Shanghai-related content archive.
East China Normal University announced that classes will be suspended during the day on November 16 and resume in the evening to facilitate the district-level People's Congress representative elections.
On November 6, a netizen in Shanghai posted a video stating that 'advertising mirrors' equipped with ad screens were installed in front of the sinks in a public restroom at a shopping mall. The mirror suddenly plays commercial advertisements while someone is looking into it, sparking mockery and concerns among netizens regarding privacy and surveillance.
On November 5, Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, stated at the opening ceremony of the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai that the reason for the huge trade surplus is that China wants to import many products but cannot buy them, or is not allowed to buy them, and that normal trade in high-tech products is being interfered with. He also refuted claims that China is squeezing the economies of other countries.
The People's Congress representative election in Jiading District is scheduled for November 16, but the 128,900 towels purchased by the Nanxiang Town government for election publicity have a bid opening time set for 9:30 AM on November 17, the day after the vote.
On November 3, the Shanghai Bendibao WeChat official account posted that starting in 2030, the minimum contribution period for employees to receive a basic pension will be gradually increased from 15 to 20 years, rising by 6 months each year until it reaches 20 years in 2039. Netizens in the comment section responded with sarcasm and mockery.
On November 3, a food delivery rider near Lanxi Road in Shanghai was stopped by traffic police while delivering food. Suspected of jumping into a river due to a fine, a large number of police, firefighters, and rescue personnel arrived at the scene to forcibly pull him ashore.
East China Normal University issued a notice stating that classes will be suspended across the entire campus on November 16 due to the district-level People's Congress election, sparking public questioning regarding the real power of candidates and students' right to know.
On November 2, East China Normal University issued a notice stating that to facilitate the district-level People's Congress representative election, all classes for students and faculty will be suspended on the morning and afternoon of Monday, November 16.
On November 2, the Shanghai University of Engineering Science issued a notice stating that to facilitate the district-level People's Congress representative election on November 16, classes at the Songjiang and Changning campuses will be suspended that morning. Teachers and students are to be organized to participate in the election, and it is required that affected courses make up for the missed progress, with no reduction in syllabus content allowed.
During Halloween on October 31, multiple netizens in places like Shanghai and Suzhou posted online that during Cosplay, they were interrogated by police about their travel purpose and itinerary, had their ID cards checked, were asked to take off their costumes, and were even persuaded or ordered to leave on the spot.
On October 31, a citizen dressed as Mario on Julu Road in Shanghai was stopped by police, had their ID registered and was photographed. They were asked which school they attended and were required to contact their parents. Plainclothes officers on the scene stated they had been sent as reinforcements for the day.
On October 31, at the Halloween event site at the entrance and exit of Fuxing Park in Shanghai, multiple police officers wearing uniforms and reflective vests lined up in a long row.
On October 31, netizens reported that a Halloween coser was taken away by police near the Jufuchang Party-Mass Service Station on West Nanjing Road, Shanghai.
During Halloween on October 31, several young people on Daxue Road in Shanghai were stopped by police for speaking too loudly, had their bags searched, and were forced to change their clothes on the spot or be denied entry.
On the evening of October 31, two women were taken away by police at Jing'an Temple in Shanghai for wearing "strange costumes."