2026-11-08
Wei Xiaokui, Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, has stepped down after only five months in office. He is succeeded by Shi Wenbin, former Secretary of the Jilin Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, who will be responsible for vetting candidates for the 21st National Congress.
2026-11-08
On November 8, a disabled resident in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian Province posted videos for several consecutive days stating that they could not cook because the gas company refused to deliver gas, forcing them to eat instant noodles for days in protest. Complaints have not received an effective response to date.
2026-11-07
On November 7, the Quanzhou Education Bureau required all teachers to sign in at the lecture hall on Saturday to collectively watch the "AI Empowering Teacher Development and 'Quan Education' Platform Application Promotion Meeting." Dormitory managers and utility workers were also required to attend, with photo documentation needed for headcount verification, and warnings that those absent would face consequences.
2026-11-07
Recently, Wang Xiuying, a villager from Lifan Village, Xiabaishi Town, Fu'an City, Fujian Province, recorded her experience of petitioning in Beijing: her grievances remain unresolved, submitting materials has become even more difficult, and she was expelled from Beijing. She describes this as a typical portrayal of the implementation of the new 'July 1st' petition regulations.
2026-11-06
On November 6, the government of Youxi County, Sanming City, Fujian Province, released a report on the county and township-level People's Congress election work conference. It acknowledged issues such as voter registration omissions and insufficient analysis of electoral districts in some townships, requiring a re-examination of voter registration and the inclusion of those missed. It also demanded that candidates pass a 'political, quality, and structural' joint review and that election publicity strictly control public opinion.
2026-11-04
On November 4, the official WeChat account of Xiamen City Vocational College published an article stating that the school is launching a "Digital Yuan on Campus" campaign. It requires students to open and link digital yuan wallets and top them up. Some class meetings indicated that digital yuan will subsequently be used to fully cover payment scenarios such as cafeterias, supermarkets, and utility bills.
2026-11-03
On November 3, dozens of workers at Fujian Jinjiang Shuangchang Shoe Materials Co., Ltd. climbed to the top of the factory area to protest collectively due to unpaid wages, demanding that the company pay their overdue salaries.
2026-10-30
An employee of Quanzhou Hongxing Building Materials Co., Ltd. suffered a hand injury while operating machinery during work hours. The company is unwilling to report the work-related injury to the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, instead pressuring the employee to use personal medical insurance for treatment, refusing to conduct a labor capacity assessment, ignoring potential long-term complications, and offering only a small amount of private compensation.
2026-10-26
Recently, three “personal recreation” flight applications submitted by a drone hobbyist in Xiamen were all denied approval. He said that in the past, applications to fly at Guanyinshan Beach were basically approved, but now they are not approved at all, leaving five drones forced to sit idle.
2026-10-25
Taiwanese influencer Holger Chen and others traveled to Xiamen in mainland China, filming a promotional video in front of Chinese Communist Party propaganda slogans and expressing their views on "one country, two systems" and Taiwan's return to China.
2026-10-23
On October 23, a netizen posted a video claiming that the boss of Fujian Jinjiang Burì Shoe Industry Co., Ltd. was suspected of fleeing after owing wages, with large numbers of workers gathering to demand payment. Police arrived to maintain order. One worker said they had not received a single cent in wages, while another netizen said wages had not been paid for several months.
2026-10-23
On the morning of October 23, a bus accident occurred in Changle District, Fuzhou, Fujian. A first-grade pupil of Wuhang Central Primary School died at 8:25. The child's grandmother sat beside the body, while police held up black screens to block off part of the scene.
2026-10-23
A suspected internal government follow-up report provided by netizens says the deceased was a first-grade student at Wuhang Central Primary School, and calls on the relevant departments to properly handle the accident investigation and comfort the family, mentioning public opinion control twice.
2026-10-22
On October 22, outside the Tesla store in Licheng, Putian, Fujian, a domestically produced new energy vehicle suddenly caught fire while charging and ignited surrounding vehicles.
2026-10-21
On October 21, staff from Fujian Medical University responded, saying that Li Ziqi's not doing clinical work during his PhD was a misunderstanding caused by improper wording, and that he had completed 18 months of clinical rotations.
2026-10-17
On October 17, a netizen posted on Xiaohongshu that when applying for a bank card at the Chengyi Plaza Branch of ICBC in Jimei, Xiamen, the teller unauthorizedly opened a personal pension account for them; the money transferred in could not be withdrawn, and they were told it could only be withdrawn upon retirement.
