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The child's mother posted on Douyin stating that she had not received an explanation from the school after the incident, and that she received a call demanding she delete the video after she posted it.
On October 29, a student at Tangshan Foreign Language School (Tangshan No. 8 Middle School) died while at school. After the incident, the playground was cordoned off, and students were driven away from the scene and instructed not to discuss the matter.
After the student passed away, the family did not receive an explanation for a long time. The parents hung a banner reading 'Return my granddaughter's life' at the school gate to defend their rights and demand an explanation.
Teachers from a public school in Zunhua, Tangshan, Hebei, went to the city's Education Bureau to block the entrance and demand unpaid wages after long-term salary arrears. A large number of police were present to maintain stability.
On October 26, several teachers from a public school in Zunhua City, Tangshan, Hebei, collectively went to the west gate of the Zunhua Education Bureau to block it and defend their rights after being owed wages for a long time. Several teachers sat on the ground, and police and security personnel were present to maintain stability.
On October 15, dozens of road maintenance workers wearing "Renrenjie" vests in Qianxi County, Tangshan, Hebei, gathered in front of the county transport bureau, saying they had been owed nearly six months of wages. After trying to demand payment for three or four months without success, they demanded to resolve the matter face-to-face with officials.
On September 29, a farmer in Tangshan posted a video saying that the plant-protection drone he bought for tens of thousands of yuan, purchased less than half a year ago, cannot take off because his area has been designated as "No-Fly Zone Around Beijing - 8" (in effect from September 22, 2026 to September 21, 2029). The machine sits idle, while the cost of manual spraying still has to be paid.
On September 16, villagers in Xujiagou Village, Qian'an City, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, protested against environmental pollution and land destruction caused by mining construction. A large number of SWAT police and security personnel gathered at the scene, engaging in physical clashes with villagers during the dispersal, resulting in multiple villagers being forcefully carried away.
On September 16, villagers of Xujiaogou Village in Tangshan, Hebei, protested the pollution and environmental damage caused by iron ore mining. The local government mobilized staff, police and SWAT forces into the village to suppress the rights-defending villagers and forcibly push ahead with mine construction.
On the 50th anniversary of the Tangshan earthquake, CCP leader Xi Jinping was absent from the commemorative activities, with Premier Li Qiang attending on his behalf to conduct inspections, offer condolences, and present a flower basket.
Entrusted by the general secretary, Li Qiang represented the central government in presenting flowers, bowing three times at the Tangshan Earthquake Ruins Memorial Park, and visiting paralyzed survivors at a sanatorium, according to official reports.
On the morning of July 11, 2026, heavy rains in Qianxi, Tangshan, Hebei triggered severe flash floods. Floodwaters surged across roads, knocking down pedestrians and trapping vehicles, and netizens reported that related on-site livestreams were subsequently banned.
On July 11, heavy rains in Qianxi, Tangshan, Hebei triggered floods. Some people lost their footing in the water and were swept away by the rapids, while one family was trapped on a car roof calling for help.
Xi went to the Tangshan Earthquake Site Memorial Park, presented flower baskets to the compatriots who perished and to the heroes of earthquake resistance, bowed three times to the memorial wall, visited earthquake survivors with paraplegia, and inspected post-disaster reconstruction.
In the early morning of July 28, 1976, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Tangshan, Hebei Province, causing massive casualties and property damage.