Chinese National Once Deported From Taiwan for Pro-CCP Views Now Harassed in China for Protesting CCP Officials

Chinese influencer 'Xiaowei' posted a video from her hometown in Guizhou, China, alleging that she was harassed and threatened by local police in a late-night phone call after demanding compensation from the village committee, on June 28, 2025. Video screenshot

A Chinese influencer who previously made headlines for advocating for a Chinese military takeover of Taiwan and was subsequently deported from the island has now once again become the center of controversy, this time in her hometown in China.

Known online as “Xiaowei,” she acquired her Taiwan residency through marriage to a Taiwanese man. She was behind an account on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, where she promoted pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) content, such as the idea that Taiwan should be subject to “armed unification” with the Chinese mainland.

While her pro-CCP remarks in Taiwan led to administrative action based on national security laws, Xiaowei went through the administrative court process to appeal her case, and Taiwan’s authorities respected due process.

After her deportation back to China in April, Xiaowei recently posted a video online alleging that she was harassed and threatened by local police in the middle of the night after she demanded compensation from her local village committee. Tearfully recounting the experience, she said she was “terrified and shaking,” and questioned whether “there is still any rule of law.” The video was quickly deleted, sparking debate among Chinese netizens.

Under the CCP, China’s social media is heavily censored and monitored by the regime, and ID verification is required for every social media account. Even minor criticisms of government policy may lead to quick censorship by the algorithm.

From Propaganda to Protest

The general theme of Xiaowei’s Douyin content focuses on lifestyle as well as pro-CCP rhetoric about “One China.” However, her focus shifted when she began publicly demanding compensation she claims she is owed due to a local reservoir project that submerged village land.

In a video posted on her account, Xiaowei was seen confronting village officials, accusing them of withholding various subsidies and payments for land loss, resettlement, and crop compensation. She criticized the village’s CCP secretary for “inaction” and stressed that her protest was lawful.

Shortly after posting the video, Xiaowei went live again, but this time in tears. Around midnight on June 28, she said, she received a call from a local police officer warning her to “express grievances legally and reasonably.” The officer abruptly hung up the phone after the verbal warning.

“I’m just [a nobody] at the bottom of society,” she said in tears during the livestream. “I didn’t break any laws. I only went to the village committee to ask why I haven’t received the compensation.”

She said the call left her shaking with fear, and she accused the police of abusing power.

“What gives your police station the right to call me in the middle of the night? Is there still any law and justice left? Is it wrong for me to defend my legal rights?” she asked, urging authorities to protect vulnerable citizens like her.

Xiao Wei claimed she called 110, the Chinese police emergency number, to report the incident, only to have her complaint rerouted back to the very station that she said harassed her. She then warned her followers that if she stops posting videos, it likely means “something happened” to her.

Soon afterward, all videos related to her protest disappeared from her Douyin channel. Some followers left concerned comments asking what had happened, but as of now, she has not responded.

Used and Abandoned by the Regime

On Chinese social media, her protest content drew more ridicule than sympathy. Many mocked her, with one saying she is now “tasting the iron fist” of the regime she once defended, while some pro-CCP ultranationalists accused her of becoming a pawn of foreign forces or an undercover foreign agent trying to smear the communist regime.

Online critics highlighted that she once gained a following by promoting the Chinese regime’s agenda in Taiwan. Xiaowei had even previously bragged in Taiwan that she married her Taiwanese husband “just to make money” and used him as a “stepping stone” to improve her life. Now, she is struggling to survive in China and has been targeted by the regime for merely demanding compensation that she is entitled to.

Cai Shenkun, an overseas Chinese independent commentator, said on X that Xiaowei acted as the CCP’s mouthpiece in Taiwan and was used and promoted by the regime when convenient.

“Now [that she’s] back in the Mainland, she has no more value” to the regime, Cai said. “It is meaningless to plead [her case].”

Li Jing contributed to this report.