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2026-11-11
On November 11, 2026, a netizen from Hebei International Studies University shared their experience of the school's "whole-process democracy" online, sparking attention.
Location: Shijiazhuang · Importance I · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-11-10
On November 10, anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi posted that two unidentified disabled individuals, who previously worked at a brick kiln, were taken by their boss to Dongliuke Village, Weibo Town, Xinji City, Hebei Province, where they were forced into hard labor for years. He reported the case to the local police (110) in the morning, but was told to call 12345, and 12345 then told him to call the police.
Location: Xinji City · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-11-10
On November 10, Hebei Cangzhou Salt Industry Group Co., Ltd. faced protests from workers demanding unpaid wages. In the comment section, netizens jokingly suggested using an excavator to resolve the issue.
Location: Cangzhou · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-11-09
On November 9, netizens posted videos stating that after temperatures in Baoding, Hebei, dropped below freezing, urban management and sanitation departments were still conducting morning sprinkling operations. This caused ice to form on many road surfaces, leading citizens riding bikes to take their children to school to fall along with their vehicles. Some netizens reported that more than 15 pedestrians fell in succession near the Xiti Bridge on Tianwei Road, and two traffic accidents occurred in one morning.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-11-08
Recently, a set of screenshots of netizen comments has been circulating on social media. Netizens use 'music student' to refer to depressed students, 'playing the violin' to refer to self-harm, and 'singing bel canto' to refer to crying. A netizen from Hebei claimed that almost the entire high school class were 'music students,' and when a classmate self-harmed, they once thought, 'one less competitor.' Another netizen mentioned that even when hospitals identified issues, the school would not grant leave, and a netizen from Jiangsu mentioned a 'series of over a dozen jumps.'
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-11-08
Recently, flowers appeared at the gate of Tangshan No. 8 Middle School in Hebei Province to mourn the death of a female student, Zhang Xintong. There has been no official information regarding the student's death, and the relevant posts published by her father on Douyin have been successively cleared.
Location: Tangshan, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-11-07
A viaduct nearing completion on the Cangyu Expressway section of the South Third Ring Road in Baoding, Hebei Province, collapsed, hitting vehicles driving underneath and leaving one truck driver and three construction workers injured.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-11-07
On November 7, a bridge under construction over the Cangyu Expressway on the South Third Ring Road in Baoding, Hebei, collapsed, hitting a passing truck. The Qingyuan District government reported that day that, according to preliminary verification, 3 construction workers and 1 truck driver were injured, with two of the workers in serious condition; all four have been sent to the hospital. Photos circulating online show workers being struck by steel beams.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-11-07
On November 7, a steel structure bridge under construction on the South Third Ring Road in Baoding, Hebei (at the intersection with the Cangzhou-Yulin Expressway) collapsed. People were crushed at the scene, and multiple rescue and construction vehicles arrived to handle the situation.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-11-06
On November 6, a netizen in Qinhuangdao, Hebei, posted a video of the unfinished Dongfudian Xincun project, stating that the project was originally marketed as providing wedding homes for older youth, but it has remained unfinished for 16 years. Many buildings are still in a rough state with exposed brick walls and no doors or windows installed.
Location: Qinhuangdao · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-11-06
On the morning of November 6, lawyer Fan Chen was attending a court hearing at the Zhangjiakou Intermediate People's Court in Hebei Province when the presiding judge, surnamed Zhong, demanded he put away his water cup. Fan Chen questioned the legal basis for this demand and refused to hand over the cup. The presiding judge then called in bailiffs and announced an adjournment, with the date for the resumed hearing to be notified later.
Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-11-05
According to a report by The Beijing News on November 5, Lu Dengdi, a cadre in Fanjiazhuang Township, Quyang County, Hebei Province, stabbed a villager who was trying to mediate a dispute and then went into hiding for about 15 years. During this period, he illegally received over 1.4 million yuan in wages and was promoted to a second-level chief staff member in 2019.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-11-04
On November 4, a netizen in Hebei posted a video showing an elderly person with limited mobility crawling on the ground in a very simple room. The video sparked concerns among netizens about their own future elderly care, with some saying they have started saving sleeping pills since the age of 52.
Location: Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-11-02
On November 2, Wendao High School in Huailai County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, shut down its cafeteria and suspended operations due to unpaid wages for teachers and cafeteria staff, forcing most students to return home. Many parents went to the school to defend their rights, demanding that students' normal classes be guaranteed and calling for intervention from relevant departments, with only 200 days left until the gaokao.
Location: Huailai County, Zhangjiakou · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-11-02
The child's mother posted on Douyin stating that she had not received an explanation from the school after the incident, and that she received a call demanding she delete the video after she posted it.
Location: Tangshan · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-11-01
On November 1, a netizen posted a video criticizing the strict management of a 'Hengshui-style' high school in Hebei, including the confiscation of books, bans on speaking during breaks, and hairstyle regulations, calling it a 'test of obedience.' The video resonated with many netizens, but the comment section was subsequently wiped.
Location: Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-31
Recently, a netizen posted a video on Douyin of students at Hebei Dingzhou High School running in formation. Under dim streetlights, dozens of students were running in dense lines. Netizens mocked it as a prison labor camp, questioning whether the lack of sleep would affect their studies.
Location: Dingzhou, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-29
On October 29, a student at Tangshan Foreign Language School (Tangshan No. 8 Middle School) died while at school. After the incident, the playground was cordoned off, and students were driven away from the scene and instructed not to discuss the matter.
Location: Tangshan · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-29
After the student passed away, the family did not receive an explanation for a long time. The parents hung a banner reading 'Return my granddaughter's life' at the school gate to defend their rights and demand an explanation.
Location: Tangshan · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-28
On October 28, in Handan, Hebei, the project management department of the Hanma Connecting Line project under China Railway No. 3 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. faced protests as rights defenders parked vehicles with 'pay back the debt' slogans outside the project department gate for several consecutive days due to unpaid wages.
Location: Handan, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-27
On October 27, a Hebei netizen purchased a "Buchongla" drink printed with a portrait of Mbappé at a Lawson convenience store. At checkout, the clerk took the product back on the spot and refused to sell it, citing portrait rights issues. The video sparked heated discussion among netizens.
Location: Hebei · Importance I · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-26
Teachers from a public school in Zunhua, Tangshan, Hebei, went to the city's Education Bureau to block the entrance and demand unpaid wages after long-term salary arrears. A large number of police were present to maintain stability.
Location: Zunhua City · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-26
On October 26, several teachers from a public school in Zunhua City, Tangshan, Hebei, collectively went to the west gate of the Zunhua Education Bureau to block it and defend their rights after being owed wages for a long time. Several teachers sat on the ground, and police and security personnel were present to maintain stability.
