Fang Fang (born Wang Fang in 1955), a celebrated Chinese writer known for depicting the working poor and winner of the Lu Xun Literary Prize in 2010, gained international fame for her Wuhan Diary during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. Written on Weibo, this daily account blended her personal observations with anonymous interviews from the quarantined city, chronicling life amid the crisis. While domestic supporters saw her as holding authorities accountable, she faced severe criticism from Chinese netizens—including front-line doctor Zhang Boli—who accused her of spreading "hearsay" and "distorted values". The backlash intensified when her diary was rapidly translated into English and German, prompting detractors, like the viral "gong-ringing daughter," to claim her writing was weaponized to support anti-China conspiracy theories. Despite this, Fang Fang repeatedly insisted her diary was "absolutely consistent with the government's position," framing it as a personal act of "grieving and venting," all while using her platform to advocate for an end to internet censorship in China.