Chinese YouTuber Li Ziqi has suddenly disappeared and hasn't made video content on his YouTube channel for a long time. Various speculations circulated accompanying Li Ziqi's disappearance, ranging from news of a hiatus from YouTube, being involved in legal cases, to Chinese government censorship of famous figures.
Li Ziqi is known to have not posted a new work for more than two months. His fans were worried and questioned his whereabouts. "Sister Qi where are you? We are very worried. Please update the video as usual which makes us calm," said one fan on Chinese social network Weibo.
Quoted from Vice, Li Ziqi used to upload new videos every month. But this time, the last video was posted in July, and there has been no update until now.
Li Ziqi's team did not specify what was going on. But they hinted that Li Ziqi was facing some problems.
In a Weibo post on August 26, Li Ziqi's assistant shared the shocking news that Li Ziqi decided to take a short break and quit YouTube. Li Ziqi realized he was spending too much time creating content, and intended to catch up in education.
Although it has not been confirmed, his assistant also mentioned that Li Ziqi has not graduated from high school education. The 31-year-old girl is also reportedly involved in a legal case, thus making her choose to vacuum from YouTube.
On August 30, Li Ziqi posted a photo on Weibo showing himself filing a report at the police station. In reply to the comments on the post, Li Ziqi seemed to be venting his frustration.
"I always ask the lawyer to record everything. This is terrible! A business must have a good trick!," wrote Li Ziqi. But that post has now been deleted. However, this post sparked rumors of a business dispute.
In addition, there were also rumors that Li Ziqi was deliberately removed by the Chinese government. In recent months, there have been a number of Chinese celebrities suddenly disappearing and keeping silent.
To note, in China, celebrities or popular people are considered a threat. Their popularity and wealth is considered to be a risk and a threat to state nationalism.