Douyin Goes Wild Without Limits!

Douyin account released a video of former CCTV host Chai Jing interviewing Hu Jintao in 2006 (Video screen shot)

[People News] Recently, mainland China’s Douyin has suddenly seen wave after wave of crazy operations. Many highly sensitive topics for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have appeared on Douyin without obstruction. These include videos about June Fourth, Zhao Ziyang, Hu Jintao, Chai Jing, and Yu Menglong. In the latest round of “challenging the tower,” people have become even bolder. A handwriting blogger wrote the word “pig,” and the comment section was filled with people saying “Xi Jinping.” Even “Winnie’s Supermarket” and speculation regarding the cause of former Premier Li Keqiang’s death appeared.

Several days ago, X-platform user “ziyousuiwo” posted that highly sensitive content had been appearing on Douyin one after another. At first, one Douyin account released a video of former CCTV host Chai Jing interviewing Hu Jintao in 2006, sparking heated discussion among netizens. Both Chai Jing and Hu Jintao are sensitive figures in China’s online environment; therefore, the fact that this video could circulate normally on Douyin was seen as an extremely unusual signal.

In early 2015, Chai Jing, who had already left CCTV, self-funded the production of the environmental documentary Under the Dome. The film used her daughter’s tumor as an entry point to explore China’s air pollution problem. Within 48 hours of release, total views exceeded 200 million. The film was taken offline nationwide before the CCP’s Two Sessions that year, and discussion was banned. Analysts said the film touched upon the pain of China’s economic transformation, and the massive public attention had already caused shockwaves to a system that prioritizes stability maintenance.

Immediately afterward, Douyin showed posts compiling the dates when various Chinese provinces declared independence during the Xinhai Revolution, presented in tables or animation. Soon after, the platform featured a video about South Korea’s June 3rd Movement in 1964, believed to be hinting at China’s June Fourth incident. Additionally, videos with the theme of “recall” appeared one after another. These topics, involving regime change and regional independence, did not directly point to specific individuals, but netizens generally believed the content was extremely sensitive. Were Douyin’s censors all asleep?

But the most shocking content arrived: footage from a June Fourth documentary actually circulated on Douyin. The original video shows a student with a red headband riding a bicycle toward Tiananmen Square to join the protest, intercepted by a foreign reporter on the way.

When the reporter asked where he was going, he replied briefly and firmly: “Going to march, at Tiananmen Square.” When the reporter pressed for the reason, he responded without hesitation: “Why? I think it’s my duty!” Many netizens commented that “this is the first time seeing this on Douyin.”

Next, someone posted historical footage of Zhao Ziyang visiting Tiananmen Square to persuade the students in 1989. The comment section contained multiple entries of “8964,” forming a rare scene of open discussion.

In addition, a netizen edited past public speeches of former Vice Premier Wang Yang using the perspective of the cartoon character “Bald Qiang.” The video spread quickly on Douyin and received widespread praise from netizens.

Another creative video titled “Bear Two Struggle Session” also attracted much attention. The animated protagonist Bear Two is widely considered a satire of CCP leader Xi Jinping, carrying extremely strong symbolic meaning.

The three characters “Yu Menglong” also seemed to be unblocked. Screen recordings show hundreds of people typing his name under a video supporting Yu Menglong, yet it wasn’t censored—something unimaginable before.

On December 7, blogger “ziyousuiwo” posted again saying, “Douyin is crazier than ever,” and even bolder content appeared. “June Fourth” officially appeared on Douyin; some were openly commemorating Zhao Ziyang, and in the comment section people directly typed “8964,” along with comments quoting Zhao Ziyang’s words when he visited the students in Tiananmen Square.

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According to chat screenshots, someone recounted what Zhao Ziyang said to the students back then: “You are still young. I’m older, so it doesn’t matter for me,” and “Children, go home.” Some sighed: “What he said to the kids back then is truly touching. Alas.”

On December 9, someone directly posted an icon reading: “6-4 1989.” On December 11, Douyin continued challenging taboos: the “8964” tank image appeared in the comment section. Mainland netizens used numbers or homophones to refer to “8964,” and someone said: “When I was 8 years old, I had 9.64 dollars.”

Someone also posted a picture of a primary school student making a victory gesture during the 1989 June Fourth period, standing under a sign reading “Love in Class 64.” Another person posted a photo of a large road roller in front of Tiananmen Square.