2026-10-15
According to Twitter account @__Inty__, on October 15, 2026, Chinese human rights lawyer Lu Siwei was subjected to a door-to-door inspection by local police at a guesthouse in Xiamen, Fujian. His specific situation and the reason for the inspection remain to be further followed.
2026-10-14
On October 14, workers at the CCCC Construction Group's Bailu West Tower project in Xiamen, Fujian, held banners to defend their rights due to unpaid wages. They had previously attempted to demand their wages multiple times without success. At the scene, some individuals obstructed filming and demanded the deletion of photos and videos.
2026-10-14
On October 14, a Xiaohongshu blogger posted that an account whose bio lists them as a senior consultant for Xiamen Haicang Stelato and Stelato Enjoyment had repeatedly left death threats in comments such as "I'll run you over and then crush you back and forth." The poster identified the account as Lin, a salesperson at the Hongmeng Zhixing Xiamen Haicang Nanhai Third Road User Center.
2026-10-13
Fujian Province has raised the pension insurance contribution base and requires insured individuals who previously paid at the old base to make up the difference. A netizen from Zhangzhou posted a payment page showing a monthly shortfall of 29.2 yuan, with payments made at the old minimum tier from January to September requiring a cumulative back payment of 262.8 yuan; a netizen from Fuzhou said the company had already gone bankrupt, leaving the back payments for earlier months unresolved.
2026-10-13
On October 13, Hengtong Industry and Trade Company in Hanjiang District, Putian, Fujian, owed wages, and dozens of its employees took turns showing up to demand payment. Some netizens in the comments section said that Putian is notorious for being hard to get money out of.
2026-10-11
On October 11, at Xiamen Xiang'an Middle School in Xiamen, the cumbersome entry security checks and phone inspection procedures caused a large number of students to queue outside the campus for more than an hour.
2026-10-09
A netizen submission alleges that Fujian Xinshiying E-Commerce Co., Ltd. unjustly deducted performance pay and transportation and meal subsidies, paid wages below the minimum wage standard, made social insurance and housing fund contributions at a low base, failed to pay social insurance during the probation period, arbitrarily cancelled annual leave and frequently changed compensation rules unilaterally, and threatened employees with dismissal whenever they raised objections.
2026-10-09
On October 9, staff at a police station in Pingtan, Fujian told media that even if a property is rented out in its entirety, the living room still counts as a public area and the landlord may install cameras, so no case was filed; the room fee has been refunded, and Ms. Guo is preparing to sue the business.
2026-10-01
On October 1, multiple owners of the C&D Ruiyun development in Fuzhou, Fujian, gathered in front of the sales office and along the street over suspected false advertising and products not matching the description, holding banners and shouting "C&D fraud, C&D refund our homes." Relevant personnel at the scene held up umbrellas to block the view and snatched the banners.
2026-10
The Chongqing Trust product for the Dijingyuan luxury residential project in Xiamen has not been fully paid out since its maturity in December 2021. Over 300 investors nationwide have been seeking rights defense for a long time, and were recently offered a 20% buyout of their trust shares. Chongqing Trust previously announced that the collateral was valued at approximately 27 billion yuan and that the project had no ultimate risk.
2026-10-01
On the evening of October 1, Ms. Guo and two others paid 282 yuan to rent a homestay in Pingtan, Fujian in full. After showering, they went naked into the living room to get clothes. Afterwards, they checked the camera's memory card and confirmed the footage had been recorded. The landlord admitted to installing it and said the device was not connected to the network.
2026-09-30
According to the video, Zhu Jun participated in Fujian Province's event of laying flower baskets to honor martyrs in Fuzhou on September 30.
2026-09-29
The website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection reported that Zhang Yuebin, former Party group member and deputy director of Xiamen Customs, is currently under review and investigation.
2026-09-29
Officials formally announced that Zhao Shitong has taken office as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and head of the United Front Work Department, taking charge of Fujian's key united front networks concerning Taiwan affairs, overseas Chinese affairs, and the non-public economy.
2026-09-29
On September 29, 2026, The Beijing News learned from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University that Wang Gang, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the College of Plant Protection, has officially left his post. The Human Resources Office confirmed that his departure is directly related to the retraction of a Nature paper, and the university is negotiating with him over the return of talent subsidies and other payments.
