2026-11-02
On November 2, dozens of migrant workers from the Shui'an Mingju project in Xixian New Area, Shaanxi, went to demand unpaid wages. They stated that the project was constructed by China Chemical City Investment Co., Ltd., and that wages have been in arrears for a year and remain unpaid.
2026-05-14
On May 14, 2026, the owner of a factory in Xixian New Area, Shaanxi reported that after he refused to let subdistrict urban construction personnel in plain clothes enter the factory for an inspection, the subdistrict office dispatched multiple comprehensive enforcement vehicles to continuously block the factory gate for 11 days. Local officials responded that "blocking the gate was appropriate."
2023-04-01
On April 1, 2023, the home of Zhang Heng, a villager from Zicun Village in Xixian New Area, Shaanxi, was forcibly demolished by more than ten armed people; Zhang Heng and his son fought back, killing one demolition worker. The court later found that Zhang Heng had acted in legitimate self-defense and acquitted him.