Medical workers from Tianjin say goodbye to colleagues they have been helping in Wuhan, which has reported no new cases for three days. Photo: Xinhua
Coronavirus lockdown: woman charged with organising protests against overpriced food, bad management
- ‘Brother Zeng’ was detained in March for rallying about 100 residents of the Sea Mountain community in Yingcheng, but is now facing the more serious charge of picking quarrels and provoking trouble
- Social media users say the 45-year-old is being made a scapegoat for the city’s mishandling of the weeks-long lockdown
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“Brother Zeng” was arrested for organising two protests at the Sea Mountain residential community in Yingcheng. Photo: Weibo
How Chinese TV star and boy band idol Xiao Zhan was brought down by his own fans
- A piece of homoerotic fan fiction depicting Xiao and fellow star of The Untamed Wang Yibo was published on two websites
- Xiao’s fans complained to authorities, who closed both sites, angering millions of users, who boycotted Xiao and the brands he supported
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Xiao Zhan (left) and Wang Yibo in a still from The Untamed. The controversy around a piece of homoerotic fan fiction featuring the pair has cost Xiao heavily.