2026-09-28
Fujian Changle First Middle School arranged supplementary classes during the statutory Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, giving only 1 day off for the Mid-Autumn Festival and only 2 days off for National Day.
2026-09-28
On September 28, the Fujian project of CCCC First Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. was in arrears on wages, and multiple workers collectively went to the project management office to defend their rights and demand unpaid wages.
2026-09-28
On September 28, the official account "Youth Fuzhou" of the Communist Youth League Fuzhou Municipal Committee posted a video promoting police "black technology," claiming that after auxiliary police on patrol found an exhausted tourist, they took off their exoskeleton equipment to help them put it on and escorted them down the mountain; a large number of netizens left comments in the comment section mocking it as staged.
2026-09-26
On the afternoon of September 26, a landslide and mudslide occurred at a land leveling project in Bili Township, Luoyuan County, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, leaving three people missing. Local authorities launched a search and rescue operation, and the blocked roads were cleared that night.
2026-09-25
On September 25, a netizen from Fujian posted that after traveling to Hong Kong to purchase an iPhone on the official Apple website, they received an SMS from China Merchants Bank (CMB). The message stated that, following instructions from the police and in accordance with the Anti-Telecom and Online Fraud Law, temporary protective measures had been taken on all bank cards under their name, suspending both counter and non-counter services. The netizen claimed they only used credit cards and Alipay while in Hong Kong, with the rest being cash transactions.
2026-09-24
Officials announced the appointment of Yan Jianbo as acting mayor of Xiamen, marking a change in the administrative leadership of this key sub-provincial city on the front line of the Taiwan Strait.
2026-09-24
Wang Xiuying, a villager group leader in Fu'an, Fujian, has been litigating since 2000 against the government's illegal issuance of certificates for 371 mu of village farmland to businessmen. Courts at the county, city, and provincial levels have failed to review the legality of the certificate issuance, focusing only on her standing as a plaintiff and whether the case constitutes a petitioning issue.
2026-09-24
At 4:30 pm on September 24, a villager in Fuqing, Fujian went to the Yinxi Subdistrict Party-Mass Service Center to handle some business, and found the lobby and offices completely empty with the air conditioning still running; he remarked on the spot that "this country is going to have problems," sparking widespread discussion among netizens.
2026-09-23
Academic fraud-exposing blogger Geng Tongxue released a video pointing out that a rice immunity research paper, with Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University professor Wang Gang as co-first author, has problems including duplicated data, anomalous values, and repeated images; the corresponding author is Chinese Academy of Sciences researcher Wang Ertao.
2026-09-22
Xiamen Lulin Sen Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. was fined 20,000 yuan by the Xiamen Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau for failing to accurately record pesticide use over a long period, refusing to correct the issue after being ordered to do so, and being identified as having carried out false rectification.
2026-09-21
Hongtu Middle School in Datian County, Fujian Province, required students from the third grade of primary school to senior high school grade 3 to participate in social practice training every semester, charging a fee of 288 yuan. Taking leave was prohibited in principle; those needing leave had to go through layered approval by the head teacher, grade leader, and principal, which sparked dissatisfaction among parents.
2026-09-20
On September 20, Xiamen Software Vocational and Technical College issued a notice requiring all faculty and students to self-inspect devices such as computers and phones connected to the campus network and uninstall circumvention software; the creation and forwarding of tutorials and nodes is also included in the inspection, with serious cases handed over to law enforcement agencies, and the college also required prioritizing the use of on-campus and domestic academic resources.
2026-09-18
Fujian's Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Department of Finance, and Taxation Bureau issued a notice on September 18, setting the upper limit of the pension insurance contribution base at 22893 yuan and the lower limit at 4579 yuan, and requiring back payment of the difference after January 1, 2026, with no late fees if paid in full before the end of December.
2026-09-17
On September 17, a netizen in Xiamen stated that after receiving an anti-fraud phone call, they were asked to undergo in-person publicity, and their bank card was subsequently restricted to deposits only and could not be transferred out.
2026-09-14
On September 14, Vice Minister of Education Xu Qingsen was parachuted into Fujian, taking office as a standing committee member of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and head of its Organization Department. With this, both the posts of discipline inspection commission secretary and organization department head in Fujian have changed hands within three months.