Location: Zunhua City, Tangshan · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-26
On October 26, a notice board was set up at the gate of Jinghang Senior High School in Cangzhou, Hebei, stating that no public phone is provided to prevent students from illegally bringing mobile phones, cigarettes and alcohol, engaging in early romantic relationships, and sneaking out of school, while also restricting parents from delivering supplies and banning the handover of snacks and drinks; netizens sarcastically commented that the treatment is worse than in prison.
Location: Cangzhou, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-25
The Standing Committee of the Hebei Provincial People's Congress accepted Wang Zhengpu's resignation and decided that Zhao Chenxin will serve as acting governor, while Chen Shaobo will serve as vice governor and concurrently as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee and deputy secretary of the Party leadership group.
Location: Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-10-24
Recently, a student at a university in Hebei asked for leave from a counselor because of his niece's birth. After being refused, he was still lectured with words like “don’t have such thoughts” and “studies come first,” and was asked in return whether his high school homeroom teacher would have approved the leave. The chat records were submitted and exposed.
Location: Hebei · Importance I · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-23
On October 9, a 51-year-old male patient was admitted to Tang County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Baoding, Hebei, for anal fistula surgery. After the operation, his leg pain was fobbed off by a nurse as being due to the cold weather; on October 18 he was diagnosed with a high-risk blood clot, collapsed after getting out of bed, and died. On October 23, family members went to the hospital to demand an explanation and were driven off by security guards who sprayed them with fire extinguishers. The family questioned whether the hospital had tampered with the medical records, saying this was the second death following hemorrhoid surgery at the hospital within two years.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-22
On October 22, Tai'an Electric Power Installation Co., Ltd. in Baoding, Hebei was accused of owing wages to multiple workers totaling 280,000 yuan, with arrears spanning five or six years; the workers unfurled banners in front of the company to defend their rights.
Location: Baoding · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-20
Politburo Standing Committee member and Executive Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang went to Xiong'an New Area, where he personally unveiled and delivered a speech at the 100th central state-owned enterprise under the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), the "National Data Group."
Location: Xiong'an New Area, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-10-20
On October 20, at the entrance of the Wanda Plaza construction site in Zhuozhou, Baoding, Hebei, a group of workers gathered to demand unpaid wages and defend their rights, with some parking cars and trucks at the entrance to block the gate.
Location: Zhuozhou, Baoding · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-20
On October 20, a parent in Xushui District, Baoding, Hebei, posted a video accusing a teacher at Nanshaozhuang Rainbow Bridge Kindergarten of kicking down a young child during an activity.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-19
On October 19, a woman in Qinhuangdao, Hebei, said that a stranger asked her to add them on WeChat on the pretext of "having an emergency." After she replied with a single word, her account's social functions were restricted for "gambling-related" activity; after two unban cycles she was reported again, and the other party threatened, "Send money and I'll let you go." The platform's manual review still found a violation, and after she called the police, the authorities have not yet opened a criminal case because there was no actual financial loss.
Location: Qinhuangdao · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-18
On October 18, CCTV's Focus Report (Jiaodian Fangtan) reported that Xiaomakou Village in Dongguang County, Cangzhou, Hebei, with a population of only six or seven hundred, has 8 companies storing blended hazardous chemicals — 5 without licenses and 3 severely exceeding permitted quantities, standards, and scope — with some plants separated from residential houses by only a single wall. Villagers say 7 of the companies belong to brothers of the village Party secretary and 1 to the village head.
Location: Cangzhou, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-16
On October 16, outside the property service center of Hailunbao Yuelongwan in Bazhou, Langfang, Hebei, two workers sat at the entrance, holding loudspeakers and unfurling a banner to publicly demand unpaid wages.
Location: Langfang · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-15
On October 15, dozens of road maintenance workers wearing "Renrenjie" vests in Qianxi County, Tangshan, Hebei, gathered in front of the county transport bureau, saying they had been owed nearly six months of wages. After trying to demand payment for three or four months without success, they demanded to resolve the matter face-to-face with officials.
Location: 河北省唐山市迁西县 · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-15
On October 15, unpaid wages at Boyuan Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Baoding, Hebei sparked a wage-demanding rights defense by workers. Several employees hung banners at the company entrance and used loudspeakers to publicly demand their unpaid wages.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-14
On October 14, owners of Minghe No.1 Phase II in Handan, Hebei hung banners to protest the unfinished project and the failure to deliver homes on schedule, accusing the developer of deceiving and defrauding ordinary people of their hard-earned money.
Location: Handan, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-14
According to reports by The Paper and Red Star News in October 2026, the family said that as of October 14 they had still not received the more than 62,000 yuan in compensation ordered by the court.
Location: Handan · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-13
On October 13, a netizen in Hebei who claimed to work at a private enterprise with a meager income too low to afford social insurance posted a video wearing a red plastic bag, publicly calling on Li Zhong, Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, accusing company bosses of having money but never paying social insurance for their employees, and urging leaders to investigate bosses who do not pay social insurance.
Location: Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-12
On October 12, a netizen in Dingzhou, Hebei posted a video showing a family-planning fine receipt kept at home from 20 years ago, covering multiple items such as fines for early marriage and early childbirth, the social maintenance fee for a second child, and the household registration fee, sparking heated discussion among netizens.
Location: Dingzhou · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-10
On October 10, a blogger posted a video saying that the county system found he had not paid social insurance and handed the list to the community, which then called to persuade him to join the urban-rural resident pension insurance; at first he thought it was a scam.
Location: China · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-07
On October 7, Elite Middle School in Shijiazhuang, Hebei was reported for setting up a security screening machine at the school gate when students returned after the holiday, requiring students to pass their suitcases and bags through the machine, drawing sarcasm from netizens.
Location: Shijiazhuang · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-07
On October 7, a netizen in Hebei posted a video of a "Socialist Core Values" propaganda sign in a park, captioning it with a question asking "which line is true." The comment section filled with sarcastic remarks such as "the punctuation marks are true" and "rotten through and through."
Location: Hebei · Importance I · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-06
On October 6, in Langfang, Hebei, the Shijingyuan project of China State Construction Sixth Bureau owed migrant workers their wages. A large number of workers went to the project office to sleep on the floor and demand their unpaid wages, waiting for the wage issue to be resolved.
Location: Langfang, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-05
On October 5, a villager in Hebei posted that after discovering a fire, they asked in the villagers' WeChat group “Has anyone called 119?” and was immediately removed from the group by an administrator. In the comments section, some netizens shared experiences of being scolded by village cadres after calling the police, and being confronted at their homes after reporting the village committee for burning garbage.
