Old Beijing Teahouse: Typhoon Bavi Lands Twice in China, NO1 Torrential Rain Sweeps China! Shanghai and Hangzhou Evacuate, Sichuan and Hebei Flood! Peking and Tsinghua Professors Speak Truth Openly, Taken Away from Classroom! Xi Jinping Smiles (Old Beijing Teahouse / Episode 1682 / 2026/07/11)

At midnight on July 1, Zheng Yuhuang received notifications from various short video platforms that all of his thousands of short video accounts created over the past few years were banned and cleared to zero.

On July 2, Zhang Dandan, a professor and deputy dean at the National School of Development at Peking University, publicly stated to the media that the average working hours of Chinese laborers far exceed those of OECD countries, with ride-hailing drivers and food delivery riders working over 60 hours a week.

A China economic briefing released by the World Bank on July 8 pointed out that China's domestic demand will continue to shrink and housing prices will fall, with the root cause being that the government of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses 43% of its budget for investment while underfunding people's livelihood.

On July 11, Mabian Yi Autonomous County, Leshan, Sichuan was struck by severe floods; meanwhile, torrential rains in Qianxi, Tangshan, Hebei triggered floods, leaving some people washed away by rapid currents or trapped on car roofs.