Summary
In Datong, Shanxi Province, China, cyber police detained a local internet user named Xing for using an AI-generated image of Cheng Li-wun, the chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), in livestream sales. The user created a digital avatar of Cheng without authorization to promote products during her recent mainland visit, which authorities stated disrupted online order and generated negative social impact. Xing was placed under administrative detention for illegally appropriating another person’s identity for fraudulent purposes in violation of the Public Security Administrative Penalty Law.