2026-09-14
On September 14, Xi Jinping replied to all the comrades of Zhangzhou 110 in Zhangzhou, Fujian. On September 15, Xinhua News Agency and the Qiushi website published it in the top position, emphasizing that during his work in Fujian he had inspected Zhangzhou 110 three times and inscribed it with the words "Guardian of the People."
2026-09-14
On September 14, 2026, the CCP Central Committee approved Xu Qingsen's appointment as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, and, with the approval of the CCP Central Committee Organization Department, the Fujian Provincial Committee decided that he would serve as head of the provincial committee's Organization Department. Born in 1971, Xu Qingsen previously served as vice minister of the Ministry of Education and director of the Department of Personnel Affairs, and was parachuted in from a central ministry to Fujian.
2026-09-09
On September 9, Fujian Longyan Zijinshan Experimental School installed security gates and X-ray baggage scanners at the school entrance. Students returning to school must undergo manual pat-downs and baggage screening, which has sparked public ridicule and criticism.
2026-09-09
On September 9, a Xiaohongshu user in Fujian discovered a weird recruitment advertisement on the BOSS Zhipin platform. A certain front-desk reception position implemented a 'Work 8, Rest 16' system, where the recruiter defined the 16 hours after work as rest time. Related screenshots sparked heated discussions online, with netizens mocking the 'off-work is rest' logic and the distorted labor treatment.
2026-09-12
Fuzhou, Fujian has launched a Taipei Shilin Night Market featuring Taiwanese characteristics, which has begun trial operation. The site was planned with more than 30 stalls, but on-site footage pointed out that the crowds were sparse and customers were few.
2026-09-09
On September 9, a netizen shared a video of security checks upon students' return to Zijinshan Experimental School in Longyan, Fujian, where security gates, X-ray baggage scanners and other equipment had been installed at the school entrance, sparking discussion over whether the school's security checks were too strict.
2026-09-06
On September 6, 2026, an ideological and political theory teacher at Xiamen City Vocational College issued a notice strictly forbidding students from sitting in the last three rows, and claimed to use 360-degree panoramic surveillance to strictly check students' head-up rate, sparking ridicule over formalism in ideological and political courses at universities.
2026-09-04
On September 4, 2026, under the continuing impact of heavy rain, Xiaohua Village in Putian, Fujian and other areas were severely flooded. Several old residential houses collapsed one after another into ruins after being soaked in the floodwaters, and some villagers were trapped.
2026-09-04
On September 4, 2026, officials in Houyang Village, Hetang Town, Gutian County, Ningde, Fujian, forcefully demolished a large outdoor Guanyin stone statue. The demolition was blocked on the spot by several villagers. Relevant authorities deployed riot-control security personnel to maintain order, and a standoff and clash ensued.
2026-09-04
On September 4, 2026, a massive landslide occurred in Gongli Village, Huating Town, Chengxiang District, Putian City, Fujian Province, due to heavy rainfall, resulting in the destruction and burial of over ten residential houses.
2026-09-04
According to online reports, on September 4, 2026, affected by heavy rain from Typhoon Shardel, villagers in Batou Village, Qianhuang Town, Quangang District, Quanzhou, Fujian, found the body of a deceased person in the floodwaters. The authorities have not yet released information on casualties.
2026-09-04
On September 4, 2026, four employees of Yilong New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. in Longyan City, Fujian Province, climbed onto the rooftop of the factory building to protest and demand tens of thousands of yuan in wages that had been withheld for half a year, threatening to jump off the building. Police arrived at the scene to handle the situation.
2026-09-04
On September 4, 2026, Putian No. 4 Middle School in Fujian was severely flooded by torrential rain. Large numbers of students were trapped in their dormitories without electricity and short of food. After nightfall, the trapped students sang loudly together on the balcony to boost morale and cry for help from outside.
2026-09-03
Xianyou County in Putian, Fujian, was struck by exceptionally heavy rain and floodwaters; footage from the scene shows flooding in the area.
2026-09-03
On September 3, 2026, sustained heavy rainfall caused severe rainstorm flooding in Xianyou County, Putian, Fujian, inundating large areas of urban streets and washing away a three-story residential building as floodwaters surged.
2026-09-03
On September 3, 2026, heavy rains caused sections of river dikes along the Mulan River basin in Putian, Fujian, to collapse. Floodwaters surged into villages such as Yuantou Village in Huating Town, Chengxiang District, trapping multiple villagers and elderly residents who were in urgent need of rescue.
