Tang Can updated her blog to release a new album and post photos, after which rumors spread on Weibo that she was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection; she has since been out of contact for many years, giving rise to various rumors.
CCTV director Jiao Li suddenly stepped down, was subsequently demoted to the General Administration of Press and Publication, and disappeared from the leadership roster; his downfall occurred right around the time of Tang Can's disappearance.
On November 8, 2011, Gao Xiaosong, who had been sentenced to six months of criminal detention for drunk driving, was released; less than five months later, his online video program Xiaoshuo went online.
When the project building was nearing completion and about to start collecting rent, Shenzhen Metro Group transferred its entire 60% share to Yuanwei Enterprises.
Around the third anniversary of Yang Jia's execution on November 26, 2011, Chinese netizens launched memorial activities online, and many reposted his line, "If you don't give me an explanation, I'll give you one." NTD's report noted that the netizens' commemoration was mainly an expression of dissatisfaction with autocratic privilege through Yang Jia.