On August 22, blogger "Yulie Qige" released an investigation video exposing the loading site in the cabbage production area of Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, where workers treated cabbage by dipping it in a formaldehyde solution, triggering public concern over vegetable food safety.
The CCDI held an interim plenary session, elected Zhao Shiyong and Zhang Zhong as deputy secretaries, and arranged the interview and examination work for members and alternate members of the Central Committee.
Writer Li Ying's leak account reposted information sent out by a mainland netizen who circumvented the Great Firewall, showing that "Xi Jinping is the vampire of the people" was written on a school graffiti wall, and mentioning content such as "Long live Furina," suggesting that some students had jumped the wall and come into contact with anti-CCP information.
Bo Guagua posted a long message on X, suggesting that Canada reduce its trade dependence on the United States and instead strengthen trade with China, including importing Chinese electric vehicles and Great Wall wine.
Due to Canada's refusal to finalize a trade agreement according to previously agreed-upon terms and the introduction of new demands, the United States will impose a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian products starting from the early hours of August 22, 2026.
People’s Daily published an article signed “Zhong Caiwen,” arguing that observations of China’s economy should not focus only on single-month data.
The US imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, and Canada immediately announced an equivalent counterstrike.
At the robot games held in Beijing Yizhuang, only 6 of the 21 competing robots finished the race; the champion had to swap batteries mid-race and fell down.
In Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, a 92-year-old scavenger received help and donations from foreign tourists.
Chinese state media People’s Daily published a commentary defending China’s strong exports and rebutting warnings of a “new round of China shock.”
Washington, D.C., hosted the Liberty 250 IndyCar Street Race—the first in its history—from August 22 to 23 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.
A dead pig that drifted ashore from the seabed and tested positive for African Swine Fever was found on the coast of Kinmen. Starting today, Kinmen pork and processed products are banned from being shipped to the main island and other outlying islands.
On August 22, 2026, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection suddenly convened an extraordinary plenary session, with the communiqué incorporating provisions on leadership transition discipline.
On August 22, 2026, a human rights body disclosed that the case of the 70-year-old contemporary artist Gao Xian, who was accused years ago of the crime of "infringing the reputation of heroes and martyrs" over his sculptures, will be pronounced at a court in Sanhe, Hebei, on August 25.
On August 22, 2026, a blogger exposed the use of formaldehyde to keep Chinese cabbages fresh during harvesting and transport in Zhangjiakou, Hebei. Zhangjiakou police seized more than ten barrels of formaldehyde, and market regulators in Fuyang, Anhui subsequently intercepted the vehicle involved, filed a case and sealed it.
On August 22, 2026, engineering workers in Hunan called out online to China State Railway Group and the person in charge of the Guangzhou Bureau, demanding that more than 16 million yuan in project payments, unpaid for 16 years, be settled by its Changsha Railway Construction Company.
On August 22, 2026, students at the Tagou Martial Arts School in Dengfeng, Henan, gathered in protest at the school gate over the cumbersome deposit refund process and abnormal student status information, climbed over the iron gate into the campus shouting "refund our money," and multiple police cars arrived at the scene.
On August 22, 2026, at the 28th Asian Pet Expo held in Shanghai, exhibiting brands and visitors on site displayed anti-animal-abuse display stands and canvas bags, openly voicing support for Wangwang, the puppy that was tortured and killed.
On the evening of August 22, 2026, during the livestream of the Guangdong Super League football match between Jieyang and Foshan, a large number of netizens flooded the screen in support of Wangwang, the puppy that was tortured and killed, causing Jieyang and the Guangdong Football Association to successively close the livestream comment sections.
On August 22, 2026, at the Hainan University of Science and Technology project construction site in Baimajing, Danzhou, Hainan, an incident occurred in which workers' wages were in arrears. Several migrant workers climbed to the top of a building to defend their rights and demand their unpaid wages by threatening to jump, with police officers present at the scene.
On August 22, 2026, Hong Kong netizens successively discovered lightbox public service advertisements placed by the public at 20 MTR stations, including Shek Kip Mei and Tsing Yi, displaying slogans calling for animal protection in support of Wangwang and Laifu.
On August 22, 2026, Pingxiang City in Chongzuo, Guangxi, was hit by extreme heavy rainfall, causing severe flooding and waterlogging in many areas. Ground floors of streets and residential areas were largely submerged, and in some sections the water reached waist depth.
On August 22, 2026, a dispute over unpaid wages broke out at the Global 100 · Poly Exhibition Hall in Haikou, Hainan, where multiple workers collectively blockaded the office to defend their rights and demand their wages, and a number of police officers arrived on the scene for stability maintenance.