2026-09-03
On September 3, 2026, due to persistent heavy rainfall, roads around Xianhudong in Putian, Fujian, were severely flooded, and a landslide hazard occurred on a nearby mountainside.
2026-09-02
On September 2, 2026, Diantou Town in Fuding City, Fujian Province, was hit by torrential rain that triggered severe flooding. Many areas were heavily waterlogged, ground-floor shops and residences were submerged, and multiple vehicles and goods were washed away.
2026-09-02
On September 2, 2026, affected by an extreme rainstorm from the residual circulation of Typhoon Shardel, Fu'an City in Fujian Province suffered severe urban flooding, with accumulated water surging into Mindong Hospital in the city center.
2026-09-02
On September 2, 2026, large numbers of villagers in Yuzhen Village, Longhai District, Zhangzhou, Fujian, whose contracted land was forcibly reclaimed and whose livelihoods were cut off as local authorities pushed forward a photovoltaic project, went to local government departments to stage a rally and petition for the defense of their rights.
2026-09
Videos from Xiamen indicate a decline in foreign trade and manufacturing orders, with some enterprises laying off staff or cutting employee wages from 7,000-8,000 yuan to 5,000-6,000 yuan, leading employees to resign voluntarily.
2026-09
Some returning migrant workers stated that job wages in Fujian, especially Xiamen, are mostly 4,000 to 5,000 RMB per month, making it difficult to cover rent and living costs, prompting some migrant workers to return home.
2026-09
Financial professionals report that some families in Xiamen have had their homes auctioned or seized by courts due to an inability to repay mortgages, falling into a predicament of unstable income and fixed expenses.
2026-09
Over 1,000 students at Xiapu No. 1 Middle School in Fujian staged a collective protest demanding the cancellation of evening self-study before the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday; students said the school threatened them with disciplinary punishment and set up checkpoints to stop them, and their demands were not met.
2026-09
A Yonghui Supermarket in Xiamen, which had been in operation for 17 years, has ceased business. Related videos cite it as an example of the local consumption and commercial downturn.
2026-09
A large number of closed shops and faded 'for transfer' or 'for rent' advertisements have appeared on the streets of Xiamen, with some restaurant owners stating they can no longer afford the rent.
2026-09
Xiamen residents and tourism practitioners report that pedestrian traffic in streets, shopping malls, and Xiamen North Railway Station has decreased, with tourism and physical retail business significantly more sluggish compared to previous years.
2026-09
Small vendors in Xiamen say that even if the price difference for items like eggs is only a few yuan, consumers tend to choose cheaper products, leading to a noticeable drop in sales for vendors.
2026-09-01
On September 1, 2026, workers at the BRICS Specialized and New Industrial Park of Xiamen Torch Group in Fujian, who were owed unpaid wages, drove several large trucks to block the gate of the project department in a rights defense action demanding their pay.
2026-09
The South Campus of Xiamen City Vocational College posted the contents of Xi Jinping's important speeches in recent years, so-called "Xi-isms".
2026-08-30
On August 30, 2026, Xiamen authorities announced that Lülinsen Environmental Technology Company illegally used the highly toxic pesticide dichlorvos to disinfect catering stores, and that six criminal suspects, including legal representative Zhuang mou-chen, have been criminally detained in accordance with the law.
2026-08-27
On August 27, 2026, a notice allegedly issued by Wuping County, Longyan City, Fujian Province circulated online, deciding that the fiscally funded portion of the basic performance bonuses for civil servants and public institution staff in August would be issued at half the amount, and that vehicle reform funds would be suspended, sparking widespread discussion.
2026-08-27
On August 27, 2026, several workers at the Quanzhou International Center project in Fujian's Quanzhou, owed unpaid wages, protested for their rights by driving vehicles to block the gate of the Quanzhou Urban Construction Group. SWAT police from the jurisdiction subsequently rushed to the scene to maintain order.
2026-08-24
On August 24, media reports revealed that a chain pest control company in Xiamen had long used the highly toxic pesticide dichlorvos to disinfect dozens of restaurants. Internal employees stated they would never dine at these establishments.
