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On November 6, plainclothes officers were on duty outside the former residence of Li Keqiang in Hefei. A long-term surveillance post was set up behind a shop opposite the residence. Anyone caught taking photos was forced to delete them, and some were even taken to the police station for questioning.

On October 30, the School of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data at Hefei University published the 2026 version of its student handbook on its official website. It lists unauthorized use of non-statutory channels for international internet access as a separate disciplinary offense, grouped with the dissemination of computer viruses. Depending on the severity, students may face a serious warning or higher, with a 6-month disciplinary period recorded in their files. Students receiving such disciplinary action will also lose their eligibility for scholarships.

According to the official website of Hefei University, a cybersecurity training session held on October 29 analyzed typical risk cases of unauthorized circumvention of the Great Firewall within the university and set requirements for rectifying such violations. The meeting was attended by leaders in charge of various secondary units and website administrators.

A large number of police and plainclothes officers have appeared around Li Keqiang's former residence and Hongxing Road in Hefei, Anhui, monitoring passersby.

October 28 marks the third anniversary of Li Keqiang's death. A netizen submission reported that members of the public spontaneously gathered to mourn on Hongxing Road in Hefei, where his former residence is located.

The 12th Party Congress of Anhui Province opened in Hefei, with Provincial Party Committee Secretary Li Lecheng delivering the report and Acting Governor Wang Dongwei presiding; Xinjiang also opened on the same day.

To prevent employees from eating outside the plant, the Hefei BYD Phase IV factory sealed relevant entrances and exits; employees revealed that the 15-yuan standard work meals were meager.

On October 14, a netizen posted a video exposing that the Hefei BYD Phase IV factory appeared to have closed off relevant entrances and exits to prevent employees from eating outside the factory. Employees were unable to ride electric bikes in and out on their own and were forced to eat at the factory canteen. Netizens said factories in Taizhou, Xi'an, Shaoxing, Xixian and other places were the same.

On October 9, on Huaihe Road Pedestrian Street in Hefei, Anhui, a man held up a sign in protest, bearing slogans including "Down with the unscrupulous foreign media Dongchedi," and was photographed by netizens.

On October 8, a Xiaohongshu user who pays flexible-employment social insurance in Hefei posted that when paying October pension insurance through Alipay, a bill popped up showing a shortfall of 8.60 yuan per month starting from January; the interface offers no option to decline the back-payment, and without paying it, next month's contribution cannot be made.

On September 25, netizen videos showed employees at the Hefei BYD Phase III factory sitting side by side at a Mid-Autumn Gala, with melon seeds, large bottles of cola, and a small amount of mooncakes on the tables, sparking ridicule from netizens.

On September 9, Hefei, Anhui, introduced new safety supervision regulations for food delivery, requiring riders to go offline for 20 minutes after delivering for more than four consecutive hours, and implementing joint punishment for traffic violations. Riders generally disagree with this, pointing out that low delivery fees are the primary cause of overtime work and violations.

The first skills enhancement class for college students at Hefei Technician College officially began on September 11, 2026, with 15 students in the first cohort for a two-year training period. The curriculum mainly covers skills such as CNC machining and intelligent manufacturing. The students include both bachelor's and associate degree graduates, primarily from liberal arts backgrounds. The program provides skills training for college graduates, some of whom have chosen to re-enter the vocational education system due to employment difficulties.

Follow-up: On September 9, the Hefei Fire and Rescue Bureau released a fire report: A warehouse at the northwest corner of the intersection of Urumqi Road and Beijing Road in Baohe District, Hefei, caught fire. According to the site investigation, the combustible materials were mainly insulation materials, alcoholic beverages, and drinks. At 0:40 on the 9th, the fire was controlled, and there were no casualties on site. #RebelAcademy

Under new Hefei food-delivery rules taking effect on September 9, 2026, delivery riders who accumulate three violations such as running red lights within one month must undergo mandatory training and have their orders capped for three days; five violations will result in a dispatch suspension of at least seven days; those who cause accidents or repeatedly offend will be dismissed and placed on an industry blacklist.

The new Hefei food delivery rules taking effect on September 9, 2026 also require delivery vehicles to comply with national standards and strictly prohibit modifications; platforms must establish health records for riders, those suffering from infectious diseases should be suspended from duty, and riders must sign a "Traffic Safety Commitment" and pass an assessment before starting work.

Qin Weiguo, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee and secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, has officially taken over as secretary of the Hefei Municipal Party Committee, a post that had been vacant for more than three months.

At the premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day at the China Film International Cinema in Hefei, a movie fan held up a movie poster, which netizens said looked like holding up a blank sheet of paper from behind; the comments section of the related video was subsequently cleared and the video taken down.

Over a thousand residents in Luyang District, Hefei, took to the main road of Beierhuan to protest a nearby garbage transfer station project. District Chief Yang Binghong announced the cancellation of the project on-site.

On the evening of June 27, 2026, thousands of residents in Luyang District, Hefei City, blocked Beierhuan Road in protest against the construction of a waste transfer station, confronting SWAT police. Eventually, the district chief and the deputy director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau arrived and announced the project's cancellation.

On June 27, 2026, over a hundred residents near Haotianyuan in Luyang District, Hefei, Anhui Province, took to the North Second Ring Road to block traffic in protest against a planned garbage transfer station, paralyzing traffic. Under the residents' resolute resistance, District Mayor Yang Binghong announced on the scene that the garbage station project would be canceled.

On June 6, 2026, more than 300 franchisees of Gemei Appliances in Hefei, Anhui went to the company's headquarters to collectively defend their rights, reporting that they had still not received the agreed-upon goods long after investing their money, and demanding that the company account for the whereabouts of the goods and refund their payments.

On June 1, 2026, a netizen posted a video on social media accusing China Railway No. 4 Engineering Group in Hefei, Anhui, of maliciously withholding workers' wages, saying that repeated appeals to the relevant functional departments had failed to be handled effectively.

On May 6, 2026, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Fei Gaoyun, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee and secretary of the Hefei Municipal Party Committee, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is under investigation.

Justin Yifu Lin, dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University, said in Hefei that China is only 135 dollars short of the high-income country threshold and could cross it by next year at the latest.

On February 17, 2024, netizens reported that the house number plate at Li Keqiang's former residence at 80 Hongxing Road in Hengzei had been covered up.