Myriad Phenomena · Full chronicle and history

On November 5, the Lao Ministry of Public Security raided a rental house in Vientiane suspected of being involved in cyber fraud and illegal online gambling, detaining 26 Chinese nationals and one Thai national, and seizing 805 mobile phones and multiple computers. A 31-year-old local female translator who attempted to bribe police for their release was also detained. Police are currently tracking down the organizers behind the operation.

On September 29, China and Laos announced the establishment of a "joint support center" in Ban Khone, Vientiane Province, Laos. The Lao military said it is used to train air force pilots and denied speculation about a military base, but it raised concerns in the United States and its Asian allies about China's expanding military influence in Southeast Asia.

On the second day of the conflict, the Foshan MixC World mall deployed multiple security guards in full bomb-disposal equipment around Hema and the surrounding areas to maintain order. Shoppers at the scene took photos and complained that the mall looked as if it were bracing for a major threat.

On September 28, on the opening day of Foshan MixC World in Guangdong, Hema Fresh employees and Holiland store staff reportedly got into a fierce physical altercation, suspected to be over the placement of queue barriers in front of the store, shoving and pulling at each other.

On September 9, several workers at Nanjing Chengbei MixC used ropes to hang banners on the outer wall to demand their unpaid wages.

On August 22, 2026, a vicious knife attack occurred at the Wanjia Grand Hotel in Huaihua, Hunan. A man, suspected of acting over a relationship dispute, stabbed two people to death before killing himself.

On August 14, 2026, reports circulated online that inside the MixC mall in Yuquan District, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, a man openly smashed and vandalized the shop involved and set it on fire, causing panic among shoppers.

Qiao Xinxin, the initiator of the Demolish the Wall Movement, was cross-border arrested in Laos by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) police and brought back to China. He was later secretly sentenced to 5 years in prison and subjected to torture in prison.