Corporate Responsibility · Full chronicle and history

On November 9, a HungryPanda delivery rider in Melbourne reported to dispatch that their order had been stolen by a homeless person and that they had been spat on. The dispatcher's first reaction was to ask if the food could be retrieved, urging the rider to try to get it back, before eventually telling them to give up and complete the order. Netizens claim that failing to retrieve the food could result in a deduction from the rider's pay.

On the evening of November 6, Jiemian News reported that the Maextro V800 had announced a recall plan on October 13 due to brake pedal bracket issues, involving 3,217 vehicles. Subsequently, the report was taken down. Many media outlets questioned whether Maextro had spread rumors, and netizens are demanding the investigation results regarding the brake issues.

In Australia, a Chinese delivery worker for HungryPanda died after being attacked with a knife by a homeless person while refusing to give up the food, as the platform's policy requires delivery workers to compensate for lost or damaged meals.

On October 29, a Douyin influencer posted two notices from Yucai School in Pingyin County, Jinan, Shandong, dated October 27: due to loan approval failure and tight funds, June wages were delayed, and wages for May and June would be combined and paid at the end of November; social security and medical insurance for all staff would be terminated starting this month. The influencer claimed the school had not paid social security for 33 months, teachers had been legally demanding unpaid wages for two months, and many were forced to resign.

Hong Youcheng, 32, worked in research and development at Nanjing Wandes Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. He says that after a dispute with the company over work injuries and overtime, his computer, phone and identification documents were taken away, and that in 2024 and 2026 he was twice sent to a psychiatric hospital, staying a total of about eleven months. Over the years, he repeatedly reported the matter to the police and filed lawsuits, but none were accepted.

On October 28, homeowners at the C&D Jiuliwan residential complex in Wuxi, Jiangsu, posted a video reporting roof cracks in stacked-unit houses, construction waste buried inside the waterproofing layer and structure, and water accumulation under the insulation layer, stating that their daily rights defense efforts have yet to resolve the issues.

A subsidiary of the Yueyang Daily Media Group in Hunan entered bankruptcy liquidation in November 2025. It negotiated the termination of labor relations with three employees but has yet to pay a total of 50,000 yuan in owed wages and severance compensation. Before the 2026 Spring Festival, the company arranged funds to repay some external debts, but employees were repeatedly told by Yueyang Daily leadership that there were no funds available.

On October 20, a netizen in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, posted an accusation that Zhejiang Hengtong Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. unlawfully deducted wages when handling their work injury case. On October 5, they were struck on the head by an iron rod being dumped; the company determined they had operated in violation of rules and deducted 800 yuan. The employee said the iron rod was not secured and posed a hazard, and that they were transferred to another post without receiving training; they have resigned after being obstructed for insisting on filing a work injury report.

Between 2022 and 2025, Hunan Zhonghuilu and its subsidiaries long owed workers more than 5 million yuan in labor remuneration, and have failed to pay social insurance in accordance with the law since 2021. After labor arbitration and litigation, the effective rulings have still not been carried out; the enterprises are accused of maliciously transferring assets to evade enforcement, and some workers are living in hardship.

According to netizen submissions and documents from the Pingjiang County Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, from 2022 to 2025 Zhonghuilv and its subsidiaries owed at least 127 employees over 6 million yuan in labor remuneration, and have paid no social insurance since 2021. After labor arbitration and litigation, the effective ruling has still not been carried out to date. Employees pursued rights defense through subdistrict coordination, labor inspection complaints, compulsory enforcement and other channels, and the handling of the case has exceeded the deadline by over 3 months with no feedback.

On October 14, workers at the CCCC Construction Group's Bailu West Tower project in Xiamen, Fujian, held banners to defend their rights due to unpaid wages. They had previously attempted to demand their wages multiple times without success. At the scene, some individuals obstructed filming and demanded the deletion of photos and videos.

After domestic media reported the case on October 13, outside observers questioned whether Hong Kong-listed Agile Living Services had serious lapses in recruitment background checks, surveillance maintenance, and complaint handling. The company released only a procedural response and did not directly address the substantive concerns.

In a cave dwelling renovation project in Yulin, Shaanxi, worker Hao Zhenzhong was injured during construction. His wife has publicly sought help, saying the costs of his follow-up treatment remain unprovided for.

Guanyuan Data's Guangzhou branch, dissatisfied with the labor arbitration ruling, has sued Li Yu, a dismissed employee with late-stage stomach cancer, bringing the case into first instance. A company staff member responded that the toll that prolonged litigation takes on a seriously ill employee "is not something the company needs to consider."

On October 12, the official account of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee Publicity Department, "Zhejiang Xuanchuan," published an article pointing out that the main video of the Stelato V800 braking test could not be viewed on multiple platforms and that discussion posts had disappeared. It said that deleting videos and handling the matter coldly cannot resolve the controversy, that public safety concerns are reasonable and justified, called for a third party to verify the cause of the failure, and urged regulators not to remain silent.

