License information from the National Financial Regulatory Administration shows that as of April 20, 2026, 72 village banks had completed exit and deregistration within the year, compared with 27 in the same period last year.
Affected by a Ministry of State Security article criticizing lying flat, lying-flat influencer Xianyu Dreamer, who has 800,000 followers, quickly pivoted, buying a second-hand van and starting to drive for Huolala to document his working life.
After their houses were demolished in Liushutang Village, Suizhou, Hubei, villagers rummaged through the rubble for cash and clothing, and reported that the house demolition compensation had been embezzled by the village committee.