On September 20, netizens reported that while taking a taxi in Xining, Qinghai, they found that a driver had an extremely professional knowledge of local administrative, ethnic, and geographical features, suspected to be Wang Xuewen, the former director of the Qinghai Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism who was previously dismissed for illegal drinking.
On September 16, 2026, the topic “A Little Threatens Employees” topped the Weibo trending searches.
On September 14, in the comments section of the aforementioned netizen's post, a netizen wrote that they had not been paid for 20 months, and social insurance and medical insurance contributions had not been made.
On September 13, 2026, the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (Shandong Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau) issued a report saying it had received public tip-offs indicating that cultural relics might have gone missing during the archaeological excavation of a Yuan Dynasty ancient shipwreck in Heze City. Heze City promptly formed a joint investigation team to examine the archaeological site and the management of cultural relics. The report did not disclose the specific types or quantities of the missing relics.