The Conspiracy Behind the Yu Menglong Case and the 731 Symbol

Yu Menglong checked in at the entrance of the 798 Art District in Beijing this August. (Reproduced from Yu Menglong's Weibo)

[People News] It has been more than two months since Yu Menglong's unexpected death. Despite the suppression by the Chinese Communist authorities, netizens within the Great Firewall remain steadfast in their pursuit of truth and justice. No matter how much they hope that the Public Security Bureau of the Communist Party of China will take the case's uncertainties seriously and reopen the investigation, the Communist Party's propaganda department has only one method to silence dissent. Nevertheless, netizens continue to demonstrate unwavering determination to advocate for goodness and justice, consistently uploading clues to the X platform and Telegram.

1. Why are both Tianyu Media and 798cube linked to the surname Cai?

The X platform account @TuomasLinLi recently revealed the influential figures behind Tianyu Media:

Cai Huaijun, Chairman of Mango Excellent Media and Tianyu Media;

Xin Qi (Xin Xiaoxiong), a shareholder of Beijing 89 Entertainment Culture Media Co., Ltd.;

Cai Junwu, a director of Beijing Qixing Huadian Technology Group Co., Ltd., which has invested in Beijing 89 Entertainment Media Co., Ltd. and Beijing 798 Cultural Entrepreneurship Industry Co., Ltd. The Qixing Group serves as the property management company for 798.

Cai Yiquan, Chairman of Fujian Junbao Service Group Co., Ltd..

Cai Yijia, a netizen who disclosed information related to the Yu Menglong case.

This raises an intriguing question: why is it that they all share the surname Cai?

Netizens shared information regarding the Yunmenglong incident on the Telegram account @JOYL1917, where they conducted an in-depth investigation into individuals with the surname Cai, uncovering a significant mystery: in southern China, there is a strong tradition of recognising kinship, where anyone sharing the same surname is considered part of the same family. In the Chaoshan region, there is a saying that the 'Xin, Ke, and Cai' families are one family. According to this saying, Xin Qi is essentially another 'Cai Qi', which ties back to an old historical narrative.

During the late Southern Song Dynasty, there was a renowned, wealthy merchant in Quanzhou named Pu Shou-geng. His ancestors were merchants from Arabia who had settled in China over generations, and by his time, they had fully integrated into Chinese society. The Pu family initially conducted business in Guangzhou before relocating to Quanzhou, Fujian. The reason for their move? Quanzhou was the largest port in East Asia at that time, presenting boundless business opportunities!

The Song Dynasty treated the Pu family quite favorably, granting them numerous privileges. However, when the Yuan army advanced southward, the Song royal family fled to Quanzhou, seeking to leverage Pu Shou-geng's maritime strength to resist the Yuan forces. To their surprise, Pu Shou-geng refused their request. In a bid to demonstrate his loyalty to the Yuan Dynasty, he went so far as to execute all members of the Song royal family in Quanzhou! Following the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, Pu Shou-geng was indeed rewarded with significant authority, becoming the military governor of Fujian and Guangdong, while also serving as the maritime supervisor for both provinces.

Following the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang harboured a deep resentment towards the Mongols of the Yuan Dynasty, stemming from the fact that his parents and elder brother had starved to death under their rule. This animosity extended to the Pu Shou-geng family, who had aided the Mongols in their conquest. As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang decreed that all descendants of the Pu family who had not yet changed their surname would be labelled as 'remnants.' All males bearing the Pu surname were to be exiled and conscripted into military service, while all females would be relegated to lives as prostitutes or slaves, a fate that would persist for generations. Consequently, many descendants changed their surnames and dispersed, with some adopting the surname Cai.

A recent article from the Central News Agency titled 'Newly Appointed Standing Committee Member Cai Qi Has Visited Taiwan and Met These People' highlights that Cai Qi was recalled for his visit to Taiwan in July 2012, during which he published a 'Taiwan Trip Diary' in mainland media. The diary reveals that Cai Qi met with his second uncle in Kaohsiung and several political and economic figures, and he also toured various locations, praising Taiwan's convenience stores. The article specifies that Cai Qi's visit took place from July 6 to 12, 2012, while he was serving as a member of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Minister of the Organisation Department. By 2012, Cai Qi's second uncle had been residing in Taiwan for over 50 years, and based on the timeline, it is likely that this uncle was a Kuomintang soldier who fled to Taiwan alongside Chiang Kai-shek.

