Singer Han Hong appeared to campaign for Feng Xiaogang's movie "Catching Spies" ahead of its premiere. Her casual remark "just showing my face" triggered a public backlash, damaging her public persona and leading some netizens to cancel their monthly donations to the Han Hong Foundation.
The history exam paper for the Yunnan high school entrance examination was riddled with errors, claiming that Thomas Edison was born in 1882, established a thermal power plant, and invented the light bulb in the same year. This sparked widespread ridicule among netizens, prompting official announcements that multiple responsible officials have been suspended from their duties.
When sharing overseas about shaking hands with Xi Jinping, KMT Chairperson Cheng Li-wun described his hands as "soft as clouds." The related remarks and the word "clouds" were subsequently thoroughly scrubbed (404ed) across the mainland Chinese internet.
A female tourist at Jingshan Park was stopped by security guards while bowing to the crooked tree where Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself. After calling the 12345 hotline to complain, she was told that bowing was suspected of involving religious activities, sparking heated public discussion.