On October 12, according to Cover News, an aquarium hobbyist in Shandong said that a power outage caused by a Wolde smart power strip killed all the marine fish in the tank, with losses exceeding 20,000 yuan. Customer service was only willing to send a replacement socket, saying "if you don't accept it, go sue."

A bus driver with Chongqing Urban Transportation Development Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. fell ill on his way to work and died after more than 48 hours of emergency treatment. The company refused to pay compensation on the grounds that the case did not meet the criteria for work-related injury recognition.

On September 23, at the south gate of the BYD Industrial Park in Fuyang, Anhui, after a worker reportedly died in a work-related incident, multiple family members knelt at the scene to demand their rights and held up a banner reading "Worker died three days ago and no one has dealt with it," protesting the factory's three-day failure to respond.

On September 23, dozens of workers at Hongxing Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Xingtai, Hebei hung banners at the factory gate to demand unpaid wages, saying the controlling listed company, Shanzi Hi-Tech, had failed to pay wages and stopped paying social insurance contributions, leading some employees to be forced to terminate their labor contracts.

On September 23, Cai Xiaodan updated her rights-defense progress on Bilibili, saying that it had been the fifth day she stayed overnight in the company's conference room awaiting a reply; her 83-year-old grandfather felt unwell and was taken to hospital by ambulance 120, and after receiving an IV drip he returned to the company to fetch belongings but was blocked again. Her husband passed away nearly nine months ago, and the company has repeatedly called the police to demand that the family members leave.

On June 30, multiple children at the affiliated kindergarten of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology experienced vomiting, and parents got no answers after pressing for two months. On September 14, a safety officer at the kindergarten's canteen exposed severe hygiene issues, such as washing shoes in vegetable washing pools and scrubbing woks with mops. The kindergarten had long ignored rectifications, and regulatory authorities failed to inspect the kitchen surveillance footage.

On September 21, multiple workers gathered to defend their rights at the Shenzhen JD.com headquarters project. Workers stated that the construction party and general contractor, Shanghai Baoye, unilaterally canceled their access cards and demanded they leave the site before settling payments. Consequently, the workers protested at the project department's entrance, demanding the resolution of unpaid wages and related payment issues.

On September 14, families of multiple victims in Lishui, Zhejiang, held portraits of the deceased and went to the headquarters of Lishui Public Transport Group Co., Ltd. to conduct rights defense. The family members stated that their father was killed after being struck by a bus while performing road work. Nearly three months after the incident, the bus company has yet to provide a clear response, prompting the family to visit the company to demand accountability.

Zhang Liang's family traveled by car from Hebei to the company to negotiate matters concerning his work-related death; the company promised to give a reply after discussion but repeatedly delayed.

On September 15, Kaifeng Yulin Furniture Co., Ltd. in Henan, due to long‑term wage arrears and being found to have attempted to secretly transfer assets, employees blocked the factory gate and intercepted vehicles, leading to a standoff between the two sides.

On September 17, Cai Xiaodan, widow of engineer Zhang Liang, and her family were invited to negotiate with Beijing Fanghong Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Tsinghua Tongfang. The company promised twice to provide a written response by the end of the workday on September 21, but as of September 23, it has failed to do so, nor has it provided the requested materials such as work records, attendance sheets, and payroll records.

On September 12, the man with an intellectual disability died in Fengshun, Meizhou, after rescue efforts failed, at the age of only 39. His family said he had been doing heavy work without pay at a scrap yard for nearly 20 years, while the boss claimed he had kindly taken him in seven or eight years ago.

In early September 2026, a netizen in Shandong reported that their mother suffered a sudden, critical acute myocardial infarction. While panicking, the father, who suffers from cerebral infarction, used an Honor phone to call the 120 emergency hotline. Due to accidentally triggering the system's default full-screen commercial ad 'Magic Pictorial' by swiping up on the lock screen, and because the close button was hidden and he could not quickly return to the dial pad, the golden window for medical rescue was delayed, and the mother unfortunately passed away. After the incident was exposed, it sparked strong condemnation across the internet regarding mobile phone advertisements blocking life-saving channels and flaws in age-friendly designs.

[Follow-up · September 11, 2026] On the evening of September 11, the party involved in the Honor 'Magic Pictorial' incident posted a clarification and apology, stating that the father's failure to connect the emergency call during his cerebral infarction episode was a misunderstanding and had nothing to do with the Honor phone. Honor expressed condolences for the death of the party's mother, but accused the false post of causing brand damage, stating that "out of humanitarian care, no further action will be pursued," which triggered netizens' doubts about the embedding of 'Magic Pictorial' and the official attitude.

