It wasn’t long ago that Cai Qi presented himself as close to the people and sometimes even critical of the communist party state. During his time as a Party official in Zhejiang province, Cai gained millions of followers on Weibo. He found the Facebook ban in China „regrettable.“ When the mother of a local official contacted him online because superiors often coerced her son into going drinking together after work – a widespread problem in China’s working world – Cai Qi stepped in to help her: „Your son won’t have to drink from now on!“