Weibo celebrity薛Mazi was arrested

People's Daily Online, Beijing, August 25th - It has been learned that Weibo influencer and angel investor Charles Xue was recently taken away by the police for investigation. The reporter noticed that the last update on Charles Xue's Weibo account was at 17:41 on August 23rd. In addition, some media reported that at around 19:00 on the 23rd, the public reported to the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and apprehended prostitution suspects Charles Xue (male, 60 years old, American nationality) and Zhang Yun (female, 22 years old, from Henan province). Both confessed to their illegal acts.

On August 23rd, the CCTV News Broadcast strongly criticized big influencers on Sina Weibo who spread rumors. Subsequently, some accounts including Zuoyeben were shut down in recent days. Some analysts said that Weibo may tighten its control over future speech.

Update: A reporter from the Legal Evening News verified with the Beijing police that the news of "Charles Xue being caught for suspected solicitation" is true.