11.06
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
A report released by Bloomberg Economics on November 6 stated that if the Democratic Party slows down AI investment and data center construction after a major victory in the U.S. midterm elections, China's growth, which relies on AI hardware exports, will be hit. Net exports contributed nearly 40% of China's economic growth in the third quarter, and chips and computer products accounted for 40% of the year-on-year increase in exports in the first nine months.
11.06
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Tokyo, Japan
At the Bu Ming Bai Festival held in Tokyo, the Bu Ming Bai Podcast invited Professor Xu Chenggang to discuss the institutional logic behind China's economic growth and recession, as well as how ordinary people can cope, using his book 'The Institutional Genes' as a starting point.
11.06
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Shenzhen
On November 6, netizens filmed sanitation workers in Shenzhen, who were participating in city appearance maintenance for the APEC meeting, lacking proper rest and dining facilities. They were seen squatting on the roadside at noon eating cold meals and pickles they brought themselves, and sleeping in green belts at night. Netizens are calling for the improvement of rest stations and hot meal support.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Gaoyou, Jiangsu
On November 4, a Douyin influencer posted a video stating that a friend of over 20 years had passed away at a garment factory in Gaoyou, Jiangsu, due to long-term overwork. Chat logs show the female worker mentioned on November 19, 2025, that she was working overtime until 10 PM every day with no days off on Sundays, once saying, "I will die of sudden cardiac death sooner or later," and had been pressured by the finance department and the factory manager to return to work.
2026.11
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Jiangxi
A factory in Jiangxi forcibly deducted workers' wages for two consecutive months without any explanation, causing wages to drop to 2,500 yuan and triggering protests.
10.30
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Finland
On October 30, Finnish police announced an investigation into a case of suspected labor trafficking of Chinese workers, arresting 9 people, with 4 held in custody. The case involves a battery material plant construction site in Kotka, a Finnish labor dispatch company, and a Chinese employer. Previously, Yle revealed that workers were required to return wages exceeding a lump-sum salary, with harsh breach-of-contract clauses.
10.27
·Verified
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Beijing
The documentary on day laborers in Majuqiao, Beijing, previously released by Feng Ge, was taken down before and after its release, becoming inaccessible to the public.
10.27
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Shenzhen
On October 27, a netizen submitted via [Niuma.ICU] to expose that Shenzhen Deshengyuan Technology Co., Ltd. requires 6 workdays per week and 12 hours per day, that the workshop has only fans with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees, that no social insurance or housing provident fund is paid, and that wages are not paid on time.
10.26
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On October 26, Bloomberg reported on a Morgan Stanley study saying that the Chinese stock market may not have bottomed out yet, and that offshore Chinese stocks could fall another 10%–15% before approaching historically low valuations, with weak economic consumption, pressure on e-commerce, and fears of tax-triggered selling of trusts intensifying the adjustment.
10.26
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Beijing
On October 26, a netizen published an article comparing the Majuqiao day-labor market in Beijing with the Yizhuang industrial park just across the river: workers crowd into vans before dawn with cargo and passengers mixed together, earning 180 yuan for a five-hour trip, and sleeping in dormitories converted from kitchens; across the river, SMIC and JD.com are brightly lit. The article noted that there are over 200 million people in flexible employment and that the youth unemployment rate was about 18% in September.
10.25
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Beijing
Chinese influencer "Feng Ge Wangming Tianya" released a 25-minute video documenting his experience as a day laborer in Majuqiao, Beijing. The video sparked widespread discussion online before being taken down.
10.25
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
Bloomberg reported on October 25 that China's stock market has shrunk by about $3.5 trillion from its high earlier this year in May, with the CSI 300 index falling into a bear market the previous week, as weak consumption and price wars squeeze corporate profits.
10.22
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Chuxiong
A netizen submitted to [Niuma.ICU] claiming that the Chuxiong Power Supply Bureau of Yunnan Power Grid frequently forces overtime with no overtime pay; public holidays that are not taken automatically expire; wages of grassroots and outsourced employees have barely risen in over a decade and are often deducted; and there is a stark polarization in treatment between those with connections and everyone else.
10.22
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 22, a blogger posted a video on Douyin claiming that a 73-year-old stone carving worker earns 200 yuan a day, works amid clouds of dust without wearing a dust mask, with the caption “I don’t mind that he’s old, he doesn’t mind that I pay so little,” sparking heated discussion among netizens.
10.19
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
A woman recalled on Douyin that she used to do piece-rate work at JD Logistics, working 18 hours a day, six days a week with one day off, earning over 5000 yuan a month; coworkers still worked while injured but were mocked for being slow. After she left the job, she was attacked by netizens for talking about this experience online.