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.
2026-10-26
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.
2026-10-17
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Xiamen, the teller unauthorizedly opened a personal pension account for them; the money transferred in could not be withdrawn, and they were told it could only be withdrawn upon retirement.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.
2026-10-11
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
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.
2026-09-29
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.
2026-09-24
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.
2026-09-22
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.
2026-09-20
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.
2026-09-17
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.
2026-09-06
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
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
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.
2026-08-24
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.
2026-08-20
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.
2026-08-15
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.
2026-08-12
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.
2026-07-28
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.
2026-07-01
Xiamen Metro Line 1 in Fujian has launched a red special train, featuring a red song flash mob event inside the carriages.
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.
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.
1999-04-20
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.
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.