Location: Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-02
On October 2, a labor-dispatch worker in Wangdu County, Hebei posted a video on Bilibili saying that he worked at the County Administrative Approval Bureau as a dispatched worker, was rated excellent by the Organization Department for his poverty-alleviation work in a village from 2019 to 2022, and was dismissed and had his medical insurance payments halted after being diagnosed with myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction. The 1245 hotline replied that his physical examination had not detected any related diseases, and described his village work as auxiliary work.
Location: Wangdu County · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10-01
On October 1, netizens found that among the "most beautiful teachers" roundups for Zanhuang County, Wuji County, Pingshan, Zhao County, Xingtang, Hengshui, Handan and other places published by the WeChat Channels account "Weiwen Famous Teachers", run by a college admissions planning institution in Shijiazhuang, those selected were almost all principals. After being exposed, the account has set its homepage to private.
Location: Shijiazhuang · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10
During the National Day holiday, a blogger filmed scenes of elderly people waiting for work at 5:30 a.m. at a labor market in Handan, Hebei: a 75-year-old man lifted his bicycle to prove his strength after being rejected for his age, a 64-year-old man said he had been looking for work for 10 years but was still passed over because bosses wanted younger people, and three people shared one extra-wide bed, paying 100 yuan a month in rent with no heating.
Location: Handan · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-10
At a recent wedding in Hebei, a local ban on drone flights forced the filming crew to strap the drone to a long pole, which was then held aloft by a staff member to capture the wedding.
Location: Hebei · Importance I · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-30
On September 30, multiple netizens posted that while the Experimental School of Hengshui Middle School in Hebei was holding a sports meet, students were required to carry a "toilet pass" when using the restroom. The pass required the name, class, gender, and the exact time of restroom use down to the minute, and had to be signed and approved by the class monitor and the homeroom teacher. Each pass was limited to one person for a single use and had to be returned to the Education Office afterward. Some netizens said such strict controls were not the first time at local schools.
Location: Hengshui, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-30
On September 30, a middle school student in Handan posted a long essay accusing school leaders of being keen on superficial projects, with thousands of students forced to accompany leaders in a “drill,” grades treated as achievements, holidays exploited, and free will suppressed.
Location: Handan, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-30
On September 30, China Unicom Hebei gathered its employees before the holiday for a rally, where all staff raised their right fists and swore that they would definitely hit their sprint targets in the 7-day National Day challenge.
Location: Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-29
On September 29, a farmer in Tangshan posted a video saying that the plant-protection drone he bought for tens of thousands of yuan, purchased less than half a year ago, cannot take off because his area has been designated as "No-Fly Zone Around Beijing - 8" (in effect from September 22, 2026 to September 21, 2029). The machine sits idle, while the cost of manual spraying still has to be paid.
Location: Tangshan, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-26
On September 26, 2026, netizens exposed that students at Hengshui High School were still participating in morning/routine drills during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, sparking heated discussions in the comment section.
Location: Hengshui · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-25
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, supermarkets took unsold mooncakes off the shelves and returned them to the manufacturers. Some slow-selling mooncakes were bought back by a feed factory in Hebei at 1,000 yuan per ton and used as pig feed.
Location: Beijing · Importance II · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-06
According to reports from outside the Great Firewall, Jia Qinglin traveled to Xiong'an in early June to publicly show support for Xi Jinping.
Location: Xiong'an New Area, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
7月20日
Villagers in Baoshang Village, Anping Town, Langfang, Hebei, discovered that the authorities replaced the original temporary isolation panels with permanent isolation walls topped with razor wire, equipped with surveillance cameras and concrete barriers, intending to permanently cut off the daily passage between the village and neighboring Beijing. Villagers gathered to protest, stating that entering Beijing is now harder than going abroad.
Location: Langfang, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
7月20日
At a flight attendant interview site for a Guanghui Jintong promotional event in Langfang, Hebei, tens of thousands of job seekers in formal attire gathered densely outside the office building, with the crowd remaining packed even at three or four in the morning.
Location: Langfang, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-24
On September 24, after Hebei Lanniao Furniture Co., Ltd. failed to pay wages, employees went together to the factory gate and hung banners to demand their unpaid wages.
Location: Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-24
On September 24, workers at the Hebei Changli County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital project, undertaken by Qinhuangdao Remote Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., protested wage arrears. Multiple workers held banners reading "Return Our Blood and Sweat Money" and went to the project site entrance and the Second Hospital of Changli County to collectively demand their wages.
Location: 河北省秦皇岛市昌黎县 · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-24
On September 24, a netizen from Hebei reported that their school notified staff that a lottery would be used to determine the list of teachers required to donate blood. A later update revealed that employees pooled together over 1,000 RMB to hire someone as a substitute donor, and stated that another blood drive would be held in two months.
Location: China · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-24
On September 24, a netizen with an IP address located in Hebei shared photos of mooncakes and a red envelope given by their company — the box was empty and the red envelope was empty too, and many commenters shared similar experiences.
Location: Hebei · Importance I · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-17
Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong conducted research trips in Xiong'an, Baoding, and Shijiazhuang, Hebei. The official report did not mention Hebei Provincial Party Secretary Ni Yuefeng, which is seen as a political signal aimed at deterring Hebei officials.
Location: Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-23
On September 23, dozens of workers at Hongxing Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Xingtai, Hebei hung banners at the factory gate to demand unpaid wages, saying the controlling listed company, Shanzi Hi-Tech, had failed to pay wages and stopped paying social insurance contributions, leading some employees to be forced to terminate their labor contracts.
Location: Xingtai, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-23
On September 23, an instructor at the Vocational Education Center in Wuqiang County, Hengshui, Hebei used an electric baton to punish students, and several students were burned by electric shocks. The homeroom teacher said they were aware of the incident but did not know the details. The school evaded questions about the origin of the electric baton and whether the instructor involved was still on campus, saying that the police had already intervened.
Location: Hengshui, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-23
On September 23, a Meituan autonomous delivery vehicle drove against traffic on a motor vehicle lane in Haigang District, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, causing road congestion.
Location: Qinhuangdao, Hebei · Importance I · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-20
An undercover investigation by Hebei Television found that the Xianyu platform harbors a pornographic traffic-routing industrial chain disguised as photoshoot appointments and fitness. Customer service claimed they could provide services involving minors as young as 14, using high prices and fake medical certifications as bait to route users to private domains for transactions.
Location: Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-09-20
On September 20, a car crash occurred at the Beiguo Xiantianxia Shopping Mall in Baoding City, Hebei Province, causing damage to mall facilities. The High-Tech Zone Detachment of the Traffic Management Branch of the Baoding Public Security Bureau subsequently issued a notice stating that the accident was caused by the driver's improper operation, which caused the vehicle to go out of control.
