Foshan · Full chronicle and history

According to a netizen's report, the Foshan Women and Children's Hospital has implemented a blanket exit-entry restriction on ordinary staff who are not involved in classified work or middle management. Employees were disciplined for applying for travel documents without approval, and a corresponding penalty system was established. This is alleged to be in violation of the Passport Law and the Exit and Entry Administration Law.

On September 30, the case of a 25-year-old illustrator in Foshan, Guangdong, known as "No Grapefruit," who fell to her death after being defrauded of more than 40,000 yuan, sparked discussion on Weibo. Colleagues said she was still posting commission notices at 250 yuan per piece the day before she died.

On the second day of the conflict, the Foshan MixC World mall deployed multiple security guards in full bomb-disposal equipment around Hema and the surrounding areas to maintain order. Shoppers at the scene took photos and complained that the mall looked as if it were bracing for a major threat.

On September 28, on the opening day of Foshan MixC World in Guangdong, Hema Fresh employees and Holiland store staff reportedly got into a fierce physical altercation, suspected to be over the placement of queue barriers in front of the store, shoving and pulling at each other.

On September 21, a factory on Dejin Road, Lishui Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City caught fire. Multiple plastic packaging manufacturers are gathered around the ignition point. Specific casualties and the cause of the fire are still pending official announcement.

Guangdong Foshan Jinting Communication (Machinery) Co., Ltd. was exposed for defaulting on a total of 4 million yuan in wages for all employees. Multiple employees hung banners and lay on the ground at the company entrance to protest and demand unpaid wages.

On September 20, a fire broke out at the factory of Xibulang Textile Company in Xibu District, Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong, with thick smoke billowing into the sky. As of September 21, the accident has resulted in 8 deaths and 1 injury, and emergency response operations are still underway.

On September 17, a 25-year-old artist in Foshan known as "No Grapefruit" was still posting to seek commissions in order to repay debts, promising "I will definitely treat every order seriously and ensure quality," and asking the head of her art studio to help promote her commission information; according to her family, she died in the early hours of the following day.

On September 16, Foshan Dongrong Metal Products Co., Ltd. in Shunde, Guangdong, due to long-term wage arrears of up to 9 months for employees, triggered a large number of workers to collectively protest and defend their rights.

From September 13 to 14, a 25-year-old illustrator in Foshan, "No Grapefruit," was approached by scammers under the pretext of commissioning a work. Posing as Xianyu customer service, they falsely claimed her account was frozen and that she needed to generate transaction volume to unfreeze it, inducing her to scan a QR code and use lending apps. She lost more than 40,000 yuan, including borrowed funds. She attached the police report receipt.

On August 21, 2026, netizens in Shiwan, Foshan, Guangzhou Province reported that after dengue fever cases appeared locally, the economic cooperative notified businesses and workers in its jurisdiction to bring their ID cards and go collectively to the senior activity center for blood testing.

On the morning of August 13, a large number of protesters gathered in front of Foshan Chaoying Experimental Middle School, and the police deployed police cars and SWAT police to block the roads and carry out a stability-maintenance clearance.

On August 13, 2026, Chaoying Experimental School in Foshan, Guangdong released an apology video featuring the players involved and a school representative through its official platform, but it sparked renewed skepticism among netizens who said it lacked sincerity.

Zhang Xu, a student at Foshan Chaoying Experimental Middle School, posted a video provoking and insulting Guizhou after winning the championship in Guizhou, prompting Guizhou residents to gather in protest at the school gate on the evening of August 12.

On the evening of August 12, 2026, a large number of Guizhou natives living in Guangdong gathered outside the gate of Chaoying Experimental Middle School in Foshan, Guangdong, holding banners in protest. The trigger was that after the school's football team won a championship in a tournament in Guizhou, a 17-year-old player publicly posted provocative and insulting remarks about Guizhou people online.

In August 2026, employees of public institutions in Foshan, Guangdong reported receiving internal notices ordering them to follow the Ministry of State Security's official account, with subscriber numbers to be counted and reported up the chain of command level by level.

On August 11, 2026, the General Office of the Guangdong Provincial Government issued an inspection report disclosing that fixed-asset investment across the province fell 11.4% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, with real estate development investment down 21.6% and investment in Foshan plunging by 42.8%.

On July 11, 2026, reports circulated online that Sansande Steel Industry Co., Ltd. in Foshan, Guangdong, was imposing strict compliance tests and prison-style management on its current employees, sparking discussion about labor rights and dignity in the workplace.

The report cited data showing that Foshan's economic growth rate in 2024 was 0.2%; the local government plans to transform Foshan into a robotics industry hub.