The actor and singer is said to have been executed in China at the end of 2024. The public only experiences it now.
The Chinese actor and singer Zhang Yiyang was executed in China for a violent crime. According to a report by the “Economic Times”, the execution was carried out by a shooting squad. It was enforced on December 18, 2024, but the news was not made known until July 2025. Here more about the background.
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Zhang Yiyang: Constitution for murder
The 34-year-old Zhang Yiyang was convicted of intentional murder of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend. According to the court ruling, he had lured the girl into a remote forest on February 26, 2022. When she wanted to end the relationship, he stabbed her several times with a folding knife.
Zhang then tried to make the crime scene look like a suicide. He fled and later made a failed attempted suicide in a hotel. According to the court and “Economic Times”, he had put his girlfriend under mentally under pressure for months, manipulated her emotionally and threatened with suicide to maintain the relationship.
His appeals in two dishes were rejected. The execution by a shooting squad is said to have been carried out about 13 months ago. He was supposed to be the first prominent artist to be executed in China.
Reactions in social media
The news about Zhang Yiyang – which was published at the same time as the execution of the execution was published – triggered great outrage in the Chinese social networks. Many criticize that Zhang’s films and music are still available on numerous platforms. As the “Economic Times” reports, many demand to put the star on a so -called black list – a directory in China that excludes certain people from the media.
Who was Zhang Yiyang?
Zhang Yiyang’s career began participating in the reality show “Happy to Move”. He then published music and played in low-budget films. His film “The Sound of Music” celebrated its premiere in March.