His videos have all been deleted from the Chinese internet. His government ID has now been blocked from registering on any website in China, virtually blocking him from the internet entirely. This means that he can't communicate with any of his family back home. He is incredibly grateful to our Chinese people who do reach out via VPN and offer to relay messages for him.
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