Location: Baoding · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-21
On September 21, bus drivers in Gaobeidian, Hebei Province, gathered at the depot gate to strike and protest after going eight months without pay. Multiple buses were parked at the scene.
Location: Gaobeidian · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-20
On September 20, Hebei Software Institute of Technology conducted high-intensity obedience training during military training, requiring students to crawl on their knees through obstacles on a large scale, with colored smoke released at the scene, triggering criticism from netizens over enslavement-style education.
Location: Baoding · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-20
On September 20, a physical altercation broke out between two passengers on a train in Hebei over a minor dispute. Video footage shows that when the train police officer arrived to handle the situation, he was holding a cigarette and appeared indifferent to the ongoing argument, triggering netizen criticism regarding his work attitude and professionalism.
Location: Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-20
On the afternoon of September 20, a white Volvo knocked down a bicyclist outside the Baoding Beiguo Xian天下 Plaza before speeding into the interior of the shopping mall, and the driver's whereabouts are unknown.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-20
During military training at Hebei Software Institute, a large number of students were seen kneeling and crawling through colored smoke, sparking mockery from netizens.
Location: Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-20
An undercover investigation by Hebei Economic Television found that in Xianyu's pornographic traffic-generation industry chain, some customer service agents claim they can provide minors, with the youngest being only 14 years old, at prices reaching 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.
Location: Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-09-20
After paying a 99 yuan "intention deposit" during an undercover investigation, a reporter from Hebei Economic TV gained entry to group chats in various places, where women's profiles and prices for different services were posted on a rolling feed.
Location: Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-09-20
On September 20, a netizen in Xiongan, Hebei posted that the police came to their home and confiscated a toy gun bought online, and then seized their high-spec computer on the grounds of video game addiction, only returning it after forcing them to sign a guarantee letter stating it was "voluntarily handed over for safekeeping."
Location: Xiong'an New Area · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-16
On September 16, villagers in Xujiagou Village, Qian'an City, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, protested against environmental pollution and land destruction caused by mining construction. A large number of SWAT police and security personnel gathered at the scene, engaging in physical clashes with villagers during the dispersal, resulting in multiple villagers being forcefully carried away.
Location: Qian'an · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-17
On September 17, a sudden fire broke out at the Jiahe Liyan Center in Nanhe District, Xingtai City, Hebei Province. The fire quickly spread, affecting neighboring buildings such as surrounding supermarkets, with thick smoke billowing at the scene. As of now, authorities have not yet released the specific cause of the fire or any casualty reports.
Location: Xingtai · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-17
On September 17, at the entrance of the Huazhang Xuanhua Computing Power Hub Industrial Base in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, multiple migrant workers hung a banner reading "Please pay last year's arrears of migrant workers' wages," publicly demanding their unpaid labor compensation.
Location: Zhangjiakou · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-17
On September 17, a collective strike occurred at the Cangdong Power Plant project in Cangzhou, Hebei Province. The contractor, Energy China Tianjin Electric Power Construction, was accused of withholding migrant workers' wages for three and a half months, leading multiple workers to stage a sit-in protest in front of the office building.
Location: Cangzhou · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-16
Affected by low-price competition and high commission fees on e‑commerce platforms, merchants in the Hebei industrial belt have independently built a B2B platform “Hebei Involution Net”, featuring factory direct supply with no commissions, aiming to bypass intermediate platforms and connect directly with purchasers, scheduled to launch on October 1.
Location: Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-13
On September 13, at a hot pot restaurant in Dingxing County, Baoding City, Hebei Province, a delivery worker brandished a cleaver and got into a fierce clash with the shop.
Location: Baoding · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-16
On September 16, villagers of Xujiaogou Village in Tangshan, Hebei, protested the pollution and environmental damage caused by iron ore mining. The local government mobilized staff, police and SWAT forces into the village to suppress the rights-defending villagers and forcibly push ahead with mine construction.
Location: Tangshan · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-13
On September 13, a blogger who claimed to have attended Hengshui No.2 Middle School in Hebei posted a video exposing high‑pressure control and serious human‑rights violations within the school. She said teachers often beat and verbally abuse students, causing sternum or clavicle fractures; a sophomore girl, after being insulted, cut her wrist in the dormitory; and a female student, seeking protection, developed a relationship with a male teacher, whose homeroom teacher was later taken away on suspicion of rape.
Location: Hengshui · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-13
On September 13, a blogger who claimed to be a graduate of Hengshui No. 2 High School posted a video saying that a second-year high school girl suffered a psychological breakdown after being verbally abused by her homeroom teacher and slit her wrists in the dormitory, committing suicide.
Location: Hengshui · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-13
On September 13, a blogger who claimed to be a graduate of Hengshui No. 2 High School posted a video saying that under high-pressure controls, some female students, in order to seek so-called protection, developed intimate relationships with male teachers who hold managerial power.
Location: Hengshui · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-13
On September 13, a blogger claiming to be a graduate of Hengshui No. 2 High School posted a video stating that her homeroom teacher during her second year of high school was later taken away on suspicion of rape.
Location: Hengshui · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-10
A 15-year-old female student at Luancheng Middle School in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, who scored 736, was repeatedly forced by the school to cut and straighten her naturally curly hair, and was harassed and denied entry. Just 7 days after enrolling, she suffered a mental breakdown and jumped to her death. Her family later protested at the school gate with a petition, and special police were stationed at the scene. After the incident was exposed, graduates and netizens revealed that the school has long had extreme regulations, such as not providing seats in the cafeteria, forcing students to eat standing up, and implementing militarized management.
Location: Shijiazhuang · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-10
On September 10, 2026, at the entrance of Feixiang District No. 2 Middle School in Handan City, Hebei Province, several students were seen holding small red flags and lining the road to welcome faculty and staff entering the school. The video sparked heated discussions online, with netizens joking that the style is similar to North Korea.
Location: Handan · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-09
An undergraduate graduate born in 2004 from Hebei complained online that after submitting 200 resumes, there was no response, and due to immense employment pressure, they were forced to consider working in a factory.
Location: Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-04
A neighbor said the family bought the house for about 1.35 million yuan in 2021 and paid for renovations; after five years of mortgage repayments, they sold the house for 800,000 yuan. Her husband is unemployed, and the family is under considerable pressure to repay the loan.
Location: China · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-04
A middle-aged man sold his TV because he had no money for food, saying he was rejected over his age while job hunting and that he had already sold everything in the house that could be sold.
Location: China · Importance I · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-04
On September 4, 2026, outside the gates of Zhongjian Road and Bridge Group in Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, a group of workers gathered to defend their rights and demand unpaid wages, accusing the company involved of failing to honor its payment agreement and of misappropriating the wages it refused to pay.
