Tomorrow Holding boss Xiao Jianhua was cross-border taken back to the mainland from the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong by state security (MSS) personnel, and his massive network of proxy-held and money-laundering assets began to be investigated.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) announced that Sun Lijun, Vice Minister of Public Security who once oversaw Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan affairs as well as cross-border law enforcement, is under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation for suspected severe violations of discipline and law.
Procuratorates in Dongguan, Guangdong issued a Red Notice for Huang Youlong through Interpol. Huang Youlong was arrested immediately upon landing in Bordeaux, France, after arriving on a private jet from Iceland.
Alvin Chau (also known as "Sikit Wah"), founder of Macau gaming junket giant Suncity Group, was arrested in Macau and later sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Macau's Court of Final Appeal delivered its final verdict in the Alvin Chau case, sentencing him to 18 years in prison and confiscating all illegal proceeds for the Macau SAR government.
The High Court of Hong Kong delivered its verdict in the case where Choi Yat-fung sued Huang Youlong to recover over 100 million Hong Kong dollars in agency fees and interest. Choi Yat-fung lost the lawsuit, which inadvertently exposed a capital flight network of the elite.
President Trump attended the Second Meeting of the Shield of the Americas at UN Headquarters, discussing the fight against fentanyl smuggling, resource protection, and security cooperation in Latin America.
Police in Chonburi Province, Thailand, raided a villa in Bang Lamung District, rescuing three Chinese women who had been lured into companion work, detained, and extorted. Four Chinese suspects were arrested at the scene.
Anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi discovered through investigations that some underground surrogacy agencies intentionally have surrogate mothers conceive twins and sell the surplus infants through human traffickers for about 160,000 RMB each.
China's Ministry of Commerce and four other departments announced the addition of two precursor chemicals to the export control catalog. Starting immediately, exports to the United States, Mexico, and Canada will require a license application, a move seen as a response to the Trump administration's demands for the control of fentanyl precursors.
New developments have emerged in the case of a 13-year-old girl in Yuncheng, Shanxi who was allegedly raped and whose case was initially refused registration. The case has now been transferred to the procuratorate for review and prosecution, and the discipline inspection department has opened an investigation into the handling police officers for refusing to open a case.
On September 22, Weibo restricted the topic pages for “Jack Latiao” and “rumors of Jack Latiao being stabbed into the ICU,” displaying that the content is not shown due to laws and regulations.
An employee submission from Shanghai Gree Auto exposes that the company has a severe excessive overtime issue, and project site managers subject employees to verbal insults and sexual harassment.
On Sep 18, netizens exposed chat logs showing a physics teacher at Dafang No. 2 Middle School in Bijie, Guizhou, sexually harassing a female student. The victim continued to be harassed after explicitly refusing, and has now reported the incident to the police. On Sep 19, the local police station, education bureau, and discipline inspection commission confirmed they have intervened in the investigation. The school stated that the teacher involved has been removed from his post.
On September 21, after multiple netizens posted comments such as "call for legislation" and "respect life" in the live stream of the "Greater Bay Area Mid-Autumn Concert" gala, they were collectively restricted from commenting by WeChat Channels, with one person banned from commenting until October 21.