Overview

• Dalian Polytechnic University expelled the student, identified as Li, under rules on “improper contact with a foreigner” and “damaging national dignity” after videos of her liaison circulated online.
• The expulsion notice, which fully named Li, went viral on Sina Weibo with hashtags condemning public shaming and gender bias amassing over 57 million views.
• Li’s 60-day appeal period has started, but her personal details and images continue to be shared widely by social media users.
• Legal scholars including Peking University professor Zhao Hong cite China’s Civil Code to argue for privacy lawsuits against the university and platforms that amplified her identity.
• Ukrainian gamer Danylo Teslenko has deleted the videos and issued an apology on X for sharing personal footage, and no formal actions have been reported against him.