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On November 4, a large number of employees at Ningbo Wan'ai Electric Co., Ltd. in Zhejiang staged a collective protest at the factory gate to demand unpaid wages. During the protest, one worker collapsed and remained unresponsive.
On October 3, a tourist posted a video on Douyin reporting that a section of tidal flats at Hua'ao Island, Xiangshan, Ningbo, Zhejiang, had been enclosed by fencing nets, with beachcombing inside the nets charged at 38 yuan per person, complaining that the sea was being fenced off and sold for money. On October 4, the Gaotang Island Township Government and the scenic area responded that the fencing nets were used for safety management and project operations, and that the beach along the shore remained open free of charge.
Blogger Qiqi Baba was separately interrogated by border inspection while departing at Ningbo Airport on September 17. He was asked about his experience transiting in Egypt last year, and said that departure management at Ningbo Airport is strict, with each accompanying person required to undergo inspection one by one.
On September 15, a fire broke out on the top floor of Building 3 of Qinshui Liting in Baiyun Subdistrict, Haishu District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. Thick smoke and flames were seen at the scene. Rescue footage showed a woman falling from the building near the fire department's aerial ladder. The local emergency management bureau reported that the flames have been extinguished and one person was injured and taken to hospital.
On September 14, the Ningbo Metro Line 12 Xiangshan branch launched its first day of free trial rides, and the site descended into severe chaos due to overcrowded passenger flow. A large number of elderly passengers pushed and crowded while entering stations and boarding, causing many to fall to the ground, and inside the carriage there were even uncontrolled incidents of people slamming the windows.
On September 11, 2026, at night, Ningbo University's new students' opening ceremony was suddenly hit by heavy rain, and the principal, Cai Ronggen, put down the original 3300+ words of the speech, only quoted the lyrics of “Water” and said “Welcome everyone,” and then blessed the new students to study hard and live well, the whole speech ended in 40 seconds. The school's public account later published the complete speech, and netizens praised the principal's decision to shorten the speech due to the rain.
On the evening of August 16, the Chinese Communist Party's first container ship set sail from Ningbo Port, attempting to head to Europe and the Middle East via the Arctic route in an apparent bid to bypass volatile Middle Eastern shipping lanes.
Zhejiang Daily reported that the village party secretary of Huaqiang Village in Ningbo stayed at his post during the typhoon and claimed he could carry an 85kg elderly person, prompting ridicule of the exaggerated propaganda among the public.
On August 10, 2026, Zhejiang Daily reported that the female village party secretary of Huaqiang Village in Xiangshan County, Ningbo, claimed that she, weighing 99 jin, could carry an 85-kilogram elderly person during typhoon disaster relief. The exaggerated publicity has drawn widespread skepticism from netizens, and multiple comment sections have been cleared out.
On August 8, 2026, affected by Typhoon “White Dolphin,” Ningbo activated typhoon emergency response measures. The transport and rail transit authorities issued notices stating that, starting from August 9, all bus routes and the entire metro network across the city would be suspended.
On July 27, 2026, a netizen in Ningbo, Zhejiang posted that their real name was rejected by the Taobao system as a recipient because it matched the platform's politically sensitive word database, leaving them unable to normally claim government consumption subsidies.
In April 2026, the Ningbo Fenghua entertainment venue was dealt with by local authorities and ordered to suspend operations for providing paid companion services.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee in Ningbo deliberated on the 15th Five-Year Plan, where new energy vehicles were removed from the core position of strategic emerging industries, signaling the downgrading of the automotive industry into an object of governance.