Location: Shijiazhuang, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-03
On September 3, 2026, The Economist reported that when its reporter traveled to Kangbao County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, to investigate the formaldehyde cabbage incident, they were obstructed on the spot by local police and officials from the propaganda department, who refused to answer any questions.
Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-09-02
On September 2, 2026, The Paper reported that one week after the exposure of formaldehyde cabbage in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, sales of Bashang napa cabbage plunged by more than 50% year on year, leaving about 50,000 mu of cabbage facing unsalable difficulties.
Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-02
On September 2, 2026, in a middle school class group in Baoding, Hebei, a student's parent openly flaunted their identity as secretary of the municipal People's Hospital's discipline inspection commission and asked the teacher to look after their child; the hospital involved subsequently confirmed the identity and is studying how to handle the matter.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09-02
On September 2, 2026, Hebei's official Great Wall New Media posted a video criticizing Real Madrid's moment-of-silence caption related to China, and its comment section was flooded with collective sarcastic replies from more than 14,000 netizens using the same sentence structure, citing places such as Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province.
Location: China · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09
A Hebei netizen posted the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts handed out by the company, saying that both the mooncake box and the red envelope were empty, and the image spread together with footage of a food delivery rider showing an empty mooncake box.
Location: Hebei · Importance I · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09
A worker at Langfang Normal University died on his way home from work during construction. His family repeatedly defended their rights at the school gate, while school leaders were accused of turning a blind eye.
Location: Langfang · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-09
Netizens reported that Langfang Normal University previously locked students' electric bikes under the pretext of safety, yet during the summer vacation, it specifically built a parking lot and opened the middle gate for teachers' use.
Location: Langfang · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-31
In the late night of August 31, 2026, two men brought large hunting dogs onto the campus of North China Electric Power University in Baoding, Hebei to hunt and kill stray animals. Several dogs are unaccounted for, and the men verbally abused and threatened students who were filming to gather evidence.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-08-25
A reporter from The Paper interviewed vegetable farmers in Kangbao County, Hebei. The farmers stated that distributors have been using formaldehyde to preserve cabbage for years, and that using formaldehyde can save about 20,000 yuan per truckload.
Location: Kangbao County · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-25
Chinese artist Gao Shen, who lives in New York, was sentenced to three years in prison by a court in Sanhe, Hebei Province, on the charge of infringing on the reputation and honor of heroes and martyrs, drawing major concern from the U.S. State Department.
Location: Sanhe, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08-25
On August 25, 2026, a court in Sanhe, Hebei, China, sentenced 70-year-old US-based artist Gao Min to three years in prison in a first-instance ruling on the charge of infringing the reputation and honor of heroes and martyrs. The charge stemmed from a satirical sculpture involving Mao Zedong that he created more than ten years ago.
Location: Langfang, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-25
On August 25, 2026, The Paper published an on-site investigation report, in which local vegetable farmers in Kangbao, Hebei confirmed that distributors have been using formaldehyde to keep cabbage fresh for several years, saving about 20,000 yuan in costs per truck compared with cold-chain preservation.
Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-25
On August 25, 2026, the asphalt road surface at an intersection in Baigou, Baoding, Hebei, suffered a large-scale rupture and collapse, forming a huge deep pit that occupied more than half of the intersection. Relevant departments arrived at the scene to set up barriers and carry out maintenance.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-24
On August 24, 2026, in response to the incident in Hebei, China, where cabbage was dipped in a formaldehyde solution, South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that it was verifying with the Chinese side whether the cabbage in question had been exported to South Korea, and that it would conduct up to three formaldehyde tests on imported Chinese cabbage.
Location: South Korea · Importance III · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-08-23
On August 23, 2026, in response to the online exposure of the formaldehyde cabbage issue, a blogger disclosed that Kangbao County in Hebei had set up inspection checkpoints on the exit roads of the cabbage producing area, sealing and conducting sampling tests on cabbage leaving the county.
Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-22
On August 22, blogger "Yulie Qige" released an investigation video exposing the loading site in the cabbage production area of Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, where workers treated cabbage by dipping it in a formaldehyde solution, triggering public concern over vegetable food safety.
Location: Zhangjiakou · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-22
On August 22, 2026, a human rights body disclosed that the case of the 70-year-old contemporary artist Gao Xian, who was accused years ago of the crime of "infringing the reputation of heroes and martyrs" over his sculptures, will be pronounced at a court in Sanhe, Hebei, on August 25.
Location: Sanhe · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-22
On August 22, 2026, a blogger exposed the use of formaldehyde to keep Chinese cabbages fresh during harvesting and transport in Zhangjiakou, Hebei. Zhangjiakou police seized more than ten barrels of formaldehyde, and market regulators in Fuyang, Anhui subsequently intercepted the vehicle involved, filed a case and sealed it.
Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Verifying · View causal chain →
2026-08-22
On August 22, 2026, the blogger released an investigation video showing workers at a major Chinese cabbage production area in Zhangjiakou, Hebei dipping some cabbages in chemicals before loading them for shipment, with containers suspected of holding formaldehyde solution visible at the scene.
Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08-22
On August 22, blogger Yulie Qige exposed the scandal of formaldehyde-treated cabbage in Kangbao County, Hebei, one of the recent vegetable safety incidents to come to light.
Location: Zhangjiakou · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-21
The Japanese government has verified that, as of now, no cabbage containing formaldehyde from Zhangjiakou has been confirmed to have entered the Japanese market.
Location: Japan · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08-18
On August 18, 2026, NTD reported that a Hebei Health Commission staff member said the 522,000 new confirmed cases in July released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention only reflect medical consultation data, and that the real number of infections is higher, with hospital beds in tight supply and long queues for cremation in many places; the claim has not been officially confirmed.
Location: Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-17
A giant hand-made "Niu Lai" poster, the largest in the Chinese Communist Party's occupied territory, appeared at Aiqing Plaza in Baoding, Hebei, sparking heated discussion and viral spread among netizens.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08-16
On August 16, 2026, Shijiazhuang in Hebei was reported to have set up a marriage registration office at the Luquan Highway Service Area along with promotional slogans; local government's varied efforts to promote marriage registration have once again sparked public debate.
Location: 河北省石家庄市鹿泉区 · Importance II · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08-13
On August 13, Chinese state media addressed the use of formaldehyde solution to keep cabbages fresh in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, saying the incident has severely eroded public trust and demanding a thorough investigation to the very end.
Location: China · Importance II · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08-11
On August 11, 2026, during the Beidaihe Meeting, local netizens in Qinhuangdao, Hebei tested and found that cellular mobile networks imposed a strict blockade on overseas VPN services, making connection completely impossible; the local authorities escalate stability maintenance controls at the same time every year.
