A Wenzhou man, intoxicated and live-streaming, falsely claimed to be a provincial bureau employee while making frivolous, personal inquiries to the 110 emergency line; he received eight days’ administrative detention and a banned account.

Social Context

Impersonating state personnel violates China’s Public Security Administration Punishment Law and undermines emergency service integrity. Since 2022, police have intensified crackdowns on 110 misuse—especially via livestreams—as part of national digital governance reforms targeting ‘waste of public resources’.

Safety Tip

Never use emergency lines for non-urgent matters—even as a joke—and verify official identities through government websites, not social media.