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On September 22, 2026, multiple accounts on X with names including "Mutual Follow" and biographies mostly pointing to Huantai, Zibo, Shandong, posted the exact same sentence word-for-word within a span of over ten minutes: "From Beijing to Washington, we look forward to China-US relations continuing along the correct course of constructive strategic stability."
On September 16, when Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced his Policy Address, he used a white piece of paper to align line by line as he read. Ta Kung Pao reported that this reflected being 'serious and rigorous,' which sparked mockery from netizens regarding official propaganda methods.
On September 17, on Daoqian Street, Kecheng District, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, a "Sanqiu Volunteer Police" member was directed by a cameraman and a director to intentionally stage a promotional scene of helping an elderly person cross the street. The staged act was captured by a passerby and triggered widespread public ridicule.
On September 16, CCTV News reported that a shopping mall in Hebi, Henan hung posters of figures like Yuan Longping, Tu Youyou, and Zhang Guimei, praising them as the top-tier stars of the Chinese nation. Data from September 17 showed the video received 170,000 likes, but the comment section had only 74 comments, sparking public skepticism over comment control.
On September 10, 2026, the official media People’s Daily posted an entry announcement on the social platform Xiaohongshu. Subsequently, a netizen posted “We want two-day weekend” in the platform’s comment section as a test, and the system returned a prompt “This comment is under review, sharing not supported at this time”. The incident shows that People’s Daily’s comment function on the new media platform is limited by the platform’s censorship mechanism, sparking netizens’ attention to platform speech censorship.
On September 11, netizens released the ninth-grade first-semester "Morality and Rule of Law" textbook compiled by the Ministry of Education, which requires students to arm their minds with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. It also quotes "A household with a thousand mouths is led by one person" and emphasizes the maintenance of Xi Jinping's core position, sparking public attention.
China's Cyberspace Administration has debunked rumors circulating online about new exit-entry regulations allegedly taking effect from September 15th. It denied claims of 'closing the country's doors' and restricting normal travel for ordinary people, stating that the new regulations primarily target illegal activities such as cross-border gambling, telecommunications fraud, and illegal transfer of technology abroad.
18-year-old freshman Fang Yuxiang lost both legs in a car accident; on September 7, he entered Hubei University with a score of 586, and completed movements sitting on a small stool during military training.
The Shanghai Sports Bureau announced that Liu Xiang chose to seek employment independently, after which the official Weibo account enabled the comment selection feature, triggering mockery from netizens over the official's inconsistent words and actions.
The new edition of the Grade 5 first-semester 'Morality and Rule of Law' textbook, revised according to the 2022 curriculum standards, has been released, covering political indoctrination such as the history of the CPC, socialist propaganda, and the core status of Xi Jinping.
On September 8, a large crowd gathered to commemorate Mao Zedong, with footage showing the crowd waving flags and shouting slogans. The reported gathering size was said to have increased compared to the previous year and the year before that, but the material did not specify the exact location, organizers, number of participants, or whether the event had official approval. The specific demands of the on‑site activity and any subsequent handling were also not described.
Around September 8, 2026, Wang Dan, Guo Baosheng, Chen Xiaoping, and several friends traveled to India and met with the Dalai Lama, with relevant photos published online. Those accompanying them were reportedly overseas pro-democracy figures and their friends. Following the meeting, some criticized them for contacting or paying homage to the Dalai Lama, while those involved viewed the encounter as a meeting between anti-communist individuals and a gesture of respect for the Dalai Lama's person and beliefs. The source material did not specify the exact city or the formal arrangements for the meeting.
The South Campus of Xiamen City Vocational College posted the contents of Xi Jinping's important speeches in recent years, so-called "Xi-isms".
On August 27, 2026, netizens discovered on the social platform Threads that the Central Committee’s official newspaper People’s Daily had opened an official account. After the news spread, many netizens reported, blocked, and restricted the account, and flooded the short posts it published with Xi Jinping memes. The next day, on August 28, 2026, the comment section of the People’s Daily’s account on Threads was closed, preventing further public discussion.
A topic on Weibo hot search, 'Never buy cheap drinks online', has emerged. The reason may be that some drinks, after being soaked by floods, were salvaged by unscrupulous merchants and resold. Videos point out deficiencies in China's system for tracking and destroying goods after disasters.