Meet Cathy Tie, Bride of “China’s Frankenstein”

In April, the feed started to change even more drastically. He’s posts became increasingly provocative, with better English and a unique sensibility of online culture. “Stop asking for cat girls. I’m trying to cure disease,” the account posted on April 15. Two days later, the account followed-up: “I literally went to prison for this shit.” This shift coincided with the development of his romance with Tie. Tie told us she has visited China three times this year, including a three-week stint in April when she and He got married after a whirlwind romance. She bought him a silver wedding ring made up of intertwined DNA strands. The odd behavior on He’s X feed and the sudden marriage have left followers wondering if they are watching a love story, a new kind of business venture, or performance art. It might be all three. A wedding photo posted by Tie on Chinese social media platform Rednote shows the couple sitting at a banquet hall, with a small number of guests. MIT Technology Review ... Read full article.