China banned all mention of a sassy, eye-rolling reporter after she became a meme

• A reporter was caught on live TV dramatically rolling her eyes at a government press conference in Beijing.
• Liang Xiangyi gave a fellow reporter a massive side-eye and an eye-roll as she asked a rambling and fawning question to a governmental official.
• The moment went viral, and Liang became a meme.
• China immediately banned all mention of her on the internet and the press.

China banned all mention of a reporter after she was caught on live TV dramatically rolling her eyes at a state conference earlier this week.

Liang Xiangyi, a TV reporter for the Yicai financial news website, was caught on camera giving a huge side-eye and rolling her eyes at a fellow reporter as she asked a rambling question at a conference on Tuesday.

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