During the Spring Festival, Maoyibei, a major internet celebrity with over 20 million followers on the mainland, released a video claiming to have found two elementary school homework books in Paris, sparking a wild online search for the student. Two months later, the police announced that the entire incident was orchestrated by Maoyibei and the MCN company behind her, and classified it as a rumor. Maoyibei faced administrative penalties, and her accounts on various platforms were permanently deleted. Netizens had mixed reactions to this outcome—was the punishment too severe? Follow the State of Play in China English channel at: [null] for insightful content. #Wang Zhian #Maoyibei #InternetCelebrity #QinLang #Ru… ‎Read more