A Chinese Woman Who Was Missing For A Decade

After running away from home at 14, her family assumed she was dead. Instead, the woman known by her pseudonym Xiao Yun lived for 10 years in various internet cafes, supporting herself by playing online games.

Xiao Yun was caught after police spotted her using a fake ID at an internet café. She was fined around $200 CDN.

Xiao Yun

Xiao Yun was 14 years old when she ran away from home in the Chinese province of Zhejiang after arguing with her parents. Ten years later, she was presumed dead after she failed to return home. But police officers were shocked to discover her alive and well at an Internet cafe after conducting a routine check this week. The woman, who was using a fake name, told police she had been living at Internet cafes since she left her house in 2005, surviving on donations from fellow customers and occasionally working as a cashier to earn additional income.

During questioning, Xiao Yun admitted to sleeping in Internet cafes and public bath houses while spending most of her time playing the multi-player shooter game CrossFire. She said she had become so good at the game that other players would pay her to play for them. Eventually, she grew so comfortable with the idea of living in Internet cafes that she even started to work as a cashier to earn additional money.

In order to survive, Xiao Yun was also known to scavenge items from the trash. She claimed to have found a number of valuables including mobile phones, watches, and laptops. However, the most shocking discovery was when she found a letter written by her mother urging her to come home.

While she was missing, Xiao Yun’s family had stopped looking for her. However, she contacted her mother via the popular messaging app WeChat a few years ago and informed her that she had been found. The family was skeptical at first, but Xiao Yun finally returned to her hometown in November after a decade of being absent from the family.

During her stay at the Forbidden City, Xiao Yun was treated as a respected and wise mentor by the other assassins. She learned a lot from her time as an assassin and one of the things she took with her was a box that belonged to Ezio Auditore. This was a reminder to her that revenge is a bittersweet thing. Unlike other concubines of the period, she did not undergo footbinding or have her breasts compressed with cloth in order to fit into household rituals and instead danced in her spare time.

Zhai Dengrui

Zhai Dengrui was a bright young woman with a passion for literature and drama. She regularly attended reading groups and movie screenings in independent bookstores and joined several theatre groups in her spare time. She also cared deeply about social issues, especially gender equality. She was preparing to apply for a master’s degree in theatre education in Norway.

But on December 4, a male police officer stormed into her apartment under the pretense of checking her water meter, and then 10+ officers raided her home, confiscating electronics and summoning her to a police station without giving her an official charge. Police even threatened her not to post her story online.

Dengrui’s family is worried that she has been taken into custody, and they have been unable to contact her since. She has not been able to access her cell phone or bank accounts. Her friends and relatives have been trying to gather evidence and pressure the government for her release.

She was one of the most active members of the Blank Paper movement, and she often shared videos of the protests on WeChat. Her family and friends are worried for her, and her brother called the police in Shanghai to report her missing. Her father pleaded with the local police to rescue her, but they said they could not do anything because she did not have an official arrest notice.

Like Xiao Yun, Zhai ran away from her parents when she was 14. She never returned to their homes, and spent the rest of her life living and playing video games in internet cafes.

But in the last decade, she has been more reliant on her boyfriend and his money, which has made them both feel trapped by the one-child policy. In addition, she has not been able to start a family of her own because of the lack of affordable housing and childcare. This has left her with little freedom to pursue her interests, and she feels stifled in her job. The pressure on the authorities is intensifying, and we must do our best to fight for these women’s rights.

Cao Zhixin

A video of a woman who says she was detained by Chinese police after attending a protest vigil has been circulating online. The 26-year-old publishing house editor, Cao Zhixin, claims that she and five friends were summoned by the police after their vigil on November 27, which was held to mourn victims of a fire in Urumqi that was blamed on China’s strict zero-Covid policy. Cao is seen in the video surrounded by armed police officers, wearing white suits and glasses.

The vigil was a rare show of public defiance against China’s coronavirus restrictions. The authorities had ordered people to stay indoors for months, even as the pandemic grew more serious. Its participants argued that the policy was impractical and disproportionate to the risk of death from the pandemic, and they protested against the isolation laws.

Despite their differing backgrounds, many of the vigil attendees had something in common: They were members of Generation Z, a group of young people who feel stifled by China’s rigid social mores. They have a strong desire to express themselves, and they are not afraid to pay the price. They are often the last in their family line, and they have little to lose by standing up for their rights and freedoms.

Cao Zhixin’s video was recorded in December as she learned that her friends were disappearing into police custody one by one. She explains in the video that she inserted a SIM card into her old smartphone and called an acquaintance to ask whether she should prepare for a possible detention, but she did not realize how serious the situation was.

She said she woke up to the sound of her apartment’s alarm at around 6 a.m. and rushed to get ready. She then went to her parents’ home and picked up a copy of the prerecorded video from her computer.

She was reportedly accompanied by Li Siqi, Xiao Yun, and Zhai Dengrui, who were also detained in early January. Of them, Cao and Li were formally charged with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” on January 19. The other three may have been released on bail before the end of the month.

Li Siqi

Li Siqi is a Chinese influencer who gained fame for filming her life in rural China and posting it on her YouTube channel. She has millions of followers around the world, and they were shocked when she stopped uploading videos in July 2021. The reason for her disappearance was unknown until recently, when she began trending on social media in China and abroad. It was later revealed that she is suing her multi-channel network management agency Weinian.

Li’s case has drawn attention from international rights groups, who say that the government is trying to silence dissenting voices and prevent criticism of the pandemic. They warn that the detentions could lead to more harassment and intimidation of those who speak out against the government.

The vlogger’s supporters are worried about her health and well-being, and some have even started an online petition asking the Chinese government to release her. The petition has so far garnered more than 200,000 signatures, but the government has yet to respond.

In addition to her YouTube channels, Li Siqi has also published a number of books on various topics, including gender issues, subcultures, and mental health. She has also collaborated with organisations such as 706 Youth Space (Beijing), Zero to One (London), and Zenflo (Beijing). She studied at Goldsmith College in London, where she obtained a master’s degree.

The vlogger’s recent return has created great excitement among her followers, but Lai says that she will take things slowly before diving back into the influencer world. She wants to ensure that her content is authentic and that she can maintain the support of her millions of fans, both in China and beyond. It is also important for her to adapt to the changing preferences of her audience, which now favors regular updates. She also needs to make sure that she is able to meet the high production standards required by her sponsors. If she does not adapt to this new landscape, she will lose her audience. In addition, she may find it difficult to keep up with her competitors who have been posting more frequently.