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The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially announced that, at the invitation of US President Trump, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25.
Ukrainian officials said on September 22 that Russia bombed Ukraine overnight using missiles and drones, killing 5 people.
Taiwan Executive Yuan Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han visited Nanjing, China from September 20 to 22 to attend the Human Resources Development Ministerial Meeting. After returning to Taiwan, he stated that he was not belittled.
On June 30, multiple children at the affiliated kindergarten of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology experienced vomiting, and parents got no answers after pressing for two months. On September 14, a safety officer at the kindergarten's canteen exposed severe hygiene issues, such as washing shoes in vegetable washing pools and scrubbing woks with mops. The kindergarten had long ignored rectifications, and regulatory authorities failed to inspect the kitchen surveillance footage.
Hongtu Middle School in Datian County, Fujian Province, required students from the third grade of primary school to senior high school grade 3 to participate in social practice training every semester, charging a fee of 288 yuan. Taking leave was prohibited in principle; those needing leave had to go through layered approval by the head teacher, grade leader, and principal, which sparked dissatisfaction among parents.
Xinyi People's Hospital in Maoming, Guangdong Province, was exposed for tying interns' blood donation to a two-day holiday. After relevant complaints were posted online, the head of the hospital's education department demanded in a work group that school team leaders investigate the student who posted it, threatening that if they did not come forward voluntarily, the school would be contacted directly.
On September 18, in a student group chat, a counselor at Dalian Maritime University responded to a student asking if military training assembly times could be announced in advance by saying, "Those who are unsatisfied with the college's arrangements can come to me to process their withdrawal."
On September 15, a blogger posted a video recounting how, after their father's death, their aunt arranged a ghost marriage for him, and their grandmother's grave was illegally excavated, with her remains sold for a ghost marriage. In the comments section, multiple netizens described their own relatives' remains being stolen and sold or being forced into ghost marriages, exposing the vicious custom in some regions of treating female corpses as commodities.
On September 20, Shangguan Zhengyi posted that at a ton-bag yard in Shiti Village, Xixia County, Nanyang, Henan, a mute woman with deformed hands had been doing hard labor there for many years. The local aid station had intervened a month ago, but her relatives have not yet been found, and her labor compensation and background remain under investigation.
On September 21, a fifth-grade female student at Mingtian School in Shenxian, Liaocheng, Shandong Province, died on campus. Family members questioned the school for delaying medical treatment, concealing her condition, and obstructing access to surveillance footage. A large crowd gathered at the school gate to defend their rights, and police and SWAT police were dispatched to maintain order.
Chongqing University of Technology issued an announcement stating that Li resigned in July 2025 and is no longer a teacher at the school. It also explained the police's decision not to file a case and the procuratorate's review.
On September 21, Cambodian authorities led the media on an on-site visit to Scam Compound No. 8 in Prey Veng Province. Covering an area of about 120 hectares and capable of holding up to 20,000 people, the compound features office buildings, surveillance equipment, and Chinese-language workplace slogans.
On September 20, a grade group notice at Liaoning Normal University stated that students who participate in blood donation can apply for a total of 13 days off combining the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, while those who do not donate blood must attend classes according to the schedule, stating that no special requests will be entertained without special circumstances. This sparked public criticism for using holidays as a bargaining chip for blood donation.
On September 19, volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi reported that a mentally disabled woman, approximately 40 years old, in Yexian, Pingdingshan, Henan, was allegedly brought back from Hainan to cohabitate with a local man when she was 17 years old. The man claimed the woman was born in 1988, but her household registration states 1977. Currently, the woman's identity, the process by which she was taken away, and the authenticity of her household registration remain to be verified, and volunteers are calling on local authorities to intervene and investigate.
On Sep 18, Liu Anjun, a family member of Sun Meihua, disclosed that the Xicheng police in Beijing demanded that the family disband online chat groups and prohibited any public mention of the matter, while also banning audio and video recording during meetings. Previously, Sun Meihua was brought back to Beijing on Sep 8, but family visits were obstructed, leading to demands for confirmation of her health status and a thorough investigation into the circumstances of her disappearance.