[Follow-up · September 12, 2026] On September 12, the Weibo account of the involved party, Mr. Zhang, showed that it had been deactivated, all content on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) was cleared, and only the report by Jiemian News was retained.

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.

In September 2026, after a fire broke out on a race car at the China GT Shanghai round and the driver was trapped in the flames for 70 seconds amid a delayed rescue, actor Daniel Wu publicly slammed the organizers' actions as shameful and announced his withdrawal from races in China.

On September 5, 2026, several migrant workers in Guangxi hung banners outside the gate of the Southwest Company of CCCC First Harbor Engineering Bureau and blocked the entrance with vehicles to demand unpaid wages; after rights defenders posted videos online, they were intimidated and threatened with charges such as "picking quarrels and provoking trouble."

On September 4, 2026, outside the gates of Zhongjian Road and Bridge Group in Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, a group of workers gathered to defend their rights and demand unpaid wages, accusing the company involved of failing to honor its payment agreement and of misappropriating the wages it refused to pay.

Surviving workers at a Nepali hydropower project said that before the flood arrived, workers noticed something abnormal and demanded to evacuate the tunnel, but were stopped by the Chinese supervisor. The supervisor said they should go out first to check, then fled on his own and never returned, leaving a large number of workers trapped in the tunnel.

On September 2, 2026, surviving workers at Nepal's Trishuli 3A hydropower station told the media that before the flash flood arrived on August 26, workers had requested evacuation, but the Chinese national in charge ordered them to stay and keep working while he left first, leaving multiple workers trapped in the tunnel.

On September 2, 2026, projects related to the Central Hospital of Xicheng District in Luohe, Henan Province, were in arrears on wages owed to migrant workers. Several workers held up banners at the hospital entrance in rights defense, protesting the malicious withholding of wages.

The day after the accident, Wu Yanzu publicly criticized GT China for delaying the release of the red flag, the rescue system's failure, and said the organizers did not acknowledge the mistake or take responsibility.

Workers at the CCCC Tianjin Dredging Co., Ltd. Green Building Materials EPC Base in Jianshi County, Enshi, Hubei, slept on the ground in front of the company gate to collectively demand unpaid wages after experiencing long-term wage arrears and multiple broken promises by the employer.

A worker at Langfang Normal University died on his way home from work during construction. His family repeatedly defended their rights at the school gate, while school leaders were accused of turning a blind eye.

In September, the founders — a married couple — of Qianye Jewelry, a gold and jewelry brand with more than 200 self-operated stores nationwide, went missing. The Beijing headquarters was left deserted, product listings in stores on multiple e-commerce platforms were emptied or taken down, employees were owed unpaid wages, and the rights-defense group already had more than 60 members.

In Shenzhen, a father whose baby suffered permanent injuries from toxic milk powder produced in Guangdong hired a lawyer, who calculated compensation of over 2 million yuan. The company involved filed a police report claiming extortion, and the local Guangdong government arrested the father and sentenced him to several years in prison.

In late September, a flight attendant died suddenly on an Air China flight from Beijing to London. The captain requested to return for medical treatment three times, but was refused by the company. Netizens reported the incident, criticizing the company for only caring about occupational health checks for resigned employees while ignoring the lives of current staff.

On August 28, 2026, family members of Chinese crew members missing after the cargo ship Ocean Winner sank in the Bay of Bengal spoke out publicly under their real names online, questioning whether the vessel was an old second-hand ship and whether it had illegally loaded iron ore without testing its moisture content after rain, and demanding an investigation into the truth.

On August 21, 2026, a netizen in Xinjiang revealed that the Second Construction Zone of the general contracting project of the China Communications First Highway Engineering Group's Bazhou project has been withholding workers' wages since 2025, and that when workers went to demand their unpaid wages, they were blocked by checkpoints set up by the project side.

On August 21, 2026, workers at Beiteer Daily Necessities Co., Ltd. in Wujin District, Changzhou, Jiangsu exposed that the factory had maliciously withheld wages year after year, and some workers owed wages were forced to defend their rights through extreme means yet still could not recover the arrears.

On August 21, 2026, a horse ranch instructor in Qilian County, Qinghai, who had been placed under administrative detention for 13 days for molesting a female tourist, was found to have returned to work at the original ranch. The ranch said he was allowed to keep working because his wages had been paid in advance.

On August 20, 2026, several construction workers in Xi'an, Shaanxi reported that the Xi'an branch of Hebei Construction Group had maliciously withheld workers' wages for as long as 6 years. The workers used megaphones in the company's office area to protest and demand their unpaid wages.

On August 5, 2026, under continued media questioning, the pharmaceutical company involved confirmed that a boy in a gene-editing trial at Shanghai Children's Medical Center died in August 2025 from a serious adverse reaction, after the parties involved had concealed the information and not made it public.

