2026-11-10
On November 10, a netizen posted that they had a dispute with a JD.com courier in the Dalian Development Zone. Six months later, during the Qingming Festival, they received funeral items ordered and sent by the courier. After reporting it to the police, the courier continued to send threatening text messages. JD.com customer service asked for understanding, citing the courier's family difficulties, and the courier was only suspended for training and continued to deliver packages.
2026-11-07
On November 7, Wang Fuzhi, former Deputy Commander of the Urumqi Military Region, passed away in Dalian, Liaoning, at the age of 104. Born in 1923, he joined the Red Army at 12, served through the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Chinese Civil War, and the Korean War, and was promoted to Major General in 1964. With his passing, all 1,614 founding generals and marshals who were awarded ranks between 1955 and 1965 have now passed away.
2026-10-30
Bandao Morning Post modified its report on the death of Wu En multiple times: first writing "his partner Cang Bai," then changing it to "she," then to "their," and finally deleting the word "partner" entirely. After being questioned by netizens, the newspaper deleted the Weibo post.
2026-10-30
On October 30, at Roosevelt Plaza in Dalian, Liaoning, netizens captured a recruitment advertisement for 'Yan Nainai Korean Rice Soup' seeking servers and hourly workers. The ad specified negotiable wages, 9-to-9 working hours, only 2 days off per month, and priority for those with work experience.
2026-10-20
On October 20, the Graduate Student Union of the Institute of Psychology and Brain Science at Liaoning Normal University published an initiative on its official website stating that circumventing the Great Firewall without approval is a violation of the law, naming VPNs, proxy software, game accelerators, and overseas plug-ins, and demanding that students neither use nor spread circumvention tools, and that they promptly and in good faith advise any classmate found doing so.
2026-10-17
According to a report by Sound of Hope, on October 17, 2026, the canopy of a bus stop in Dalian, Liaoning Province suddenly collapsed, hitting and injuring several passengers who were waiting for the bus. The specific casualties and the cause of the accident are still under further investigation.
2026-10-15
On October 15, the Dalian Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision announced that Wang Shaocheng, former secretary of the leading Party members group and director of the Municipal Transportation Bureau, had been expelled from the Party, stating that he privately kept and read materials involving serious political problems and was also suspected of accepting bribes; the specific content of the materials was not disclosed.
2026-10-06
On October 6, Caixin revealed that science popularization blogger Hong Guangyu was criminally detained by Dalian police. He had helped cherry growers draft and revise complaint materials and spoken out online. Sources said the detention was related to his involvement in fruit farmers' rights defense.
2026-10-06
Red Star News previously reported that in the same dispute over the death of a cherry tree, self-media writer Li Guangjun was found by a court to have committed reputation infringement for publishing related articles and was ordered to pay 200,000 yuan in economic losses; the three articles involved totaled only 103 reads.
2026-09-29
On September 29, a netizen shared a video of freshmen's military training at Dalian Maritime University, claiming it was the result of 21 days of training. In the footage, students in uniform form neat formations. A highly upvoted comment in the comments section said they could only see the hardship of students starting military training at six o'clock every day for 21 days.
2026-09-27
On September 27, a netizen posted a photo of a poster supporting Wangwang displayed in a rice noodle shop in Dalian, Liaoning. The poster features images of Wangwang and a puppy, with words such as "Every life deserves to be treated kindly" and "Protect stray animals," and is pasted on the back of the cashier's monitor.
2026-09-18
On September 18, in a student group chat, a counselor at Dalian Maritime University responded to a student asking if military training assembly times could be announced in advance by saying, "Those who are unsatisfied with the college's arrangements can come to me to process their withdrawal."
2026-09-20
On September 20, a grade group notice at Liaoning Normal University stated that students who participate in blood donation can apply for a total of 13 days off combining the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, while those who do not donate blood must attend classes according to the schedule, stating that no special requests will be entertained without special circumstances. This sparked public criticism for using holidays as a bargaining chip for blood donation.
2026-09-19
After a fire broke out in a dormitory at the Dalian campus of Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, students said the school arranged for personnel to paint over the smoke-blackened walls, compensating them with only one quilt and three free laundry washes, and did not respond to questions about the fire alarm and evacuation.
2026-09-19
On September 19, Hong Guangyu, a former reporter for the Beijing Science and Technology Report and a popular science author on food safety, was taken away across provinces in Xiamen by the Zhongshan Branch of the Dalian Public Security Bureau. He was criminally detained on suspicion of picking quarrels and provoking trouble and is currently being held at the Dalian Detention Center. Netizens exposed the incident on September 24, and his family confirmed it.
2026-09-17
Dai Yulin, former Deputy Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Liaoning Provincial CPPCC, was announced by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on September 17, 2026, to be undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation, three years after his retirement. During his early tenure in Dalian, he was promoted by Bo Xilai, and subsequently served in the Liaoning officialdom for a long time, becoming entangled in relevant political purge trajectories.
2026-09-15
On September 15, netizens discovered an anti‑abuse poster commemorating the stray dog “Wangwang” from Jieyang, Guangdong on the wall of a hotpot restaurant in Dalian, sparking attention.