2026-08-24
On August 24, 2026, The Beijing News published an investigative report revealing that a disinfection and pest control company in Xiamen had long-term filled mineral water bottles with the highly toxic pesticide dichlorvos, tearing off the labels to evade inspection, and carried out pest control operations in violation of regulations for dozens of chain restaurants, with the work directly contacting tableware and food ingredients.
2026-08-23
On August 23, 2026, a netizen posted to expose Fuzhou Institute of Technology's high-pressure management, which forces morning check-ins and confiscates phones, and also instructs the student union and students to report and manipulate comments on social platforms regarding negative content about the school.
2026-08-20
Outside Vanke Cloud City in Xiamen, chengguan (urban management officers) and police drove off street vendors, injuring 3 people who were sent to hospital. The incident began when people with connections fenced off a stretch of the street and converted it into a paid night market; the vendors were cleared out after refusing to enter because the fees were too high.
2026-08-17
On August 17, 2026, the Jinlaike factory in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, triggered a mass work stoppage after long-term wage arrears, with large numbers of workers gathering at the factory gates to block the entrances and demand their unpaid wages.
2026-08-15
In the early hours of August 15, 2026, a major fire suddenly broke out at the Dewei Footwear and Apparel factory area in Chendai Town, Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian. The blaze lit up the surrounding night sky and produced a large amount of thick smoke, and fire engines were dispatched to handle the situation.
2026-08-15
On August 18, 2026, Huashi Xiping Bilingual High School in Xiamen, Fujian, was exposed by students for illegally organizing incoming senior-year students to return to school early during the summer vacation, while implementing closed, high-pressure boarding management.
2026-08-14
On August 14, 2026, Wuli Xiongxing Footwear in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian was shut down after failing a fire safety inspection. A large number of workers, unable to receive unemployment benefits, gathered at the company's office and outside the building to defend their rights.
2026-08-12
Lin Jian, Deputy Party Secretary and Mayor of Nanping City, is suspected of serious disciplinary and legal violations and is currently under investigation while in office.
2026-08-12
On August 12, 2026, online reports said that fire alarms kept sounding early in the morning at a chain apartment building on Gangzhong Road, Huli District, Xiamen, Fujian; China Telecom communication signals were suspected to have been cut off, and multiple police officers entered the building to carry out an inspection operation.
2026-08-09
On August 9, 2026, a student rights-defense platform received a submission stating that Quanzhou No. 9 Middle School in Fujian, during the summer vacation, illegally issued a notice requiring students to return to school early, ending their holiday ahead of schedule to resume classes.
2026-08-07
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) issued a notice stating that Zhang Yigong, Party Secretary of Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, is suspected of serious disciplinary violations and the law, and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation.
2026-08-07
On August 7, 2026, the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Zhang Yigong, Party Secretary of Quanzhou, Fujian, is under investigation and scrutiny.
2026-08-07
On August 7, 2026, Zhou Zuyi, Secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, convened a meeting, reviving the "Fortress Project" deployed in Fujian 35 years ago and calling for it to be integrated into grassroots Party building across the province and into the leadership elections of village and community two committees.
2026-08-07
On August 7, 2026, a college student in Quanzhou, Fujian posted a request for help, saying that while working part-time at an educational institution in Quangang District, 4500 yuan in wages were withheld; the institution unilaterally cut the pay to 3000 yuan and deleted them as a friend, leaving them facing difficulties in rights defense because they had no company name.
2026-08-02
On August 2, 2026, medical staff from multiple public hospitals in Fujian reported on social media platforms that local health authorities were demanding the return of temporary epidemic-prevention subsidies and allowances legally disbursed during the pandemic, sparking dissatisfaction among grassroots workers in the medical system.
2026-08
Fujian Province has recently seen a political earthquake, with Nanping Mayor Lin Jian and Quanzhou Party Secretary Zhang Yigong falling one after another within days; after Wei Xiaokui of the Wen Jiabao faction took over as secretary of the Fujian Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, incidents have occurred frequently locally.
2026-07-28
On July 28, 2026, Xiamen in Fujian was suddenly struck by an extraordinary rainstorm. The city's drainage system was overloaded, causing widespread flooding across urban areas. In some low-lying sections, water reached nearly waist-deep, and residents and delivery workers struggled to wade through it.
2026-07-24
Wei Xiaokui took office as acting director of the Fujian Provincial Supervisory Commission on July 24, as the principal heads of the Fujian Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Supervisory Commission continue to undergo changes.