On August 5, the wife of Zhang Liang, a Beijing Fanghong engineer who died suddenly after 140 consecutive days of overtime, spoke out, saying the company's department required family members to sign a pledge not to post the evidence they had gathered online before it would cooperate with the application for work-related death determination.

On August 4, 2026, the State Post Bureau issued an official notice stating that, because a series of production safety accidents had occurred at franchise-operated enterprises and safety hazards repeatedly persisted, the headquarters of STO Express was formally placed under investigation for failing to implement unified safety responsibilities.

On August 3, 2026, a factory in Yongxing Industrial Park, Fuqing 2nd Road, Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, was exposed: the boss had withheld more than six months' wages from several employees and, under the pretext of a three-day holiday, emptied the plant of equipment overnight and fled, cutting off contact.

Master Kong reported instant noodle business revenue of over 13.7 billion yuan, up 2% year on year; Uni-President reported food business revenue of over 5.6 billion yuan, up 4.7% year on year.

In July 2026, Zhang Liang's wife, Cai Xiaodan, spoke out once again, stating that her husband died suddenly due to continuous overtime work. After the family reported the incident, the relevant departments referred the issue back to the company in question for self-handling.

Merchant Yan Peng died in the incident at Xi'an Saige Mall; netizens reported that the mall cleaned the scene afterward and continued business.

On June 16, 2026, the R&F New City real estate project in Kaifeng, Henan, drove a worker to death by withholding construction wages. The deceased's family hung banners near the project site and knelt holding a portrait of the deceased, defending their rights to demand justice.

On June 15, 2026, a pinned video on the Douyin account of the official livestream room of well-known sports brand PEAK exposed the company's arrears of Olympic sponsorship fees, and an operations employee publicly stated in the comments section that the company had owed them wages for a year.

On May 27, 2026, several on-duty employees of BYD direct-sales stores posted videos online to defend their rights, accusing the company of suddenly converting direct-sales stores to independent dealerships without any communication or placement, hauling away display vehicles and equipment overnight and abandoning the employees.

On May 26, 2026, online reports claimed that an employee of China Chengxin Pengyuan Credit Rating Co., Ltd. had passed away due to work. Afterwards, the company unexpectedly issued a statement calling on all employees to learn from her dedication and professionalism and to jointly pursue steady development, triggering strong public questioning.

A major collapse accident occurred at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Shanxi. The official initial report stated 8 deaths, but after multiple revisions, the final death toll was announced as 82. The involved enterprise was exposed for severe cover-ups and illegal operations using AB blueprints.

Cai Xiaodan, wife of Zhang Liang, filed a real-name report with the relevant departments over the company's attempt to shirk responsibility for the work-related death determination.

On March 15, 2026, at the Guangzhou 315 Problem Car Show, several AITO (Wenjie) staff members used a huge rain tarp in front of the exhibition booth of car owners seeking redress to forcibly cover up the faulty vehicle logo and protest slogans, drawing onlookers' mockery.

AITO User Service issued a notice stating that the vehicle speed at the time of the incident was 139.1 kilometers per hour, that the vehicle was in manual driving mode, and that it characterized the battery explosion and fire as false information.

In August 2025, a subject in the high-dose group of Huida Gene's HG302 Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene editing clinical trial died from a severe immune reaction triggered by AAV, and the incident was not disclosed until about a year later.

A U.S. senator disclosed in Congress that in 2025, parties involved in China's dumping of toxic waste into Zambia's main river contaminated the drinking water of millions of local people, and were accused of forcing local parties to sign confidentiality agreements to cover up the incident.

On May 5, 2024, a Chinese-made T-59G tank in Chittagong, Bangladesh, suffered a barrel explosion during firing training after a round jammed. The loader was killed, and the commander and gunner were burned. A State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense investigation team submitted a report on May 7, attributing the accident to Bangladesh's use of non-Chinese standard ammunition and recommending a suspension of the use of such ammunition. The accident was not made public.

An Aito M9 caught fire after a collision in Yuncheng, killing three people. The vehicle involved was not recalled, and related reports were taken down.

According to a report by Caixin, in the very month that Li Hongyuan was detained, 5 employees were arrested for demanding severance pay from Huawei, one of whom was arrested by Thai police while traveling in Thailand and later handed over.

On April 28, 2006, 24-year-old graduate student Hu Xinyu, during a critical Huawei project push, worked until 3 a.m. every day for a long stretch, going home only 4 times in 30 days. He collapsed at the office, was diagnosed with acute meningitis, and died 10 days after being hospitalized. Huawei subsequently hired internet commenters to post articles and published pieces such as "Heaven Rewards Diligence" to promote a culture of struggle, suppressing the incident.