Entertainment Tycoon Xin Qi in the Yu Menglong Case: Who Is His Father

Xin Qi (ChatGPT Image)

[People News] On the early morning of September 11, idol actor Yu Menglong, who had 26 million followers, died after falling from a building. Since the authorities have yet to release official details and the circumstances remain suspicious, more insider information about the case continues to surface online.

Yu Menglong, 37, was at the peak of his career. He gained widespread popularity playing “Fourth Brother” in Eternal Love (Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms), produced by Yang Mi. People naturally ask: Who would want to kill him?

Some netizens have released a list of people present at the fatal dinner, among whom producer Xin Qi has drawn particular attention, being described as a major figure in the entertainment industry. Photos of him waiting at the scene for police investigation were taken, and then all his photos and personal information disappeared from Chinese websites, only to later reappear. This has been interpreted as special treatment for the children of CCP elites, reminiscent of the case of Yang Lanlan in Australia.

According to X platform investigations, Xin Qi (a.k.a. Xiao Xiong), born in 1991, is rumoured to be the son of Cai Qi and Tian Haiyan’s sister, Tian Haiyan. Later, Tian Haiyan married Xin Bao’an, the former chairman of the State Grid and a party secretary.

Public records show that Xin Bao’an, of Han ethnicity, was born in October 1960 in Huixian, Henan. A CCP member, he began working in July 1982, earned a bachelor’s degree from Xi’an Jiaotong University, and a master’s in Electrical Systems and Automation from North China Electric Power University. He is a graduate-level, professor-level senior engineer—a technical bureaucrat.

Xin Bao’an worked long-term at the Baoji Power Supply Bureau in Shaanxi, then held positions such as Director of Human Resources at the State Power Company, and HR Director at China Huadian Corporation. In 2015, he became Deputy General Manager and Party Committee Member at Huadian Group, and in 2016, he joined the State Grid, eventually rising to the top executive position. This coincided with Li Xiaolin’s exit from the power system.

In 2016, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) revealed confidential documents covering 214,000 offshore companies with 11.5 million records, exposing hidden overseas assets of politicians and elites, including Li Xiaolin. Amid Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, Li’s family left the Chinese power system, losing this lucrative sector.

Huadian Group is one of five national power generation groups formed after China’s power system reforms. The other four are China Huaneng Group, China Datang Corporation, China Guodian Corporation, and State Power Investment Corporation—all large state-owned enterprises.

A December 25, 2014, Sina Finance article cited an Energy magazine piece detailing the founding of Huaneng Group in the 1980s, highlighting its funding and connections to Li Peng. The article implied that Li Peng’s family effectively controlled China’s electricity sector. When Xi came to power, the 2015 power reforms and the 2016 Panama Papers leak forced Li Xiaolin out, possibly giving Xi’s family more control over the power system.

The removal of Li Xiaopeng and Li Xiaolin from politics had deeper significance: Xi personally curtailed the influence of the “Red Second Generation” elite.

Xin Bao’an’s rise in 2015–2016 positioned him as a potential “white glove” for Xi in the power sector. It is also possible that Cai Qi’s close relationship with Xi’s family allowed him to benefit.

Xin Qi became a major individual shareholder at State Power Investment Hubei New Energy Company at age 22 and chairman in 2018, at a sub-provincial level—close to Xin Bao’an’s vice-ministerial rank. Commentators wonder: did his vice-ministerial father arrange this, or is someone else his real father?

Online speculation divides into two camps: one claims Xin Qi is Cai Qi’s son, the other that he is Xi Jinping’s son. Who released these narratives? The truth is singular; those with knowledge have no reason to lie.

Now that Xin Qi suddenly has “two fathers,” is it part of a power play between Xi and Cai, with Xin Qi as a pawn? A paternity test might be needed to determine the real father.

Media personality Li Muyang revealed that Xin Qi entered the entertainment industry primarily to launder money. Xi Jinping and Cai Qi allegedly conspired to prevent assets from leaving China, instead using a “illegitimate son” channel for laundering. As expected, the CCP’s motto is “both hands must grasp, both hands must be strong.”

If these reports are true, the CCP police will likely remain inactive and ignore public demands to uncover the truth behind Yu Menglong’s death, waiting instead for the public to forget.

(First published by People News) △