Recently a primary school student wore a red scarf on his head and imitated a rapper singing, drawing criticism from netizens who accused him of desecrating the red scarf and demanded an apology. In the end the student recorded an apology video, saying that after being educated by his parents he had come to recognize the sacred nature of the red scarf.
On October 26, Chinese state media promoting propaganda toward Taiwan interviewed Hong Kong Legislative Council member Junius Ho. Ho said that Western democracy and freedom sound beautiful but cannot fool people, and that a system that can make people happy is a good system. His remarks were collectively mocked by Chinese netizens.
On October 20, a boy recorded a video saying he wanted to educate Japanese people about Chinese oranges. He ate the orange peel, saying it was sweet, sour and nutritious, and threw away the flesh, saying it could not be eaten and was very bitter, accompanied by subtitles such as "refuse" and "beware of poisoning," sparking heated discussion among netizens.
On October 14, "China San Nong Fabu" posted a video of Xi Jinping's speech at the 40th anniversary conference of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in 2020, saying that "when it comes to whether life is good, the people have the most say." It received 100,000+ likes, and the comments were almost entirely praise in the vein of "the people's good chairman."
On October 8, Global Times posted a video on Bilibili reviewing the "China connections" of several Nobel laureates, placing "Nobel Prize call answered by a Chinese student" at the top of the title and saying that the student "personally sent the adviser's phone number to the Nobel Committee," drawing teasing in comments and bullet screens.
At 20:25 on October 7, the topic "Numerous Taiwan artists clearly state the one-China position" ranked 11th on Weibo's overall chart. State media outlet Southern Daily posted a compilation video, using Wu Qilong's "even if it doesn't make money, this is still my position" as a hook, and listed records of artists such as Angela Zhang and Ouyang Nana reposting CCTV's "Taiwan will surely return" poster; the Wenling City Media Convergence Center said that identifying with one China "is not a multiple-choice question, but a compulsory one."
On October 7, a parent in Shandong posted a video saying that two children, while eating breakfast, heard the national anthem playing on the TV and immediately put down their bowls and chopsticks, saluted the TV and sang along. The caption read, “The whole family was stunned — this is the future of the motherland,” sparking heated discussion in the comments section.
After a Hong Kong media outlet interviewed the painter who sprayed the national emblem at Tiananmen, some netizens questioned the related “Great Nation Craftsmen” propaganda, and controversy broke out in the comments section.
At 23:28 Beijing time on September 30, 2026, the account @CDT posted a tweet sharing a report by Safeguard Defenders on CGTN (China Global Television Network) titled "See the Difference. China's Party-State Media in Focus". The report focuses on media under the control of the Chinese Communist Party.
On September 24, the Communication University of China announced the establishment of the 'Xi Jinping Cultural Thought Research Institute' and held an unveiling ceremony. University Party Secretary Liao Xiangzhong, President Zhang Shuting, and other university leaders, as well as heads of various schools and functional departments, attended the event. The day marked the second anniversary of Xi Jinping's reply letter to all faculty and students of the university.
On September 18, Study Times, the official newspaper of the CCP Central Committee Party School, published an article pointing out that public opinion has become a high-risk explosion point for social conflicts. It criticized the government for its habitual avoidance of responsibility, suggested channeling emotions through empathy and apologies, and called for incorporating public opinion management into the national governance system.
On September 18, the official authorities in Zhumadian, Henan released a promotional video showing citizens spontaneously observing a moment of silence when the air raid siren sounded. This triggered skepticism among netizens in the comment section, who accused it of being staged and mocked official formalism such as not granting a holiday on the anniversary and keeping assembly lines running.
To reshuffle her cabinet, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's cabinet first resigned en masse and then completed the reorganization on the same day, finishing the whole procedure within a single day; CCP propaganda portrayed it as a collective cabinet resignation and Takaichi losing support.
On September 10, 2026, the official media People’s Daily posted an entry announcement on the social platform Xiaohongshu. Subsequently, a netizen posted “We want two-day weekend” in the platform’s comment section as a test, and the system returned a prompt “This comment is under review, sharing not supported at this time”. The incident shows that People’s Daily’s comment function on the new media platform is limited by the platform’s censorship mechanism, sparking netizens’ attention to platform speech censorship.
The CCP Central Propaganda Department organized a national media seminar in Hangzhou, emphasizing that the party's theories must be implemented according to Xi Jinping's thought. At the same time, the second International Academic Seminar on Xi Jinping's Cultural Thought was also held.