Recently, multiple netizens in Shenzhen posted on Xiaohongshu and Douyin that their companies, in order to comply with the two-day APEC holiday, are requiring employees to use their annual leave to offset the time off. Those who have no annual leave left for this year are being asked to deduct it from their 2027 annual leave. Some in the comment section shared similar arrangements.
On November 10, the Steering Committee of the Japanese House of Representatives approved Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's overseas visit schedule: first to the Philippines to attend ASEAN-related summits, and then to Shenzhen to participate in the APEC Leaders' Meeting from the 18th to the 19th, marking her first visit to China since taking office.
A residential committee in a Shenzhen community suggested in a group chat that residents go out for trips from November 17 to 19, stating that those who remain at home will be visited by party and government personnel during specific periods. Empty apartments will have electronic seals with chips placed on their doors, which will trigger an alarm upon opening, and residents must be accompanied by staff to return home. The APEC meeting is being held in Shenzhen from November 18 to 19.
On November 10, a netizen posted that on the eve of the APEC meeting in Shenzhen, workers at a construction site in Shekou were restricted from entering and leaving, and nearby street vendors were banned from operating until the 21st, affecting the workers' daily meals.
On November 10, a netizen posted a notice from a food delivery rider group on Douyin during the APEC meeting, requiring riders to wash or change their clothes and maintain personal cleanliness, stating that every delivery represents the government's image. Netizens in the comments section mocked that the delivery fee was only a few dozen cents.
On November 9, multiple netizens posted that in order to welcome the APEC meeting, Shenzhen has launched city-wide urban appearance cleanup efforts. Cleaning crews are scrubbing stains at subway stations, painting pipes, and washing road bollards. Netizens questioned whether these measures provide any benefit to ordinary workers.
On November 8, U.S. President Trump stated that he expects to meet with Xi Jinping and Putin during the APEC leaders' meeting to be held in Shenzhen from November 18 to 19, with topics covering denuclearization and ending the war in Iran; the Chinese side stated it is communicating with relevant parties, and the trilateral formal talks have not yet been confirmed.
The Financial Times reported on November 6 that Shenzhen has stepped up enforcement ahead of the APEC summit. Dozens of vendors in the Huaqiangbei second-hand mobile phone market were arrested, foreign iPhones were banned from sale, and counterfeit goods in Luohu Commercial City were removed, with frequent inspections and police stations on 24-hour duty.
On November 6, netizens filmed sanitation workers in Shenzhen, who were participating in city appearance maintenance for the APEC meeting, lacking proper rest and dining facilities. They were seen squatting on the roadside at noon eating cold meals and pickles they brought themselves, and sleeping in green belts at night. Netizens are calling for the improvement of rest stations and hot meal support.
Following the sentencing of Joshua Wong, Freedom House and 40 other organizations issued a joint statement calling for his immediate and unconditional release, and demanded that the U.S. side raise this case during talks between Trump and Xi Jinping, specifically naming the November APEC summit in Shenzhen and the December G20 summit in Florida.
The Shenzhen police announced that the APEC security command system has entered wartime mode, and low-altitude control will be implemented starting November 7. Drones, kites, and sky lanterns are all within the ban.
On November 3, netizens discovered that as the APEC meeting approaches, white barriers have been installed at parking areas for electric bicycles near subway stations on Longzhu Avenue and other locations in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, to conceal the vehicles, sparking mockery from netizens who called it an act of 'burying one's head in the sand' and a waste of money.
On November 3, Shenzhen announced temporary traffic control measures during the APEC meeting via the "Shenzhen Fabu" WeChat official account: from November 17 to 20, between 6:00 and 22:00 daily, non-Guangdong B licensed passenger cars are prohibited from driving in the six districts of Futian, Luohu, Nanshan, Bao'an, Longgang, and Longhua, and trucks are also subject to restricted access by category and time period.
The Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department held a mobilization meeting for the APEC summit security of the entire provincial public security organs, deploying high-level duty and heavy police presence on the streets for strict control.
On November 1, 17 days before the opening of the APEC Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen, the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department ordered all public security organs across the province to initiate high-level duty, deploy heavy forces onto the streets for strict management and control, and transfer police personnel to support Shenzhen for enhanced inspection and control on the outer peripheries of Shenzhen and Guangdong.