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Large numbers of students in Suqian, Jiangsu, have posted their schools' temporary closure notices, most citing repairs for a cafeteria boiler failure; commenters speculate it may be related to a student's fatal fall in the area.
On October 2, a netizen revealed that after a student at Xiuyuan Middle School in Shuyang, Suqian, Jiangsu, reported to the education bureau that the school was giving only one and a half days off for the National Day holiday, the student received a phone call from someone claiming to be a teacher in the principal's office, was questioned with "if you don't want to study, then don't," and was scolded. The student's complaint information was suspected of having been handed over to the school. The school responded that it was a teacher's personal act, drawing criticism.
On September 12, 2026, Jianlu Clothing Co., Ltd. in Suqian, Jiangsu Province was exposed by a current employee who claimed that in August 2026 the company arranged employees to work more than 350 hours, and also deducted overtime pay, failed to fully pay social insurance, and covertly forced employees to resign. The employee said that long-term excessive overtime had caused serious bodily damage. Subsequently, the employee submitted a report to the local labor inspection department and formally delivered a "Notice of Forced Termination of Labor Relationship" to the company.
On August 27, 2026, during military training at Suyu Experimental High School in Suqian, Jiangsu, an instructor allegedly ordered female students to verbally humiliate a male student in public while punishing him by making him hold a military squat stance; the on-site video sparked widespread condemnation from students and netizens.
On August 17, 2026, at the Fengya Yuzhu Lake No. 1 project in Sihong County, Suqian, Jiangsu, workers went on collective strike because the developer had long been in arrears with their wages, and they blocked the main gate of the construction site with three excavators to defend their rights and demand payment.
In April 2005, Suqian in Jiangsu publicly recruited 26 online commentators, one example of localities building teams of internet commentators.