10.29
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Jinan, Shandong
On October 29, a Douyin influencer posted two notices from Yucai School in Pingyin County, Jinan, Shandong, dated October 27: due to loan approval failure and tight funds, June wages were delayed, and wages for May and June would be combined and paid at the end of November; social security and medical insurance for all staff would be terminated starting this month. The influencer claimed the school had not paid social security for 33 months, teachers had been legally demanding unpaid wages for two months, and many were forced to resign.
10.24
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Jinan
On October 24, netizens captured footage of parents at Shandong Experimental Middle School delivering food to students inside the school through an iron fence. Students ate inside the fence while parents kept them company outside it, and what appeared to be electric fence equipment was installed above the fence. The video sparked heated discussion among netizens.
10.01
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Jinan
On October 1, Qilu Evening News reported that Hou Mingjing, marketing director of Shandong Kairui Commercial Group, said that this year's National Day wedding banquets generally have around ten tables, with the larger ones having around twenty, and that the per-table budget has fallen from 1,599–2,000 yuan to generally just over 1,000 yuan.
09.21
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Jinan
On September 20, at the Jinan Talent Introduction Conference in Shandong, multiple recruitment booths were left unstaffed, and paper resumes submitted by job seekers were piled up in heaps on the desks, sparking mockery and concern among netizens regarding the employment situation.
09.20
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Jinan, Shandong
On September 20, a Xiaohongshu user posted that dispatched labor workers in Shanghe County, Jinan, Shandong, have been owed more than ten months of wages, and every time they ask they are told there is no money. Many in the comments section reported similar wage arrears in Tianqiao District, Shizhong District, and elsewhere.
09.16
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Jinan
On September 15, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in Shandong Province delivered a first-instance verdict, sentencing Bi Jingquan to 14 years in prison and a fine of 5 million yuan for accepting bribes totaling over 57.42 million yuan between 1995 and 2025 by abusing his official positions. Bi Jingquan previously served as Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council and Director of the State Food and Drug Administration.
09.15
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Jinan
After the closure of Yucai School in Pingyin County, Jinan City, Shandong Province, a teacher posted a complaint about the school owing wages and social security contributions, and suspected that their personal items in the office had been rummaged through. On-site footage shows items scattered across the classroom, with desks and books discarded at will.
09.10
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Jinan
Students at Jingyeyuan School in Jinan, Shandong Province, were filmed marching in highly organized square formations on their way to the cafeteria, sparking public criticism of the school's management model.
08.16
·Hearsay
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Jinan, Shandong
On August 16, 2026, multiple employed people in Jinan, Shandong posted in concentrated batches on social networks, disclosing that local urban construction state-owned enterprises, non-establishment teachers, and grassroots public welfare posts have suffered wage arrears lasting three to five months.
08.12
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Jinan, Shandong
On August 12, 2026, the student rights organization 611Study reported that Fengcheng Senior High School in Laiwu, Jinan, required senior-year students to return to school early on August 20 for extra classes and to attend 57 hours of classes per week. The local education department has formally accepted the report of this violation.
2026.08
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Jinan, Shandong
In August 2026, a Red Army-themed painting displayed at an art exhibition in Jinan, Shandong was accused by netizens of insulting China and denigrating the image of heroes because of the way the characters' eyes were drawn, sparking online outcry and calls for censorship.
07.15
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Jinan, Shandong
Lawyer Hou Zhiyuan, while attending the trial of lawyer Wang Qing for alleged fraud, intervened in a dispute between a family member and the police, and was taken by the police to the detention room's steel cage for 20 minutes, during which he experienced discomfort.
06.15
·Hearsay
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Jinan, Shandong
On June 15, 2026, an incident of unpaid wages for migrant workers occurred at the Vanke Guanshan Yinxiu real estate project in Jinan, Shandong, and several construction workers had no choice but to lie in front of the project site's main gate to demand their unpaid wages and defend their rights.
06.10
·Verifying
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·Jinan, Shandong
Jinan Sino-German Orthopedic Hospital, which had been included in the 120 emergency network, suddenly announced its closure and shutdown and asked all staff to leave their posts. Working medical staff reported that the hospital has been in arrears for several months' wages since April, and has not publicized any lawful economic compensation plan.
03.17
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Jinan, Shandong
On March 17, 2026, Wang Sanyuan, a 73-year-old pastor of Changchunli Christian Church in Jinan, Shandong, was taken away by the police. The authorities issued no notice of any kind, and his family has nowhere to turn to file a complaint. Observers outside China point out that this may be a settling of scores over his earlier involvement in the struggle to protect church property.