Netizens were excited but also suspicious: “Did Douyin’s censorship loosen or lose control?” “The day when the CCP can’t suppress it anymore is coming.”

On December 9, the account “Rock Harbor” posted Douyin videos on X along with a long essay. The essay wrote: “Stop acting. There is no one left in the audience. Cheap performances, repetitive routines, stale brainwashing rhetoric—all have been exposed. No matter how grand the stage, it can’t hide that the audience has left. The play of power continues, but belief has collapsed, and the applause is long gone. You think you can prolong your life with intimidation and lies, but you haven’t noticed that the Chinese people have quietly awakened.”

Mainland netizens replied under the video: “Hope more heroes can push society forward,” “Anyone who dares to speak is a hero!” “Sharp eyes, so true!” “Dead end? Then just hit the road!” “Indeed crawling and tumbling away.”

On December 11, blogger “ziyousuiwo” posted again, saying: “Douyin is getting crazier day by day. Even crazier content has arrived—handwriting bloggers writing ‘pig,’ and the comment section all saying Xi Jinping.” “People are getting bolder and bolder; Douyin continues its taboo-breaking— even ‘Winnie’s Supermarket’ has appeared.”

In the comment section, someone asked: “What do they sell in there? Do they have baozi?”

Another netizen said: “The shopkeeper is dressed like Zhao Zilong.”

On December 12, the taboo-breaking continued. Some netizens commemorated Li Keqiang, listing the time of his death. The comment section expressed mourning, with one netizen saying: “One day, the truth will be revealed to the world.”

Another user asked on X: “Is it really possible to see this stuff on Douyin without a VPN these past two days?” The post has now been viewed more than 2.7 million times, gaining huge traction. Some commenters said Douyin’s openness this past month rivals that of X.

But some expressed concern, wondering whether the current relaxation is permanent, temporary, or whether the CCP is “fishing,” trying to lure people out. But more netizens believe this is a sign of internal power struggles. This wave of “taboo-breaking on Douyin” shows that the anti-Xi faction is gaining the upper hand. With more people seeing the truth, the voices opposing Xi and opposing the CCP have become stronger.

Some netizens reported a reason for the recent wide-scale taboo-breaking on Douyin: censors seem to have had their pay withheld. Others said stability-maintenance funds have not been approved.

Blogger “ziyousuiwo” posted saying the CCP’s collapse is accelerating and that we are witnessing history.

Regardless of the reason behind Douyin’s sudden openness, the signs of the CCP’s end are becoming increasingly obvious. Yuan Hongbing, a legal scholar living in Australia, recently told Kan Zhongguo that information from conscientious people within the CCP system reveals that CCP officials not only face a new round of internal purges but also face deep personal crises.

These conscientious insiders revealed that on November 20, China’s Ministry of Public Security submitted an internal report to the CCP Secretariat, which was then circulated to all provincial-level departments. The report showed that a document supposedly issued by the “Special Party Unit for the Beijing-Tianjin Region of the Restoration Party in Occupied China” has been circulating in more than a dozen large and medium-sized cities and dozens of towns in China.

The document is titled: “During the 2026 Lunar New Year, Launch Operations to Seize the Ill-gotten Wealth of CCP Dog Officials to Aid Livelihoods and Gather Energy for a People’s Uprising!”

The document states that although some officials with “modern awareness” are now hiding their illicit gains in virtual currencies, most still hide their money in their own homes or those of relatives and mistresses. If the money is stolen, they “absolutely will not dare report it.”

The document likens the Restoration Party to “the revolutionary party of today,” saying “In ancient times, Liangshan heroes robbed birthday tribute; today the revolutionary party robs the ill-gotten wealth of CCP bandit officials,” calling it a “righteous act.” Targets include not only corrupt officials but also corrupt businessmen and “white gloves” who launder money for them.

The document calls on “300 million returning migrant workers and unemployed college students to actively respond during Chinese New Year.”

Yuan Hongbing said this Ministry of Public Security report is clearly warning officials nationwide: during the New Year holiday you must guard strictly against such incidents. But he emphasized that what the report truly reveals is a heavier existential issue: millions of CCP officials must choose between two fates—either continue serving as sacrificial victims of the CCP’s internal purges, or in a nationwide uprising become burial goods for the CCP; or, awaken and join the historical tide resisting totalitarianism.

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