After the death of Li Wenliang , some of the trending hashtags on Weibo such as `` Wuhan government owes Dr Li Wenliang an apology '' and `` We want freedom of speech '' were blocked .
After the death of Li Wenliang , Reuters reported that a notice sent to a Chinese news outlet directed them not to `` comment or speculate '' on Li 's death , not to hashtag and let the topic gradually die out from the hot search list and guard against harmful information .