On September 12, as Shandong Zaozhuang Tengzhou Urban Construction Group failed to repay the principal and interest of a loan upon maturity, multiple investors gathered at the entrance of the company headquarters for rights defense, demanding an explanation from the company.
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.