Yu Menglong’s Death and the 2 Trillion Yuan Power Game

Yu Menglong’s Death and the 2 Trillion Yuan Power Game

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China’s entertainment industry hides a dark secret—and the shocking death of actor Yu Menglong may have just exposed it. Eleven days after his death, authorities arrested not suspects but three women accused of “spreading rumors,” while scrubbing Yu’s name from his shows. Whispers link his murder to money laundering, arms smuggling, and elite CCP families, including relatives of Xi Jinping and Cai Qi. Netizens uncovered shell companies, weapons trademarks, and Yu’s desperate coded pleas for help before he died. This episode unpacks how celebrity culture became a massive laundering machine—and why Yu Menglong’s death could shake China’s top leadership.

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