coercion in education · Full chronicle and history

截至2026年上半年，中国全国结婚登记共327.5万对，同比减少26.4万对，降幅达7.5%，是有史以来最低值。

Hongtu Middle School in Datian County, Fujian Province, required students from the third grade of primary school to senior high school grade 3 to participate in social practice training every semester, charging a fee of 288 yuan. Taking leave was prohibited in principle; those needing leave had to go through layered approval by the head teacher, grade leader, and principal, which sparked dissatisfaction among parents.

Xinyi People's Hospital in Maoming, Guangdong Province, was exposed for tying interns' blood donation to a two-day holiday. After relevant complaints were posted online, the head of the hospital's education department demanded in a work group that school team leaders investigate the student who posted it, threatening that if they did not come forward voluntarily, the school would be contacted directly.

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."

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.

On September 20, the intern posted screenshots showing the process of the teacher in question recalling messages in the chat group to respond to forgery accusations.

On September 19, an intern at Luoping County People's Hospital exposed that they were not given a holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival and was threatened in a group chat by a leader surnamed Luo, who said he would make them "die."

The teacher involved complained to the platform, stating that the circulating chat group screenshots were forged and that online bullying has disrupted their life.

During a People's Congress election at a public school in Guangzhou, the administration strictly prohibited teachers from abstaining and privately designated candidates, interfering with the electoral process.

Starting September 15, Shanxi Province implemented new e-bike regulations prohibiting electric bicycles from carrying two children at the same time. This move has caused commuting difficulties for multi-child families. Furthermore, schools failed to emphasize safety during publicity campaigns, instead demanding parents not to bring disgrace to the school, triggering public controversy.

In April 2026, a physician at Southern Medical University Pearl River Hospital posted a notice in a work group chat, requiring students not to take temporary leave unless there is a death in the family. The chat record was exposed in July and trended on hot searches, sparking widespread public discussion about the high‑pressure management of the medical education system and students' rights.

On September 16, to comply with the implementation of the "Shanxi Provincial Electric Bicycle Management Regulations," multiple schools in Yongji City, Shanxi Province, required students to bring the helmets used for riding electric bicycles into classrooms and mark them with their class and name. Helmet usage was incorporated into students' daily behavior evaluations and growth records, triggering netizens' doubts about insufficient campus space and over-management.

On September 15, Changchun Medical Vocational College implemented a strict campus lockdown, requiring students leaving the campus to obtain parental leave and a physical signature from their counselor. Students questioned whether this move was intended to restrict off-campus consumption and force them to make high-priced purchases at campus canteens and supermarkets.

On September 9, a video from a class in a primary school in Jiangxia District, Wuhan showed students who had not subscribed to student milk being gathered in the back rows of the classroom to take water cups and drink. The Education Bureau responded on September 10, stating it was a misunderstanding by parents and emphasizing voluntary subscription. The incident sparked widespread public questioning of the administrative promotion targets for student milk and the underlying profit chain.

On September 11, 2026, a senior student at Dongguan Experimental Middle School had his night snack taken by first- and second-year students after a late class dismissal. After reporting to the school, the administration posted a notice on the bulletin board, including the statements “The teacher wants you to rank in the top 100 of the grade, can you do it?”, “Your parents want you to get into a 985 university, can you meet the requirement?”, and “Don’t always expect others to satisfy you, learn to empathize.” The incident sparked heated discussion online, with netizens questioning the school’s pressure tactics. The next day, September 12, the original poster’s account was deleted.

A 15-year-old female student at Luancheng Middle School in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, who scored 736, was repeatedly forced by the school to cut and straighten her naturally curly hair, and was harassed and denied entry. Just 7 days after enrolling, she suffered a mental breakdown and jumped to her death. Her family later protested at the school gate with a petition, and special police were stationed at the scene. After the incident was exposed, graduates and netizens revealed that the school has long had extreme regulations, such as not providing seats in the cafeteria, forcing students to eat standing up, and implementing militarized management.

