Chinese director Zhang Peng detained; family seeks help

Chinese independent filmmaker and YouTuber Zhang Peng, known online as Zhang Neixian, is facing detention by Chinese police on suspicion of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble." The situation has drawn significant attention, prompting his family to issue a second public statement.

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The content of the detention notice previously released is the original official document, only the address and other information involving personal privacy has been masked, and the rest has not been modified.

In their latest appeal, the family addressed four key points of public doubt: the detention notice, the timeline of events, Zhang's place of residence, and methods for seeking assistance. They reiterated that the detention notice provided is an original document, with only personal information like addresses redacted. Regarding a discrepancy in the mailing envelope showing "2025," the family attributed it to a clerical error, emphasizing that the postal stamp date is the accurate indicator of when the document was sent.

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Zhang Peng was forcibly taken away by someone around 11 p.m. on July 1st, and the criminal detention period began to be calculated from July 2nd.

The family detailed that Zhang was forcibly taken on the evening of July 1st and that the criminal detention period began on July 2nd. As of the statement, he had been held for over eight days, with no information provided about his potential release. They assured the public that any updates would be shared promptly through his YouTube channel.

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The family has been living on the Tsinghua University campus for a long time since the 1950s, and his father was also born on campus.

Responding to questions about his residence, the family clarified that Zhang and his family have lived on the Tsinghua University campus since the 1950s, with his father also born there. They stressed this is not a recent or temporary arrangement. Given their limited ability to act from outside China, the family implored the public to continue sharing the information and to provide it to any media outlets that might be interested, hoping that increased attention will lead to greater scrutiny of the case.

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Because we are outside the wall, the things we can do at this stage are very limited. We sincerely ask everyone to continue to help forward the relevant information, or provide it to the media who may be concerned about this matter.