Location: Qinhuangdao, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-08-11
On August 11, 2026, Wu Lina, the whistleblower in the case of the enforcement bureau chief of Congtai District Court in Handan, Hebei soliciting bribes, appeared publicly for an exclusive interview, questioning why no conclusion had been announced more than half a year after the municipal party committee demanded an investigation.
Location: Handan, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08-11
On August 11, 2026, Langfang in Hebei Province was hit by heavy rainfall that triggered severe urban flooding. Roads in commercial districts were submerged over large areas, with water covering more than half of car bodies; several cars floated and were immobilized, and shops along the streets were flooded and suffered extensive damage.
Location: Langfang, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-09
It is rumored that during the 2026 Beidaihe meeting, Xi Jinping was repeatedly confronted face-to-face by current officials, Red Second Generation, and Military Second Generation, intensifying power struggles within the Party.
Location: Beidaihe · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-08-09
It is rumored that during the Beidaihe Meeting, the Central Guard Bureau no longer handled security duties alone, as another team intervened, creating a situation where both parties shared responsibility.
Location: Beidaihe · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-08-09
On August 9, 2026, netizens captured footage of a rock-culture-themed street graffiti wall in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, being cleaned, painted over, and erased by relevant authorities, drawing attention and regret from local street-culture enthusiasts.
Location: Shijiazhuang, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-08
The famous rock wall in Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang, was entirely painted over in gray by the construction crew and fitted with surveillance cameras, sparking protests from netizens and doubts about the local area's inability to tolerate rock culture.
Location: Shijiazhuang, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08-05
On August 5, 2026, Jinhaigu Prefecture Senior High School in Hebei Province was exposed in a student submission for holding high-intensity classes for as long as 87 hours every week, and for forcing all students to stay on campus for make-up lessons during the summer vacation, drawing attention to excessive exam-oriented exploitation.
Location: Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-04
On August 4, 2026, the Handan Intermediate People's Court in Hebei announced that an audio recording of improper remarks circulating online was authentic. Guo Hongbo, director of the enforcement bureau of the Congtai District Court, was suspended and placed under a special investigation for soliciting bribes from a female party to the case and verbally harassing her.
Location: Handan, Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-08-04
On August 4, 2026, while students at the Development Zone Campus of Qinhuangdao Normal University of Science and Technology in Hebei Province were forced to stay on campus during the summer for centralized classes and internships, a student suddenly went into shock and fell into a coma in the dormitory and was carried away for emergency treatment by paramedics.
Location: Qinhuangdao, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-08-03
The Beidaihe Meeting convened on August 3, and the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) entered the Beidaihe activity period as is customary.
Location: Beidaihe · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-03
Cai Qi visited experts on summer vacation in Beidaihe, extending greetings on behalf of the CCP Central Committee and the State Council. The official report stated he was entrusted by the General Secretary.
Location: Beidaihe · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08-03
Senior CCP officials arrived in Beidaihe around August 3 for recuperation and informal closed-door meetings to set the tone for the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee to be held in October.
Location: Beidaihe · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08-03
On August 3, 2026, Li Ru, a resident of Loudi, Hunan, was taken away by officers from the Lianpengshan Police Station while sightseeing in Beidaihe, Qinhuangdao. He was later handed over to stability maintenance personnel from his household registration location, and subsequently lost contact; his personal safety remains unknown.
Location: Qinhuangdao, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-08-02
On August 2, 2026, volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi released a video reporting that an unidentified man had been staying and working at a local scrap recycling station in Zhuolu County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, for as long as 16 years, and called on police to verify his identity and help him find his family.
Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-08-02
On August 2, 2026, anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi confirmed that a man with an intellectual disability who had remained and worked at a scrap station in Zhuolu County, Hebei Province for 16 years had successfully contacted family members he had been separated from for many years in his hometown of Enshi, Hubei, and reunited with them.
Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08
The expert press release for the Beidaihe summer vacation has changed its theme to 'Striving for the 15th Five-Year Plan,' with invited categories highlighting basic research, strategic frontiers, and key core technology fields.
Location: Beidaihe · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08
An analysis claims that Xi Jinping has recently been communicating with senior officials about his daughter succeeding him, and that he is attempting to launch a second coup during the Beidaihe meeting to wipe out the opposition in one fell swoop.
Location: Beidaihe · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-08
Foreign media and cybersecurity researchers discovered and disclosed a system called the "Dynamic Control Platform for Foreign Personnel," revealing extensive surveillance data on foreigners and foreign journalists in China collected by local Chinese police.
Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-08
A 57-year-old pig farmer in Hebei said in an August interview that her breeding scale had shrunk from a peak of more than 500 head to 10, that she was carrying about $75,000 in debt, and that she planned to get rid of her last pigs in the fall, saying that in more than 20 years of raising pigs it had never been this difficult.
Location: Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-31
Xinhua News Agency released a bulletin of fewer than 60 characters, announcing that the CCP Central Committee has decided that Luo Wen will serve as Secretary of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee, that Ni Yuefeng will no longer hold the post, and that he will be assigned other duties.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-07-31
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officially announced that Luo Wen has been appointed member, standing member and secretary of the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee, and that Ni Yuefeng no longer holds this post.
Location: Shijiazhuang, Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-07-28
On the 50th anniversary of the Tangshan earthquake, CCP leader Xi Jinping was absent from the commemorative activities, with Premier Li Qiang attending on his behalf to conduct inspections, offer condolences, and present a flower basket.
Location: Tangshan, Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-07-28
Entrusted by the general secretary, Li Qiang represented the central government in presenting flowers, bowing three times at the Tangshan Earthquake Ruins Memorial Park, and visiting paralyzed survivors at a sanatorium, according to official reports.
Location: Tangshan, Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-07-28
On July 28, 2026, a traffic accident occurred at the intersection of Qianjin Street and Renmin Road in Hengshui, Hebei. A police car on duty collided with a private civilian vehicle and flipped over on the spot, drawing a crowd of passing residents.
Location: Hengshui, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-07-24
The famous iron lion, a cultural relic standing for over 1,000 years, has been broken beyond recognition after experts carried out multiple erroneous preservation measures over the past nearly 60 years.
Location: China · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-21
Multiple locations in Hebei experienced heavy rain and strong winds, causing damage to many houses, and a car was hit by a steel pipe blown by the wind.
Location: Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-21
From July 21, 2026, Qizhen School in Zhangjiakou, Hebei was exposed for forcing senior year students to attend a fully closed summer tutoring program six days a week, sparking student protests over severe lack of rest.
Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-18
On July 18, 2026, anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi revealed that an intellectually disabled woman in Mawujiu Town, Renqiu, Hebei had been illegally taken in and controlled by a man for as long as 20 years, with no household registration or identity. When he reported the case to local police, they bucked responsibility and demanded verification of the whistleblower's identity.
