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Recent chat records from the Qian Xuesen class of the Automation Department at Harbin Engineering University show that a counselor, dissatisfied with the class's grades, told students they are not qualified to be refined and should not shower every day, demanding that they study at all times except for one cultural and sports activity per month, and said he would check the daily routines of students with low grades.

On September 27, commenting on the Harbin Engineering University student who was disciplined for circumventing the Great Firewall, a netizen compared China's information control to the historical "Single Channel for Profit" technique of ruling the people, stating that today it is "Information from a Single Channel," forcing hundreds of millions of citizens to view the world only through the eye of a needle.

On September 20, the School of Mathematical Sciences of Harbin Engineering University reported that, after verification by higher authorities, 20 undergraduates and graduate students used campus network accounts to access overseas networks via VPN on September 18–19, which was recorded by the network security monitoring system. Because it was their first violation and there were no serious consequences, they were given a warning sanction.

The School of Mathematical Sciences at Harbin Engineering University announced that 20 undergraduate and graduate students were given warnings for using VPNs over the campus network to access overseas internet.

Harbin Engineering University issued a notice giving warning punishments to 20 students who used a VPN over the campus network to access foreign websites, sparking public attention over online information control.

Harbin Engineering University issued an official notice punishing students for circumventing the Great Firewall to use a VPN, drawing attention and commentary from netizens.