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On September 21, because Shandong China Construction Traffic Engineering Co., Ltd. owed migrant workers' wages, multiple workers went to the company to hang banners for rights defense and demanding unpaid wages.
Parents in multiple regions across the country report that schools are enforcing strict campus behavioral codes, including requiring students to walk in straight lines and make right-angle turns, as well as facing criticism or point deductions for observing nature during breaks or having poor sitting postures.
A primary school student in Shandong Province was caught running on campus by a student cadre "Red Scarf Little Steward" and was subsequently forced to write a self-criticism letter promising never to run again.
Shandong petitioner Zhao Xigao was sentenced and imprisoned for demanding enforcement funds from a won lawsuit. His family accused that his legs and feet severely ulcerated and blackened in prison, and he eventually died behind bars.
On September 17, multiple employees of Tianqu (Xi'an) Co., Ltd. in Lantian County, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, held up a banner reading "Return my blood and sweat money" at the company entrance to protest and demand unpaid wages.
On September 16, a blogger revealed that tourists at the Qingdao Beer Museum privately stole complimentary specialized glass cups, took photos to show off on social media, and posted tutorials on how to steal them, sparking netizen discussions on the lack of social morality.
On September 15, a garbage site in a certain area of Shandong displayed a sign prohibiting picking up trash and imposing a fine of 500 yuan, sparking heated discussion among netizens.
On September 11, a netizen posted that after two months of job hunting in Qingdao, they encountered over 40 companies suspected of false recruitment and illegal employment. The positions were mostly fake customer service, street promoters, or disguised sales roles. Some companies had issues with wage arrears, no social security, and harsh working conditions, leading to the netizen's livelihood being in distress.
On September 10, a fire broke out during the maintenance of a foreign cargo ship at the Qingdao Beihai Shipyard, causing significant casualties. Xi Jinping instructed the search and rescue operation, and official sources are strictly controlling information from the scene.
A Tastin store in Shandong restricted employees' restroom use by requiring them to make up the time, forced them to clock in early and clock out late, and coerced employees into signing contracts voluntarily waiving their social security.
A dry bulk carrier named Ocean Melody at Qingdao Beihai Shipyard caught fire during repairs. The blaze was extinguished after about three hours. There were 42 people on board; 12 were safely evacuated, officials said 25 missing persons showed no signs of life, and 5 were injured and taken to hospital. The vessel, built in 2006, is 190 m long with a deadweight of about 55,000 tonnes. At the time of the incident it was registered under Liberia, but the owner is Hui Li Shipping Co., Ltd., and the ship management company is Shanghai Yuyang Kunpeng Ship Management Co., Ltd. The ship arrived at Beihai Shipyard for repairs on August 31; it had previously been detained in Australia for fire safety defects such as emergency fire pumps, CO₂ system remote valves, and engine room fire dampers, and the issues were rectified.
Residents of Victoria Bay in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao discovered that land planned for a kindergarten and a community hospital had been mortgaged and auctioned off as industrial land. Since July 27, they have been gathering outside the residential complex, demanding that higher-level authorities intervene and investigate.
During a rights defense gathering by property owners at Victoria Bay, police set up human walls and privacy screens; that evening, some owners were cleared by police and taken away.
Lu Kewen posted that, excluding rural elderly, China's pensions are higher than those in Japan, South Korea, and France when calculated by the ratio of national income, and argued that this situation puts excessive pressure on public finance and will inevitably lead to comprehensive cuts in the future.
Affected by short-term heavy rainfall, a mudslide occurred in Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, causing road closures. Approximately 2,300 tourists had to leave their buses and trek several kilometers down the mountain in the dark through the landslide area.