Profile | China ‘wheelchair anchor’ Liang Yi becomes first disabled TV host after spinal cord injury
- Chris McMillan
- Nov 24
- 1 min read
China Daily
22nd November 2025
Profile | China ‘wheelchair anchor’ Liang Yi becomes first disabled TV host after spinal cord injury
Television personality who almost lost it all because of rare condition cites ‘perseverance and persistence’ as vital to overcoming challenges
By Fran Lu
Chinese television personality Liang Yi became China’s first “wheelchair anchor” despite a sudden illness taking away her health and bright future.
Born in central China’s Hunan province in 1979, in 2001 Liang became an anchor at Hunan TV, one of China’s most popular television channels for the following two decades.
She had a bright future, but just four months after starting the job, she suddenly lost consciousness while backstage preparing for a show.
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