2026-07-17
On the night of July 17, 2026, a severe fire broke out at the Meishan branch plant of Fujian Longyan Zhuoyue New Energy Co., Ltd. Flames raged at the scene, thick smoke billowed into the sky amid intense bursts of firelight, and firefighting forces rushed to the site to battle the blaze.
2026-07-16
After the Jinjiang shoe factory fire, on July 16, a waste recycling station in Tangcuo Village, Chidian Town, dozens of kilometers away, caught fire. Workers tried to extinguish the fire but the fire hydrant water pressure was insufficient, causing them to miss the golden rescue window. Some fire trucks could not reach the site due to narrow roads.
2026-07-16
After the fire at the Jinjiang shoe factory, multiple netizens brought equipment such as cranes and drones to participate in the rescue efforts. However, they were unable to provide assistance because the equipment had not gone through approval procedures or was not permitted to enter the scene.
2026-07-16
On July 16, 2026, a fire broke out suddenly at a scrap recycling station in Tangcuo Village, Chidian Town, Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian. When workers at the scene tried to put out the fire, they encountered insufficient water pressure from the fire hydrants, which delayed the golden rescue window and allowed the blaze to spread.
2026-07-15
After the Jinjiang shoe factory fire, local relevant departments intervened to interview merchants, demanding that they not deliver flowers to the shoe factory area. Meituan's system blocked the flower delivery function in that area, and some merchants said the delivered flowers were taken away by traffic police.
2026-07-15
After the Jinjiang shoe factory fire, local shoe factories held a safety production meeting. The government's instructions focused not on improving fire safety facilities, but on 'fining 10,000 yuan and arresting people for every cigarette butt found'.
2026-07-15
On July 15, 2026, after a major fire at Huiteng Shoe Industry in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian, local shoe factories held a safety production meeting. It was widely circulated online that relevant authorities instructed that finding a single cigarette butt within the factory grounds would result in a fine of 10,000 yuan and the pursuit of liability.
2026-07-14
On July 14, 2026, a netizen in Fujian posted a video on a short-video platform exposing that a fire hose at a fire safety facility he inspected had severely aged and dried out to the point of being unusable. After a fire in Jinjiang drew attention, the video's comment section was urgently blocked.
2026-07-11
A fire broke out at a shoe factory in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian, leaving 28 people dead. Host Hu Liren cited this as an example to criticize Xi Jinping's government for its poor governance and failure to effectively prevent such safety accidents.
2026-07-11
After a fire broke out at a shoe factory in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian, Xi Jinping issued important instructions. Host Hu Liren criticized this, arguing that the instructions were merely a formality and did not solve the fundamental problems.
2026-07-11
According to information circulating online, the death toll in the recent fire at Huiteng Shoe Factory in Jinjiang, Fujian, has risen from the previously reported 29 to 147.
2026-07-11
According to online reports, Fujian Governor Zhao Long is suspected to have arrived in Jinjiang to take charge of the response to the Huiteng Footwear fire, with his motorcade stretching for hundreds of meters.
2026-07-09
A shoe factory in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian suddenly caught fire, with the blaze lasting nearly 8 hours and causing 28 deaths. Leaders from the State Council and provincial and municipal governments subsequently visited the scene and apologized.
2026-07-09
On July 9, 2026, a major fire broke out at the Huiteng Shoe Factory in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian, causing people to jump from buildings to escape and resulting in deaths and injuries. By July 11, the site was tightly sealed off jointly by military and armed police as well as traffic police, with access restricted.
2026-07
Following a shoe factory fire in Jinjiang, Fujian, many local factories have begun intensively removing anti-theft grills from their buildings to prevent employees' escape routes from being blocked.
2026-07
A fire broke out at a fireworks production and processing site in Fujian, after which the government classified the incident as a deliberate act.
2026-07
A port authority worker said that floating corpses have appeared on multiple rivers in inland China, with the claims referring to the phenomenon of civilian body recovery along the Yangtze River.
2026-07-01
Xiamen Metro Line 1 in Fujian has launched a red special train, featuring a red song flash mob event inside the carriages.
2026-06-24
On June 26, 2026, several residential areas in Longyan, Fujian Province were filled with a pungent, foul odor for several consecutive nights, causing residents to suffer symptoms such as cough, sore throat, and nausea. Large numbers of people filed continuous complaints, and the environmental protection department deployed drones to patrol and investigate.