The diary notes: 'Gao Hui, President of the Central Party School of the Kuomintang, Taipei City Council Speaker Wu Bizhu, and New Taipei City Vice Mayor Xu Zhijian delivered speeches. Legislative Yuan members Luo Shulie and Zhang Qingzhong, Kuomintang Central Committee member Chen Mingyi, Taipei Party Committee Chairman Zhong Zeliang, Nantou City Mayor Xu Shuhua, media personalities Jiang Minqin and Yu Meiren, and Wei Ge Foundation Chairman Li Chuanhong were in attendance.'

Lin Chengsheng, the wife of Cai Qi, has been appointed as the deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of Zhejiang Province. She visited Taiwan in November 2012 and April 2014 in her role as deputy director. Following Cai Qi's ascent to the Central Political Bureau Standing Committee, Lin Chengsheng took on the role of deputy secretary-general for the Chinese side of the Cross-Strait Entrepreneurs Summit, allowing her to engage more frequently with Taiwanese political and business leaders. This indicates that the couple wields considerable influence and resources within the upper ranks of the Chinese Communist Party and the Taiwan-related system.

Cai Qi's 'Taiwan Diary' features many vivid descriptions that sharply contrast with the image he later cultivated in Beijing, where he aimed to eliminate the 'low-end population.' On March 27, 2014, he was reassigned as the deputy director of the newly formed Central National Security Commission Office, and in April 2015, he became the executive deputy director of the same office (a ministerial-level position). During his time in office, there were multiple reports of agents abroad orchestrating terrorist acts to murder or intimidate dissenters. This raises the question: Did Cai Qi, once viewed as friendly by the Taiwanese over a decade ago, change under Xi Jinping's influence, or did his own Pu family identity shape Xi Jinping's views?

2. The Symbolic Meaning of 798cube

The last check-in photo of Yu Menglong at 798cube before his death carries deep significance:

The arrangement of 798cube is unusual, but it holds hidden meanings. When viewed vertically from left to right, it reads 7CE—— 731. Why is this so? C is the 3rd letter of the alphabet, and E sounds like 1, which together form 731.

The word 'cube' can be represented in alphabetical order as follows: c—3, u—21, b—2, e—5, which sums up to 31. When combined with 7, it still results in 731. Additionally, there is a black character '一' behind 'cube', which corresponds to '98', indicating 918. This refers to the Japanese invasion of China, known as the 'September 18 Incident', which took place on September 18, 1931.

According to the 'Veritable Records of the Ming Taizu', Zhu Yuanzhang was born on the 18th day of the ninth lunar month. He is referred to as Zhu Chongba because, as noted in the late Qing Dynasty's 'Spring in Tang's Essays', the combined age of his parents at the time of his birth was 88 years. Thus, during the September 18 Incident, when Japan invaded Manchuria, they also claimed to aim at eliminating the Manchu people to fulfil their aggressive objectives. As a result, Japan established Unit 731 in Northeast China, where they conducted human dissections on local Chinese individuals, intending to exterminate them in a dehumanising manner, forcing the Chinese to submit from within. This situation mirrors the atmosphere of terror that the Communist Party is currently creating in mainland China.

In a past interview with Gao Xun (pinyin: Gāo Xùn), one of the founders of the 798 Art District, he expressed a desire to kill Chinese people. Why does he harbour such hatred towards them? An article published by Radio France Internationale on August 31, 2024, titled "Chinese Artist Gao Xun Arrested for Allegedly Defaming Revolutionary Martyrs," introduces this controversial figure. Since the 1980s, Gao Xun and his brother Gao Qiang (pinyin: Gāo Qiáng) have been active in the contemporary art scene through painting and performance art. Their works, such as "Midnight Mass," "Christ Executed," and "Kneeling and Repenting Mao," are seen as satirical critiques of Mao Zedong. Due to tightening restrictions on free artistic expression in mainland China, the brothers moved to the United States. In 2024, Gao Xun unexpectedly returned to China and was subsequently arrested by the Public Security Bureau in Sanhe City, Hebei Province. His brother Gao Qiang reached out to France, leading to Gao Xun's rescue.

In 1979, young artists, including Wang Keping (pinyin: Wáng Kèpíng), spontaneously organised the "Stars Art Exhibition" in Beijing, with the Gao brothers as part of their team. The artworks created by this group are considered reflections on the Cultural Revolution, representing a generation that criticised the Mao era.

However, the reality is that many who claim to be "anti-Mao" are still filled with Maoist ideology.

Mao Zedong rose to power through struggle. Those who mistakenly believe they are opposing Mao think that "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" means that even killing those who oppose them is anti-Mao. In fact, "violence begets violence" is merely imitation, not reflection. The opposite of evil is good; true opposition to Mao should promote charity and kindness. Only by overcoming the struggle with goodness can one genuinely oppose Mao.

(Original publication by People News)
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