On August 22, 2026, US media outlet War Zone cited the latest commercial satellite photos to assess that China's fourth aircraft carrier is under construction at the Dalian Shipyard, featuring a nuclear reactor containment structure and dimensions close to those of the US Ford-class carrier.
On August 22, 2026, the blogger released an investigation video showing workers at a major Chinese cabbage production area in Zhangjiakou, Hebei dipping some cabbages in chemicals before loading them for shipment, with containers suspected of holding formaldehyde solution visible at the scene.
On the evening of August 22, 2026, members of a civil group projected a large photo of Niu Tengyu and slogans onto the outer wall of the Chinese Embassy in Germany in Berlin, protesting his wrongful imprisonment and torture and demanding that the Chinese government release him immediately.
On August 22, 2026, photos circulating online show that the first-stage booster of LandSpace's "Zhuque-3 Y2", which the company had previously announced had successfully completed a vertical recovery, caught fire at the recovery site and lay on its side, damaged.
On August 22, 2026, several students at the Sino-German School of Shanxi University of Finance and Economics posted online to protest, accusing the school of breaking its "3+1" promise of studying in Germany upon enrollment by forcibly shortening the overseas semester to less than half a year and obstructing the paperwork.
In the early hours of August 22, 2026, Mabian Yi Autonomous County in Leshan City, Sichuan Province, was hit by sudden extreme rainstorms that triggered severe flash floods. Muddy floodwaters surged into several main streets of the county seat, submerging a large number of vehicles.
On August 22, 2026, reports circulated online that three young children were left unattended in a state of homelessness on the streets of Baima Town, Beiliu City, Yulin, Guangxi, surviving by rummaging through trash for food and suspected of being disabled by domestic violence, sparking public concern and calls for action.
On August 22, 2026, multiple workers revealed on social media platforms that internet platforms such as Meituan Food Delivery and cleaning services force workers to buy cleaning kits and other equipment worth several hundred yuan before assigning them orders, allegedly a disguised form of illegal deposit collection.
After the Chinese Super League match on the evening of August 22, 2026, some Wuhan Three Towns fans surrounded Tianjin Jinmen Tiger away fans outside the venue, and some made eye-pulling discriminatory gestures.
On August 22, 2026, a student at Zhanjiang Technician College in Guangdong, China, exposed online that a student at the school had long been threatening, beating, and extorting classmates. The school was accused of covering up the behavior multiple times. The victim has reported the case to the police and taken a leave of absence.
On August 22, 2026, a vicious knife attack occurred at the Wanjia Grand Hotel in Huaihua, Hunan. A man, suspected of acting over a relationship dispute, stabbed two people to death before killing himself.
On August 22, 2026, a JD Express employee in Shandong posted a video exposing the company's forced assignment of numerous non-delivery targets such as on-the-ground customer acquisition, and said that the company suspended work in the area and effectively pushed employees out despite no errors on their part.
On August 22, 2026, netizens revealed that Shanghai Fangde Automation Equipment Co., Ltd. owed employees 4 to 8 months of wages, totaling 12 million yuan, and had long failed to pay social insurance and the housing provident fund, sparking a rights defense by employees.
On August 22, 2026, a diesel supplier in Hunan posted a video calling out a state-owned enterprise leader by name, saying that 2.5 million yuan in unpaid diesel payments had caused his cash flow to break down, but the video was subsequently reported and taken down by the other party on the grounds of infringement of reputation rights.
On August 22, 2026, animal protection advocates in the San Francisco Bay Area held a rally at Union Square to speak out for the stray dogs abused and killed in Jieyang, Guangdong, calling on China to legislate a ban on animal cruelty. Officials from the San Francisco Animal Commission attended in support.
On August 22, 2026, Mangshi in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan, was hit by heavy rainfall. A total of 24 areas in the urban district experienced severe waterlogging, multiple main roads were flooded into rivers, and some residential homes and street-front shops were flooded and damaged.
On August 22, 2026, Pingxiang City in Chongzuo, Guangxi, was hit by heavy rainfall. Floodwaters surged into residential areas and street-side buildings, with several streets severely flooded to waist depth, submerging vehicles and homes.
Recently, a Douyin user posted a photo of themselves as a child wearing a Winnie the Pooh costume with a caption. The post received about 12,000 likes and 25,000 shares, but no comments were displayed in the comment section, suggesting possible censorship.
On August 22, blogger Yulie Qige exposed the scandal of formaldehyde-treated cabbage in Kangbao County, Hebei, one of the recent vegetable safety incidents to come to light.
On August 22, Hong Kong netizens successively posted photos, claiming that at MTR Shek Kip Mei Station, Tsing Yi Station and other locations they saw anti-animal-abuse lightbox advertisements headlined "STOP ANIMAL ABUSE" in support of "Wangwang" and "Laifu".