Chinese rookie cop resembling Taiwan actor Eddie Peng goes viral, attracts 1 million likes

A Shanghai police officer who looks uncannily like the famous Taiwan actor Eddie Peng Yu-yan has trended on social media.

A video clip of the officer, who only joined the force quite recently, has racked up over one million likes.

Officer Gu Chenhan, who is in his early 20s, patrols underground stations across Shanghai accompanied by a police dog nicknamed Fries, according to a report by Shanghai TV.

Gu first attracted attention in September 2023 when, as a police university student, he was sent to work at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, eastern Zhejiang province.

A clip of Gu on duty in a square outside a major shopping centre in Hangzhou went viral, with internet users attracted by his handsome appearance.