Ningde · Full chronicle and history

Recently, Wang Xiuying, a villager from Lifan Village, Xiabaishi Town, Fu'an City, Fujian Province, recorded her experience of petitioning in Beijing: her grievances remain unresolved, submitting materials has become even more difficult, and she was expelled from Beijing. She describes this as a typical portrayal of the implementation of the new 'July 1st' petition regulations.

On September 4, 2026, officials in Houyang Village, Hetang Town, Gutian County, Ningde, Fujian, forcefully demolished a large outdoor Guanyin stone statue. The demolition was blocked on the spot by several villagers. Relevant authorities deployed riot-control security personnel to maintain order, and a standoff and clash ensued.

On September 2, 2026, Diantou Town in Fuding City, Fujian Province, was hit by torrential rain that triggered severe flooding. Many areas were heavily waterlogged, ground-floor shops and residences were submerged, and multiple vehicles and goods were washed away.

Over 1,000 students at Xiapu No. 1 Middle School in Fujian staged a collective protest demanding the cancellation of evening self-study before the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday; students said the school threatened them with disciplinary punishment and set up checkpoints to stop them, and their demands were not met.

On June 15, the Xiabashi Town Government of Fu'an City issued a written reply to the issue raised by Wang Xiuying about the forcible seizure of village land, stating that the land had been lawfully requisitioned by the Fishing Port Command and the Fu'an Shipyard, among others.

Implicated in the forced resignation of Fujian Provincial Party Secretary Xiang Nan over the Jinjiang fake drug case, Xi Jinping was transferred out of Fujian and demoted to the Ningde region.