Li Xuezheng: Difference between revisions

LXZ is a director and producer working in China. At the time he first became involved in the ZZH controversy, he led Golden Shield Film and Television, not to be confused with Golden Shield Publishing House or Qingtao Golden Shield, companies related to [[Peng Lihu]] (also known as "Tony") that implied they were affiliated with GSFT and LXZ in order to spread false information. He was most well-known for the films "In the Name of the People" and "Roving Inspection Team." He was also director of the Chinese Society of Behavioral Law and deputy secretary-general of the Public Opinion Supervision Research Association. According to his own Weibo posts, prior to his career in entertainment he was an investigative journalist. In 2022, he was appointed to serve as Consultant to the Supreme People's Court Film and Television.

LXZ spent several months (November 2021 - April 2022) shining a light on both the malfeasance of the [[Chinese Association of Performing Arts]] (CAPA), whom he described in a 12/3/21 Weibo post as "a cultural scourge," and the blacklisting of Zhang Zhehan. He called into question CAPA's authority as a voluntary industry association to create lists of immoral artists and helped ZZH move his case into the public eye.  

On November 21, 2021, LXZ first came to the attention of those following ZZH's story when he made several Weibo posts calling into question CAPA's authority to produce lists of immoral artists. He shared a public notice from the [[NRTA]] that stated there is no information designating Zhang Zhehan as an immoral or unethical entertainer. He raised the question of whether the non-governmental CAPA should be permitted to designate an artist as immoral if that directly contradicted a governmental agency.  

Initially, attempts were made to silence LXZ. Weibo pulled down his posts and videos and prevented hashtags raising awareness of the issue (such as #Justice for the People#) from appearing on Weibo's Hot Search despite what ultimately became billions of views. He was also approached in person, but was undeterred:<blockquote>My superior contacted me with request from some department leader to delete my posts questioning CAPA. I replied if this is an order from the party I will delete immediately. There was no follow-up. - November 25, 2021 Weibo post</blockquote>He also called into question the rules themselves, informing netizens through his posts that a member of CAPA provided him with documentation showing the rules under which CAPA blacklisted ZZH for his 2018 photos came into effect on March 1st, 2021, and were not retroactive. He also mocked their appeal process:<blockquote>As required by CAPA's notice, an entertainer on the list went to their secretariat to appeal this afternoon. After much ado, CAPA accepted the appeal, but did not provide any receipt and only gave a landline and the name "Mr. Liu". How can such an informal appeals process ensure fairness and justice? - November 30, 2021 Weibo post</blockquote>

=== LXZ Looks into the Accusations Against ZZH ===

Prior to November 2021, by his own statements, Li Xuezheng was unaware of Zhang Zhehan or his presence on [[China Association of Performing Arts|CAPA]]'s list of immoral artists. He made it clear that he did not know whether ZZH was guilty of the actions of which he was accused, but advocated for his right to procedural justice. In defense of some of the claims, he pointed out publicly that the state-run media had promoted the [[Yazukuni Shrine]] area as a destination for cherry blossom viewing and posting a video explanation of a photo gesture misreported as something other than a reference to ZZH's short film "Brother."

LXZ also revealed previously unknown facts regarding ZZH's family history, including that ZZH's his mother and several family were CCP members and that ZZH's father had died many years previous (therein debunking several rumors surround ZZH's father).  

==== [[Zhang Xia|ZZH's Mother's letter]] ====

On December 3, 2021, LXZ posted a letter written by ZZH's mother wherein:

* She detailed the suffering and abuse ZZH's family had endured

* She stated that if ZZH did in fact enter the shrine, they would willingly die for their crimes

On December 24, 2021, LXZ posted a photo of the Beijing Police Department's acceptance of ZZH's case, adding:<blockquote>ZZH previously tried to file case at other police departments, but his case was not accepted because of the extreme environment of cyber violence and public opinion. He had lost all legal rights of a normal citizen. Recently, after analysis by legal experts, encouragement by experts in the political and legal system, and rational public discussion, we know that this type of malicious slander has caused serious personal injury to individual citizens and constitutes the basis of a criminal case. State forces should and have intervened and he was encouraged to report to the Beijing police. This afternoon, the Chaoyang Branch of the Beijing Police finally officially accepted ZZH's report, the Beijing police should be commended! ! ! ! We expect this to be the beginning of criminal investigations, and civil litigation will also begin. - December 24, 2021 Weibo post</blockquote>

==== [[ZZH audio interview with LXZ|Interview with ZZH]] ====

On January 1, 2022, LXZ posted an [[ZZH audio interview with LXZ|audio interview]] with ZZH in the presence of legal professionals and over 10 NPC deputies and CPPCC members.  Through the interview, Zhang Zhehan confirms:

ZZH indicated that the slander and abuse have severely affected his family; all he asked was that he be given a chance to defend himself. LXZ later reported that several legal professionals approached him to offer legal assistance to ZZH as a result.