On September 16, the homeowners association of Phase II of Xinghai Mingcheng in Beihai, Guangxi held a vote-counting box opening ceremony. Due to residents not participating in the vote, the scene faced strong boycotts. Residents immediately questioned the staff for staging a self-directed performance, exposing that the election process involved no voting and was purely a fabricated formality of public will.
On September 11, netizens exposed the extremely primitive accommodation and bathing environments at the junior high department of Hepu No. 4 Middle School in Beihai, Guangxi. Dozens of students are crowded into a single large dormitory, relying only on a few ceiling fans during the sultry summer. The washing and bathing facilities are old and damp. The so-called improvement in conditions consisted only of installing a door in the bathhouse, sparking public concern.