On September 10, 2026, netizens exposed screenshots of some university group chats showing that voluntary blood donation and bone marrow donation can be counted as bonus points for comprehensive evaluation, with bone marrow donation reaching as high as 10 points per time. Upon investigation, the scholarship or comprehensive evaluation review details of universities such as Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine indeed contain regulations that treat blood donation and hematopoietic stem cell donation as bonus items, sparking public controversy.

On September 10, a netizen posted that they had not subscribed to the campus network but were included in the school's list of people circumventing the Great Firewall. The counselor announced and reprimanded this in the class group, warning that having a record of circumventing the Great Firewall would affect one's entire life, and required the named person to explain the situation and fill out a form.

On September 9th, multiple students at Xinhua Primary School in Hechuan District, Chongqing, experienced nosebleeds. Parents suspect formaldehyde exceeding standards, while the school claims compliance and some parents were asked to delete posts.

Students at Jingyeyuan School in Jinan, Shandong Province, were filmed marching in highly organized square formations on their way to the cafeteria, sparking public criticism of the school's management model.

Yangxin County Fourth Experimental Primary School in Shandong Province released a list of disciplinary violations, including behaviors such as walking and talking simultaneously and playing with paper airplanes, which were subject to notification and point deductions, sparking heated discussions among netizens.

The video reflects a phenomenon in some Chinese schools where students are forced to order milk and cafeteria meals. If they do not order, students may be forced to stand as punishment or be banned from eating in the classroom, even if they bring their own food, which must then be eaten off-campus. This move is pointed out as a way for schools to covertly increase the financial burden on parents.

A student at Tengzhou Experimental Middle School in Shandong Province was forced to stand as a punishment for feeling unwell, and was violently beaten by a teacher and had their head pressed against glass until it shattered.

恒大集团前董事长许家印被判处无期徒刑，其两个儿子许智健和许腾鹤也被判处有期徒刑。

海外社交平台X上出现一段视频，显示《湖北日报》旗下账号「东湖有理」发文，批评「关起门来搞建设」的思想，并赞扬邓小平的改革开放。

X账号「罗翔」发布消息称，携程老板跑路被抓。

大量青年在时代峰峻楼下聚集高唱国歌，便衣与警察入场抢旗并进行大规模抓捕，现场引发对峙。

8月19日七夕节当天，某地结婚登记大厅出现大量老年人登记结婚，有网友称当地老人补领结婚证可获赠一桶油。

今年七夕节票房创下近十年新低，同比下降超过60%，花商也表示玫瑰花销量腰斩。

徐阳通过朋友圈宣布因家人留学辞职并迁居美国洛杉矶，发帖时其航班已在空中起飞。

河南网友发布视频，显示街头出现巨幅“走，我们结婚领证去”的结婚登记宣传横幅，引发网友调侃。

中共官方宣布将于8月17日在北京大会堂举行江泽民诞辰100周年纪念大会，习近平将出席并讲话。

《湖北日报》旗下账号「东湖有理」发文，强调开放走向全球市场的重要性，并赞扬邓小平的改革开放政策，被解读为暗批习近平的收缩政策。

美国白宫公布联邦调查局解密文件，披露中共美女间谍方芳通过性诱惑、捐款等手段影响美国政坛，并曾在中国国际航空公司任职期间担任胡锦涛专机服务员。

8月16日至18日，重庆市南岸区时代峰峻办公地长江国际楼下连续出现因饭圈争议引发的聚集、辱骂和围堵事件，警方到场处置并带走多人。

美国有线电视新闻网CNN发表报道，分析了中国共产党党员与外国人结婚的限制和审查，指出这可能被视为「危害国家安全」。

多地政府借口维护市容环境，大规模驱赶街头失业摊贩，引发多起警民冲突。

视频内容包含“捐献器官，利国利民”的宣传语，暗示了相关政策或宣传导向。

现任湖北省委书记关志鸥于2026年5月底接任，成为中共国最年轻的省级党委书记。他曾是国务院系统出身，受到李克强赏识与提携。

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.