forced to make a televised confession of about 10 minutes, stating that he had spread false information.
2013.08.19
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 4
·China
On August 19, 2013, internet promoter Qin Zhihui (online alias Qin Huohuo) was criminally detained by Beijing police on suspicion of picking quarrels and provoking trouble and illegal business operations, becoming the landmark case of that year's special campaign against online rumors.
2013.08.10
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·China
China has begun a crackdown on major online influencers, issuing regulations such as the “Seven Bottom Lines for Cyberspace”, and Ren Zhiqiang foresaw the danger of speaking the truth in his book.
2013.08
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Beijing
Lu Wei, head of the Cyberspace Administration of China, presided over the Social Responsibility Forum for Internet Celebrities and put forward seven bottom lines; afterwards, internet big-V Xue Manzi was arrested in Beijing on suspicion of soliciting prostitutes and was forced to make a televised confession.