Location: Cangzhou, Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-07-14
On July 14, 2026, several construction workers in Hebei, wearing vests printed with the words "Hebei Construction Group, Give Us Back Our Hard-Earned Money," beat gongs and drums in protest against unpaid wages at the gate of the headquarters of Hebei Construction Group Co., Ltd.
Location: Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-07-12
Villagers of Hougezhuang Village, Huangzhuang Town, Sanhe City, Langfang City, Hebei Province held an emergency gathering near the embankment to protest the authorities using excavators to dig through the river channel for forced flood discharge, which destroyed their homes.
Location: Sanhe · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-07-12
Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County in Chengde, Hebei, suffered 48 hours of continuous torrential rain, triggering flash floods and frequent landslides. Over 100,000 people were affected, and communications were cut off in many areas.
Location: 河北省承德市宽城满族自治县 · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-12
On July 12, 2026, sudden heavy rainfall in Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County, Chengde, Hebei, triggered severe flash floods. Multiple roads were inundated, and some parked and moving vehicles were swept away by the floodwaters.
Location: Chengde, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-11
On July 11, 2026, a cattle farm in Qincun, Linzhang County, Handan, Hebei was exposed for illegally employing people with disabilities of unknown identity who lived next to the cattle pen. When a volunteer blogger went to investigate and report the matter, she was followed by the farm owner, who grabbed her car door and threatened her.
Location: Handan, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07-11
On the morning of July 11, 2026, heavy rains in Qianxi, Tangshan, Hebei triggered severe flash floods. Floodwaters surged across roads, knocking down pedestrians and trapping vehicles, and netizens reported that related on-site livestreams were subsequently banned.
Location: Tangshan, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Verifying · View causal chain →
2026-07-11
On July 11, heavy rains in Qianxi, Tangshan, Hebei triggered floods. Some people lost their footing in the water and were swept away by the rapids, while one family was trapped on a car roof calling for help.
Location: Tangshan, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07
Zhang Youxia is reportedly said to have been transferred from the Gu'an base in Langfang to another location, with a medical team continuing to treat him, and the case may be handled quietly.
Location: Langfang, Hebei · Importance V · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-07
After the exposure of Han Shihui's school equity being transferred for two yuan, multiple public officials were reported for illegally embezzling school assets.
Location: Hengshui, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-07
Hengshui, Hebei, announced that a joint investigation team has been established to look into the issue of transferring school equity stakes and related assets for 2 yuan.
Location: Hengshui, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Official claim · View causal chain →
2026-07-01
On July 1, 2026, a child abuse incident occurred at the International Baby Kindergarten in Yongqing County, Langfang, Hebei. Surveillance footage shows teachers inside the kindergarten successively slapping, pulling the hair of, and kicking the young children. The footage was exposed on July 10.
Location: Langfang, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-06-30
On June 30, a former vice chairman of the Hebei Provincial CPPCC was prosecuted for privately listening to audio materials involving serious political issues.
Location: China · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-29
In June 2026, Zhizhi Middle School in Hengshui, Hebei was exposed for enforcing strict hairstyle inspections, forbidding students from entering the school with any hairstyle other than a buzz cut; after a student filmed a video disclosing this, the school's teachers sent private messages intimidating the student in the name of the Cyberspace Administration of China, demanding that the post be deleted within a time limit.
Location: Hengshui, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-28
On June 28, 2026, at the Louli Reservoir project in Handan, Hebei, migrant workers, owed unpaid wages, staged an extreme rights-defense action by threatening to jump off a building rooftop, drawing local attention to wage arrears in government-funded investment projects.
Location: Handan, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-23
The court found the operator liable for 70 percent of the responsibility; after deducting the 10,000 yuan previously advanced, more than 62,000 yuan in compensation is still owed. The ruling takes effect on June 23, 2026, and does not include disability compensation or subsequent medical expenses.
Location: Handan · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-22
During a flood season emergency drill held in Xiongzhou, Hebei, elderly villagers were forcibly dragged out, sparking netizens' associations with and questions about forced demolition.
Location: Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-20
On June 20, 2026, Taiwanese media reported that cybersecurity experts, after tracing the matter, discovered that the "Borderless" content farm group in Qinhuangdao, Hebei, operating under the Chinese Communist Party's People's Liberation Army cognitive warfare system, was manipulating hundreds of overseas fan pages to coordinate flooding and manipulate Taiwanese public opinion.
Location: Taiwan, China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-16
On June 16, 2026, at the project department of China Power Engineering No. 4 Bureau in Shangyi County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, migrant workers went unpaid. The workers went to the construction site and unfurled rights-defense banners demanding payment of the owed wages.
Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-06-14
On June 14, 2026, a netizen in Langfang, Hebei posted a video on a social platform, reporting in his real name that the deputy director of the Sanhe Public Security Bureau in charge of economic crime investigation had failed to file cases and failed to investigate after filing in multiple economic cases.
Location: Langfang, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-06-12
On June 12, 2026, anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi posted that after he reported a cement sales point in Baoding suspected of involvement in human trafficking, he was insulted and threatened with death via private online messages by relatives of the shop owner involved in the case.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Verifying · View causal chain →
2026-06-09
Some homebuyers at the Rongsheng Junlan Yuan residential complex in Yunhe District, Cangzhou, Hebei Province, unfurled rights-defense banners at the compound and in front of the sales center to protest over construction quality defects and disputes with the property developer over handover.
Location: Cangzhou, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2026-06-05
A primary school student in Hebei Province heard the national anthem playing on the way to school, immediately stopped in the middle of the road, and saluted on the spot until the national anthem finished playing before leaving.
Location: Hebei · Importance I · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-05-31
On May 31, 2026, a serious traffic accident occurred at the Jiulongshan intersection in Changli County, Qinhuangdao, Hebei. Two girls were struck and their heads run over by a heavy truck because they were in a blind spot, and unfortunately died. The cab of the truck involved later caught fire.
Location: 河北省秦皇岛市昌黎县 · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026-05-29
Liu Deming, Deputy Secretary of the Hebei Political and Legal Affairs Commission, has been arrested.
Location: Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2026-05-09
A large section of the exterior wall insulation of a high-rise building at the Wuzhou International Residential Complex in Taocheng District, Hengshui City, suddenly detached, crashing onto the road and a nearby kindergarten. The person who posted the video was subsequently pressured by the local government to hide the content.
Location: Hengshui, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Verifying · View causal chain →
2026-03-05
On March 5, Ms. Zhou from Zhangjiakou, Hebei, stated that a Meituan agent demanded her Hunan restaurant offer large discount coupons at the merchant's own expense. After she refused because each order resulted in a loss, the agent replied, "We have plenty of ways to deal with you."
Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2026
The video says that the Hebei Cyberspace Administration of China recently issued notices to all counties and cities, demanding that they manage their jurisdictions and further strengthen control over people who speak online.
Location: Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025-12
Sources claim that Zhang Youxia is being held at the Central Guard Bureau base in Gu'an, Hebei and is on a hunger strike; the authorities only announced on January 24, 2026 that they had opened a case for review and investigation against him.
Location: Langfang, Hebei · Importance V · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2025-12
In December 2025, members of the public reported to the central ecological and environmental protection inspection team that more than 100 chemical enterprises in three townships of Dongguang County had no permits and other problems; the local response said the claims were untrue. An approval officer at the county Emergency Management Bureau told CCTV reporters that they were not shut down because they pay taxes to the county, and the county would not allow them to be banned.
Location: Cangzhou, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025-11
Geng Changyou, head of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission stationed at the Central Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, has left his post and been transferred to serve as secretary of the Hebei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, leaving the position of head of the discipline inspection group of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office vacant.
Location: China · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025-11
In November 2025, a 12-year-old girl in Quzhou County, Handan, Hebei went to work at an unlicensed plasticine workshop, putting in 8.5 hours a day; on the 13th day of work her right arm was drawn into a mixer, and she was later assessed as having a level 6 disability.
Location: Handan · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025-10
Lü Dengdi, a former official of Fanjiazhuang Township, Quyang County, Baoding, Hebei, escaped while under residential surveillance for a 2010 case involving the assault of a villager. During his 15 years on the run, he continued to receive his salary in violation of regulations and even received promotions. He was recaptured in 2025.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2025-09-28
On September 28, 2025, in Hujiatun Village, Wanquan District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, a village official exploited his position as an agent at a China Construction Bank branch to secretly transfer tens of millions of yuan of villagers’ pension savings into a personal account and absconded with the money, leaving many elderly residents in dire straits.
Location: Zhangjiakou, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Hearsay · View causal chain →
2024-06-13
Netizens submitted records of extreme point deductions at Hengshui No.2 High School, showing that students were frequently penalized for everyday details such as holding books incorrectly, using the restroom at night, not lying down properly while sleeping, and even laughing or combing hair.
Location: Hengshui · Importance II · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2023-10-24
The Chinese Communist Party issued 500 billion in special treasury bonds nominally for Hebei flood relief, but some of the funds were used to purchase surveillance equipment and stability-maintenance infrastructure.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2023-08-17
During the floods in Zhuozhou, Xi Jinping was accused of vacationing in Beidaihe and not visiting the disaster area; on August 17 the Political Bureau Standing Committee held a meeting to study flood control, disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction, after which the central authorities arranged to issue 1 trillion yuan in treasury bonds.
Location: Zhuozhou, Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2023-08
In the early stage of the Zhuozhou floods, several civilian rescue teams from other provinces said they were required to present a local invitation letter and complete registration before being allowed to enter; volunteers said the Zhuozhou Emergency Management Bureau had been flooded and lost power, with its official seal in another building surrounded by water, and that they were arranging for people to wade through the water to fetch it.
Location: Zhuozhou, Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2021-08-25
China introduced a policy prohibiting public schools from cooperating with private schools in running schools, and as a result Hengshui No. 2 High School's cooperation with the relevant private schools has come to an end.
Location: China · Importance IV · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2021
Bazhou in Hebei Province was exposed for assigning revenue-generation tasks down to townships. Dongyangzhuang Township collected only 40,000 yuan in fines over the first 9 months, yet was saddled with a quota of 13.95 million yuan for the last 3 months.
Location: Bazhou, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2021
After Hengshui No. 2 High School ended its cooperation, the relevant private schools lost brand and educational resource support, saw their student numbers decline, and fell into financial crisis.
Location: Hengshui, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2017
Han Shihui purchased about 468 mu of land in Hengshui, Hebei, invested about 2 billion yuan, and partnered with Hengshui No. 2 High School to found a private school with a capacity of about 20,000 students.
Location: Hengshui, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2016-11-15
On the morning of November 15, 2016, the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court carried out the death penalty on Jia Jinglong in accordance with the execution order issued by the Supreme People's Court; he had shot and killed village Party secretary He Jianhua after his own marital home was forcibly demolished.
Location: Shijiazhuang, Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2016-07-28
Xi went to the Tangshan Earthquake Site Memorial Park, presented flower baskets to the compatriots who perished and to the heroes of earthquake resistance, bowed three times to the memorial wall, visited earthquake survivors with paraplegia, and inspected post-disaster reconstruction.
Location: Tangshan, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2016-05-17
On May 17, 2016, the Hebei High People's Court rejected Jia Jinglong's appeal in a second-instance ruling, upheld the first-instance death sentence handed down by the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court, and submitted it to the Supreme People's Court for review.
Location: Shijiazhuang, Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2015-11-24
On November 24, 2015, the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court sentenced Jia Jinglong to death for intentional homicide in a first-instance ruling and deprived him of political rights for life; Jia Jinglong subsequently appealed.
Location: Shijiazhuang, Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2015-02-19
On February 19, 2015 (the first day of the Lunar New Year), at a Spring Festival gathering in Beigaoying Village, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang, Jia Jinglong shot and killed He Jianhua, the village Party branch secretary and village committee director, with a modified nail gun, over the forced demolition of his marital home in 2013.
Location: Shijiazhuang, Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2013-05
After Jia Jinglong's marital home was forcibly demolished in May 2013, he repeatedly wrote letters of complaint to the Chang'an District Procuratorate and the district letters and visits bureau, and repeatedly sought talks with village head He Jianhua over compensation, all to no avail.
Location: Shijiazhuang, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
2011-01
Li Qiming, the defendant in the Hebei University campus vehicle-ramming case, was sentenced to six years in prison for the crime of causing a traffic accident.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
2010-10-16
On the evening of October 16, 2010, a drunk-driving hit-and-run occurred at the new campus of Hebei University, leaving two female students, one dead and one injured. After the driver, Li Qiming, was caught, he shouted “My dad is Li Gang,” causing an uproar in public opinion.
Location: Baoding, Hebei · Importance IV · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →
1986-05-13
Jia Jinglong was born in 1986 in Beigaoying Village, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei; his specific date of birth, May 13, 1986, could not be verified.
Location: Shijiazhuang, Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Verifying · View causal chain →
1976-07-28
In the early morning of July 28, 1976, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Tangshan, Hebei Province, causing massive casualties and property damage.
Location: Tangshan, Hebei · Importance V · Verification: Verified · View causal chain →
1939
At the end of 1939, Zhao Tong, an anti-Japanese guerrilla commander appointed by the National Government, was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army while leading his force north, and the unit was wiped out.
Location: Hebei · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →