Yibin · Full chronicle and history

On October 27, the Election Committee Office of Gong County, Yibin, Sichuan, stated on the official website of the County People's Congress that all preliminary candidates for the new term of county and township people's congresses were selected from a reserve pool of approximately 2,200 people. This pool is coordinated by the Organization Department of the County Party Committee, and candidates are subject to joint review by discipline inspection, police (Public Security), and judicial departments.

According to a Voice of Hope report, on October 17, a vandalism incident occurred at an old liquor shop in Yibin, Sichuan. A woman who did not know the shop owner suddenly burst into the store and, without anyone stopping her, smashed items for several minutes, shattering dozens of bottles of famous liquor on the shelves, including Wuliangye. Staff said the two parties had no prior contact, and the initial estimate of property damage inside the shop exceeds 100,000 yuan.

On October 16, the Election Committee of Junlian County, Yibin, Sichuan, issued a notice stating that on November 4, the day of the county and township people's congress elections, all work, business, production, and classes in the voting areas will be suspended for one day. Government agencies, enterprises, factories, schools, and village communities are required to organize voters to go to polling stations to cast their votes.

On October 13, the Qingfu Town Government of Gao County told China Newsweek that police are investigating the case of female street vendor Ms. Hu, who took her own life after receiving a bad review. The Gao County Public Security Bureau said it responded at the first instance and is handling the matter jointly.

On October 6, a customer in Gao County, Yibin, Sichuan, who had purchased 10 yuan of self-selected fried dishes without potatoes, posted warning posts on multiple platforms; female vendor Ms. Hu subsequently took her own life and died.

On September 20, the Yibin Sanjiang Public Security Bureau announced that a 33-year-old man surnamed Lin was administratively detained and fined for fabricating and spreading a rumor online that an employee at the Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) Yibin base was forbidden by a shift supervisor from using the restroom. Previously, on September 10, REPT BATTERO had clarified that the employee had lost emotional control due to a resignation dispute, and the claim about restricted restroom access was untrue.

On the evening of June 28, 2026, Lin from Haoba Town, Junlian County, Sichuan Province was raped by town government staff Jie. The assault took place in the restroom of Lin's own barbecue shop. Police accepted the case on June 30. On July 16, the Junlian County Public Security Bureau refused to file the case, citing "no criminal facts occurred"; the criminal review on August 10 also refused to file. Later, the Yibin Public Security Bureau, on September 7, re‑examined and concluded that the case "had criminal facts," pointing out the county bureau's error and insufficient evidence, and revoked its decision not to file. Lin, after the case was not processed in time, attempted suicide by wrist‑cutting and was later diagnosed with severe depression. Suspect Jie denied the rape in an interview on September 11, calling it "a small misunderstanding" and saying the disciplinary committee had intervened. On the morning of September 12, Lin received a "Case Filing Notice" issued by the Junlian County Public Security Bureau.

On the morning of September 12, Lin received a 'Notice of Case Filing' issued by the Junlian County Public Security Bureau, and the case was officially filed.

On September 6, a customer in Gao County, Yibin, Sichuan posted an avoid-this negative review video because a 6 yuan portion of fried potatoes had too little extra added. This triggered an online mobbing campaign against stall owner Hu Ermei, who had been running her stall for more than four years. Overwhelmed by the pressure, Hu Ermei jumped into the river and took her own life. Netizens expressed regret one after another and angrily condemned the person who posted the negative review.

Hu Ermei, a street vendor who had been selling fried potatoes in Gao County, Yibin, for more than 4 years and had two children, jumped into the river and took her own life after being unable to bear the pressure of online abuse. Netizens expressed their sorrow one after another and voiced anger at the abusive netizens.

On September 1, 2026, the Fire and Rescue Brigade of Sanjiang New Area in Yibin, Sichuan, listed “no history or tendency of homosexuality” and “no cross-dressing” among the basic conditions for applicants in its recruitment notice, setting restrictions on sexual minorities and triggering widespread public controversy.

On August 24, 2026, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Changning County, Yibin, Sichuan. The mainland earthquake early warning network once mistakenly issued a strong earthquake warning of magnitude 7.7 shortly after the quake, prompting people in multiple provinces to take cover; the system later automatically corrected itself, and the Institute of Earthquake Disaster Mitigation subsequently issued an apology.

On August 18, 2026, reports circulated online that a major safety accident occurred when a wall collapsed at a college admission banquet venue in Gong County, Yibin, Sichuan, killing at least six people and seriously injuring several others, with emergency responders rushing to the scene.

After Lin applied for criminal reconsideration, the Junlian County Public Security Bureau's reconsideration decision on August 10 still maintained the refusal to file a case.

At 1:08 p.m. on August 7, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Gao County, Yibin City, Sichuan, with a focal depth of 6 kilometers. Some people were trapped in an elevator.

On August 7, 2026, an earthquake struck Gao County, Yibin, Sichuan, causing extensive cracking and damage to the walls of many residential houses near the epicenter. A young mother in Chenzheng Village was unfortunately killed. Local residents again pointed to nearby shale gas extraction operations as the cause of the frequent earthquakes.

After police accepted the case of Lin being raped on June 30, the Yunlian County Public Security Bureau decided on July 16 not to file a case on the grounds that "no criminal facts had occurred."

Multiple earthquakes have occurred successively in Yibin City, Sichuan Province. Among them, Gaoxian experienced multiple tremors in a single day, with the highest reaching magnitude 5.0. Informed whistleblowers claim that the earthquakes are related to high-pressure fluid injection for local shale gas development.

In the early morning of June 29, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake occurred in Gaoxian County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province, with a focal depth of about 6 kilometers. After the earthquake, local residents and netizens raised concerns about shale gas extraction and hydraulic fracturing operations.

In the early hours of June 29, 2026, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Gao County, Yibin, Sichuan. Because the epicenter lies in the southern Sichuan shale gas development demonstration zone, local residents and netizens strongly questioned whether hydraulic fracturing drilling operations had triggered the earthquake, and called for a special investigation and the organization of rights defense efforts.

On June 29, 2026, a forced demolition operation took place near Dingren International in Xuzhou District, Yibin City, Sichuan Province. Demolition personnel clashed physically with residents, and several rights-defense residents were injured, left lying on the ground and crying for help.