2026-09-16
On September 16, Dalian fruit grower Yu Kewei, who participated in the rights-defense campaign over the death of cherry trees, was approved for arrest on suspicion of the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble; the charges are related to his online speech. Ji Xiaowei and several other fruit growers engaged in rights defense had previously been arrested as well.
2026-09-15
After Li Qiang was promoted to Secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee, Yao Huaming succeeded him as Deputy Secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee, and on September 15 was appointed Vice Mayor and Acting Mayor of Dalian.
2026-09-15
On September 15, 2026, Yao Huaming was appointed acting mayor of Dalian.
2026-09-10
From September 8th to 10th, the Central United Front Work Department held a training class for senior management talents of key private enterprises in Dalian, with over 50 entrepreneurs participating. Shen Ying, the deputy minister in charge of daily affairs, requested in her opening speech that private entrepreneurs thoroughly study Xi Jinping Thought, uphold the "Two Establishes," achieve the "Two Maintains," and always be "politically astute individuals."
2026-09-12
On September 12, the central government approved the appointment of Li Qiang as a member of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee. On the same day, the former Dalian Municipal Party Secretary, Xiong Maoping, stepped down from his positions as Deputy Secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, member of the Provincial Standing Committee, and Secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee. Li Qiang previously served as the Mayor of Dalian.
2026-09-12
On September 12, 2026, Xiong Maoping, Secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee, was dismissed from his post. The announcement made no mention of him being assigned to another position, and the meeting announcing the dismissal was chaired by himself.
2026-09-12
On September 12, 2026, Li Qiang, a local official in Liaoning (a different person from the State Council premier of the same name), was appointed to the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee and as secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee; the former secretary relieved of his post was Xiong Maoping.
2026-09-06
On September 6, 2026, animal protection volunteers in Dalian, Liaoning held banners against animal abuse on the street and hung posters on residential building balconies, continuing to speak up for Wangwang, a stray female dog abused to death in Jieyang, Guangdong.
2026-08-22
On August 22, 2026, US media outlet War Zone cited the latest commercial satellite photos to assess that China's fourth aircraft carrier is under construction at the Dalian Shipyard, featuring a nuclear reactor containment structure and dimensions close to those of the US Ford-class carrier.
2026-08-18
On August 18, 2026, NTD reported that a Mr. Wang, owner of a funeral services company in Dalian, said his company used to transport 7 or 8 bodies a day, but now that number has doubled, with as many as 30 bodies transported in a single day; the claim has not been verified officially.
2026-08-16
On August 16, the anime film “Niu Lai,” which had drawn attention and suspicion from the authorities due to its soaring box office, was notified of removal in Dalian and other cities, and its screenings were halted.
2026-07
Urban flooding occurred in Dalian, submerging buses. Netizens claimed that the local manhole covers, sewers, underground pipelines and drainage system might be fake, covered only with rain grates, with no underground pipe network.
2026-06-26
On the evening of June 26, 2026, reports circulated online that CITIC Tower (China Zun) in Chaoyang District, Beijing, was struck by a small aircraft; the exact cause is unknown.
2026-06-23
On June 23, 2026, LGBTQ+ graffiti and rainbow symbols inside Dalian Polytechnic University were vandalized; a student subsequently publicly admitted to carrying out the act and said the university is not a gay club.
2026-05-18
Two Japanese employees working at the China branches of major Japanese heavy electrical machinery giants were caught red-handed at Dalian Customs, suspected of concealing dysprosium and terbium—heavy rare earths used in high-end military applications—inside large machinery to smuggle them out of the country.
2026-01-11
On January 11, an 8-meter-tall Marilyn Monroe statue inside the Central Avenue tourism and culture shopping center in Dalian, Liaoning, was quietly removed. Netizens posted comparison photos of the scene on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) and Douyin, and mall staff claimed they only noticed it when they arrived for work that day.
2025
2025年大連金州の聯豊村鎮銀行の破産は、史上2家目となる破産手続を完了した村鎮銀行となった。
2016
In 2016, fixed-asset investment in Liaoning Province plunged 63.5%, and in March of the same year Northeast Special Steel went into substantive default, marking the complete collapse of Northeast China's balance sheet and credit.
2012-03-18
In the early morning of March 18, 2012, Ling Gu, the only son of Ling Jihua, died in a Ferrari crash near the Baofusi Bridge on Beijing's North Fourth Ring Road. Two young women in the car were severely injured, triggering high-level political maneuvering and intensive news censorship.
1990
In the 1990s, when Bo Xilai was mayor of Dalian, Xi Jinping made a special visit to learn about city management experience; Bo Xilai shared the trick of “speculative land buying” and predicted that the two would eventually become enemies.
1986
According to Jiang Weiping's book, during his tenure as Jin County Magistrate in Dalian, Bo Xilai visited Zou Xianwei, who had just been released from prison, had a murder charge, and collected protection fees. The two became close partners.