Huizhou · Full chronicle and history

On the evening of November 4, Longxi Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. in Huicheng District, Huizhou, Guangdong, required employees to collectively shout slogans wishing "General Manager Wei" a happy birthday, conditional on not working overtime that night, which sparked sarcasm from netizens.

In October 2026, a screenshot of a court judgment document concerning the murder of blogger Huijian circulated online, involving impersonating police to kidnap people, forcing the disclosure of the people behind a WeChat official account, forced deletion of posts, and beating someone to death across provincial lines.

According to a New Yellow River report on October 21, when iQIYI sued Xunlei, it listed a Huizhou car rental company as a defendant and sought 50,000 yuan in compensation, claiming that the company's vehicles came "pre-installed" with the software. The owner of the rental company said the software was installed by the renter after picking up the car. A lawyer interviewed believes the move was intended to use the rental company's location to argue for trying the dispute with Shenzhen-based Xunlei in Huizhou.

On September 13, in Aobei Village, Shuikou Subdistrict, Huicheng District, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, multiple villagers gathered at a construction site to stop work, protesting the highway construction project that excavated and leveled Mashan Hill within the village.

Some communities in Huizhou, Guangdong, have set up nucleic acid monitoring points due to confirmed cases of Chikungunya fever, requiring full nucleic acid testing, which has caused panic among netizens.

Multiple villagers from Yongping Village, Tonghu Town, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, gathered by the riverbed and blocked the road to defend their rights, demanding that relevant departments resolve the compensation issue as land acquisition compensation payments have been long delayed.

In the early hours of July 26, 2026, Typhoon Hongxia made landfall in Huizhou, Guangdong, with maximum sustained winds of force 14 at its center. Shenzhen experienced windy and rainy weather, with maximum wind speeds reaching force 14.

Affected by Typhoon "Noul," the first floor of a woman's home in Huizhou, Guangdong, was flooded, with water levels reaching over one meter deep.

The Huizhou Intermediate People's Court handed down a first-instance verdict to Zhao Bing and more than ten defendants; principal offender Zhao Bing was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for intentional injury, and the remaining defendants received various sentences.

Hui Jian was hijacked and taken away in Daya Bay, Huizhou by Cao Dong, Zhao Bing and others impersonating police officers; his phone was handed over to others, and he was forced to delete a WeChat official account article.