Mainland actor Yu Menglong died in a mysterious fall on September 11, sparking widespread concern due to the many suspicious points surrounding the case. (Screenshot from Weibo)
[People News] CCP leader Xi Jinping recently attended the 70th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. During a CCTV livestream, netizens stormed the broadcast chat to demand the truth about the case of mainland actor Yu Menglong.
According to CCTV, on the afternoon of September 23, Xi Jinping led the Central Delegation to Urumqi to attend the anniversary celebrations scheduled for the 25th.
On September 25, the main celebration was held at the Xinjiang People’s Hall and broadcast live by CCTV. During the livestream, netizens broke into the chat to speak out for Yu Menglong.
One netizen wrote in the comment section: “We request the state to make public the law enforcement records, chain of evidence, individuals involved, autopsy reports, etc., regarding the incident of Xinjiang native Yu Menglong’s fall from a building in Beijing, in order to calm public doubts and avoid an investigation as murky as the old KMT’s Chen Yu case.”
The CCP leader Xi Jinping recently attended the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. During the live broadcast on CCTV, some netizens “stormed” the livestream chat, leaving comments demanding that the truth about the case of mainland actor Yu Menglong be made public. (Online image)
Some posted the same message twice in a row, accompanied by scrolling banners that read: “Uphold justice,” and “He was a life!”
The video clips of the messages were reposted on overseas social media.
“They are truly brave.”
“I follow this every day. Yu Menglong cannot be allowed to die in vain.”
“Keep speaking out. Never give up.”
“Stay strong, I hope we see the dawn of truth.”
Others were more pessimistic: “Do they even care? Impossible. It’s a communist state.”
Some users shared that they had also commented under the Beijing Cultural and Tourism Bureau’s accounts. Their posts appeared to go through but were invisible to others: “They’re playing dirty tricks.”
Another netizen remarked that speaking up for Yu Menglong is speaking up for oneself: “If today I turn a blind eye, then when disaster comes for me tomorrow, no one will raise a banner for me.”
Yu Menglong was born in 1988 in Midong District, Urumqi, Xinjiang. From a young age, he studied piano and cello, and with a strong interest in performance arts, he later chose an acting career.
Netizens pointed out that Yu Menglong was from Xinjiang, and now hundreds of millions are crying injustice for him. With Xi Jinping and other top leaders travelling to Xinjiang, how could they not feel guilty? Rumours have circulated that Yu Menglong’s death involved a secret illegitimate son of CCP Politburo Standing Committee member Cai Qi, and other whispers suggest links to Xi Jinping’s distant relatives.
On September 22, a rare “dragon-shaped lightning” was filmed in Hami, Xinjiang. After the spectacular video circulated, many immediately associated it with Yu Menglong. Netizens noted that his hometown is Xinjiang, his zodiac is the dragon, and the last character in his name “朦胧” (lóng) sounds like “dragon” (龙). The coincidences left many feeling eerie: “He has returned as a dragon,” “It feels like he’s coming back for revenge,” some even sighed, “The truth is hidden—perhaps Heaven is showing omens.”
On September 11, Yu Menglong fell to his death in a residential complex in Beijing’s Chaoyang District at age 37. That evening, around 6 p.m., his studio confirmed the death on its official platform, adding that “after police investigation, criminal suspicion has been ruled out.” This triggered widespread doubts and questions from the public about the many suspicious aspects of the case.
On the evening of September 21, Chaoyang police issued a notice stating Yu Menglong died from an “accidental fall after drinking,” ruling out homicide, and claiming his family had “no objections.” Police also announced that three netizens accused of “spreading rumours” had been placed under “compulsory measures,” and that other “related individuals” had been dealt with.
The notice contained no case details—merely repeating the conclusion of a drunken fall. This further fueled public outrage. Statistics show that online discussions about Yu Menglong’s case have already exceeded 20 billion views.
On September 23, Sina Weibo announced another crackdown: over 100,000 posts were deleted, thousands of accounts were silenced, and more than 15,000 accounts lost their commenting privileges, citing violations such as “malicious hype” and “deliberately inciting negative sentiment.” Observers called the censorship around Yu Menglong’s case the harshest internet crackdown since the dawn of the Chinese internet.
Even so, netizens inside China continue to speak out through all possible channels. With domestic platforms heavily censored, many climb the firewall to voice demands overseas, vowing never to stop until the truth is revealed. Commentators say Xi Jinping’s regime has underestimated the political impact of Yu Menglong’s death.
(First published by People News)
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