Suzhou · Full chronicle and history

A Suzhou subway security inspector submitted a post stating that their hourly wage for an 8-hour early or mid-shift translates to only about 13 yuan, and if calculated based on a full 24-hour shift, the hourly wage is even less than 10 yuan.

An article reported that Bian Yuye, former chairman of Jiangsu Dafeng Rural Commercial Bank, was handcuffed behind her back and forced to slap herself over 800 times during her 168-day detention, losing over 30 kilograms. Her infant daughter, who was breastfeeding, was also detained. The article was subsequently deleted.

September 21, a netizen posted that Jiangsu Hailan Home strictly inspected employees' shoe racks; because the heel of a pair of shoes on a rack protruded beyond the edge, the manager called it "protruding" and demanded "the correction be completed and inspected before 12 noon". The employee then cut off the protruding part of the shoe heel with scissors and replied in the group: "Report to the squad leader, the protruding part of the shoe has been corrected." Netizens in the comment section said "I didn't know... #InternationalRelations"

On September 17, a food delivery worker in Jiangsu fell asleep from extreme fatigue at a traffic light intersection while making a delivery at 2 AM. The incident resonated with many netizens, as several delivery workers reported suffering fractures from falling after dozing off while riding, reflecting the survival dilemma under high-intensity labor in the delivery industry.

On September 15, the Cyberspace Administration of China announced that two AI API relay stations operated by a technology company in Jiangsu were ordered to rectify and given a warning penalty for failing to conduct safety assessments in accordance with regulations and for posing content safety risks.

On September 12, a video of an elderly migrant worker in Jiangsu using a phone with a damaged screen to communicate with his boss about demanding unpaid wages spread online, sparking strong attention and discussion among netizens about wage arrears.

On September 13, 2026, a ride-hailing driver in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, was found dead in his car. He had been deceased for two or three days before being discovered, and the police set up a cordon to handle the scene. Local peers reported that due to overcapacity, high platform commission rates, and low-priced orders such as 'fixed-price' fares, drivers are forced to drive for long hours under extreme fatigue.

On September 10, a netizen from Jiangsu posted a protest poster showing four bloggers with their mouths taped shut, protesting their permanent account bans for discussing sensitive political topics. Netizens in the comments section expressed their dissatisfaction, directly stating "We are hostages."

In 2010, Forbes magazine ranked then CCP Central Committee General Secretary Hu Jintao as the world's most powerful person of the year.

Hu Jintao was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu, in 1942, during the chaotic years of the War of Resistance. When he was 7 years old, his mother died of illness, and his father, unable to support them, sent him and his sister to be raised by his aunt, enduring a childhood marked by war and the hardships of living under someone else's roof.