2026-06-15
On June 15, the Xiabashi Town Government of Fu'an City issued a written reply to the issue raised by Wang Xiuying about the forcible seizure of village land, stating that the land had been lawfully requisitioned by the Fishing Port Command and the Fu'an Shipyard, among others.
2026-06-08
Wei Xiaokui, an official promoted by Wen Jiabao, has been parachuted into Fujian to serve as the provincial discipline inspection secretary, responsible for retroactively investigating old cases involving the Fujian faction.
2026-06-08
On June 8, 2026, according to the New Fujian client, the central government approved the appointment of Wei Xiaokui as a member and standing committee member of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, and as Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection; he previously served as Deputy Secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, later as Vice Governor of Fujian, and was appointed Acting Director of the Provincial Supervisory Commission on July 24.
2026-06
In June 2026, Wei Xiaokui took office as secretary of the Fujian Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission, only three months after the change of organization department head in September; the two key personnel levers of discipline inspection and organization in Fujian changed hands one after another.
2026-04-25
Villagers of Houyang Village in Hui'an County, Quanzhou, Fujian formed a human wall, holding land certificates, and successfully blocked the forced land acquisition team from entering the village.
2026-03
In March of this year, Wang Xiuying, a villager from Xiabaishi Town in Fu'an, Fujian, traveled to Beijing to petition over the government's forced seizure of village land. She was brought back to her hometown by local authorities, and the government has continued to stall and fob her off ever since.
2025-07-25
On July 25, four workers in Fuzhou, Fujian, threatened to jump off a building to demand unpaid wages owed to them by YTO Express.
2024-11
The Fuzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau issued a document reminding that the “mini-week” of “one week with no days off, one week with a single day off, two days off per month” is suspected of being illegal, pointing out that under the standard working hours system, working hours per week shall not exceed 40 hours, with at least one day of rest per week.
2024-10
Wei Xiaokui went to Fujian in October 2024 to serve as vice governor, and later took over as secretary of the Fujian Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection around mid-2025.
2024-08-05
In August 2024, the Institute for Cross-Strait Urban Planning at Xiamen University published an article suggesting that Beijing should establish a Central Taiwan Work Committee as a shadow government as soon as possible to comprehensively prepare for the takeover of Taiwan. The article was subsequently deleted from the entire Chinese internet.
2023-11
While Fujian Zhangzhou consumer Ying Jie was waiting for his Mate60 to arrive, the store required him to buy accessories worth more than 200 yuan as a bundle.
2021-10-10
On October 10, 2021, Ou Jinzhong, a villager of Shanglin Village in Putian, clashed with his neighbors over a years-long housing dispute, leaving two dead and three injured, and fled into the mountains; on October 18, police said he died by suicide when he was cornered, and the cause of his death drew skepticism.
2020-09
Former Taiwanese taekwondo athlete Lee Dong-hyun has officially settled in Xiamen, Fujian, and is building his career in mainland China.
2019-12
Rights lawyers and civic activists such as Xu Zhiyong, Ding Jiaxi, and Wu Shaoping gathered in Xiamen, Fujian to discuss current affairs and the development of civil society in China, prompting a nationwide crackdown by the Chinese authorities.
1999-09
During the handling of the Yuanhua case, Xi Jinping drew attention for his clean image, was promoted to acting governor of Fujian Province, and cooperated with the central authorities in handling the case.
1999-04-20
On April 20, 1999, central leaders issued instructions to thoroughly investigate the Xiamen Yuanhua smuggling case, and the “April 20” special task force was established to probe the smuggling and corruption of Lai Changxing’s Yuanhua Group.
1986
Implicated in the forced resignation of Fujian Provincial Party Secretary Xiang Nan over the Jinjiang fake drug case, Xi Jinping was transferred out of Fujian and demoted to the Ningde region.
1985-06
At just 32 years old, after two years of working at the grassroots level in Hebei, Xi Jinping was promoted to member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Xiamen Committee and vice mayor, becoming one of the youngest officials at or above the deputy department level in the country at the time. This promotion was made possible with the help of his father, Xi Zhongxun.
1954
From 1954 to 1955, the People's Liberation Army shelled Kinmen and Matsu, attempting to seize the coastal islands controlled by Taiwan.