Nvidia founder Jensen Huang sent a letter to all employees on November 8, admitting to infidelity to his wife and issuing a public apology. On the same day, the Nvidia board of directors announced the formation of an independent investigation committee.
Wei Xiaokui, Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, has stepped down after only five months in office. He is succeeded by Shi Wenbin, former Secretary of the Jilin Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, who will be responsible for vetting candidates for the 21st National Congress.
A fire broke out at the Howard Johnson International Apartment Complex in Yingze District, Taiyuan. Although firefighters responded quickly, the failure of smoke alarms and other factors resulted in 14 deaths and 25 injuries.
A criminal case occurred at a jade shop in Linping Street, Hangzhou, resulting in two deaths. The suspect died after being taken to the hospital following extreme actions during a police manhunt.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sent a letter apologizing to his family regarding media reports that a female executive close to him, Huang Le, was working for the Chinese state security. The move is viewed by outsiders as an attempt to evade suspicions of collusion with the CCP by admitting to an affair.
Jensen Huang apologized to employees, admitting to infidelity to his wife. The board subsequently launched an independent investigation and stated that he will continue to serve as CEO during the investigation.
On November 8, U.S. President Trump stated that he expects to meet with Xi Jinping and Putin during the APEC leaders' meeting to be held in Shenzhen from November 18 to 19, with topics covering denuclearization and ending the war in Iran; the Chinese side stated it is communicating with relevant parties, and the trilateral formal talks have not yet been confirmed.
Since the beginning of this semester, Henan University of Economics and Law has required students to sign in for every class using facial recognition and location tracking. The system also identifies the IP address, network environment, and device information at the time of sign-in, including proxy IPs and IPs from tools for circumventing the Great Firewall. It has been verified that those using tools to sign in on behalf of others will be directly marked as absent, and those with severe absenteeism may face expulsion.
Recently, a set of screenshots of netizen comments has been circulating on social media. Netizens use 'music student' to refer to depressed students, 'playing the violin' to refer to self-harm, and 'singing bel canto' to refer to crying. A netizen from Hebei claimed that almost the entire high school class were 'music students,' and when a classmate self-harmed, they once thought, 'one less competitor.' Another netizen mentioned that even when hospitals identified issues, the school would not grant leave, and a netizen from Jiangsu mentioned a 'series of over a dozen jumps.'
Recently, flowers appeared at the gate of Tangshan No. 8 Middle School in Hebei Province to mourn the death of a female student, Zhang Xintong. There has been no official information regarding the student's death, and the relevant posts published by her father on Douyin have been successively cleared.
On November 8, a student at Wenzhou Vocational Secondary School in Zhejiang Province fell to their death after their mobile phone was confiscated by a teacher. Several family members went to the school gate to demand rights (weiwen).
On the morning of November 8, the second batch of 3 F-16V Block 70 fighters purchased by Taiwan from the United States arrived at the Zhihang Air Base in Taitung. Jiang Huiyu, the first female F-16 pilot of the Taiwan Air Force, flew one of the aircraft back to Taiwan from the United States. The new aircraft will be received by the 7th Tactical Fighter Wing stationed in Taitung to strengthen eastern air defense.
On the evening of November 8, after Chengdu Rongcheng missed out on the Chinese Super League title, some fans went to the team's training base to protest. Several police officers took a fan to a police car and detained them. Onlookers filmed the scene, questioned the legal basis for the enforcement, and demanded the person's release.
On November 8, villagers in Polong Tun, Jingxi City, Baise, Guangxi, reported that frequent rockfalls caused by the excavation of the mountain behind their homes for wind turbine installation have been hitting their houses. A large number of villagers gathered at the construction site to block work and defend their rights.
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 8, Chinese media reported that primary and secondary schools in many parts of the country have adjusted their schedules, delaying school start times and canceling morning reading sessions. Netizens commented that canceling extended school services is the only real measure to reduce time spent at school, and netizens from many provinces stated that local school schedules have not been adjusted, with student pressure remaining excessively high.
On November 8, a fire broke out at the Howard Johnson International Apartment in Yingze District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, leaving many people trapped at the scene.
On the evening of November 8, multiple videos circulated online claiming an armed robbery occurred in Linping, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. A large number of police were deployed to the scene, but officials have yet to issue a statement.
On November 8, the quarterfinals of the 2026 WTT Frankfurt Champions concluded. Kuai Man, Chen Xingtong, Chen Yi, and Wen Ruibo were defeated by Hina Hayata, Miwa Harimoto, Sabine Winter, and Lin Yun-ju, respectively. No Chinese national team players advanced to the semifinals in either the men's or women's singles, while three players from the Japanese team reached the women's singles semifinals.
An enterprise in Dong'an County, Yongzhou, Hunan, undertook engineering projects such as electronic police systems for the local Public Security Bureau, with a total value exceeding 3.9 million yuan. Payments were made in batches starting in 2020, but 221,770 yuan remains unpaid after six years. The enterprise sued and won a court judgment in 2025, yet the funds have still not been received. The Dong'an County Finance Bureau responded on November 6 that the three parties have reached a repayment consensus.
On November 8, a netizen posted on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) that a 'Ling Shi You Ming' store had posted a sign stating 'Priority checkout for cigarette buyers.' The sign was alleged to violate the tobacco advertising ban under the Advertising Law. The netizen has filed a complaint with 12315. The 12315 hotline stated that the store is legally permitted to sell cigarettes if they have the proper licenses, but could not immediately determine if the sign itself is reasonable.
On November 8, MeT, who first posted the content, responded that he had not clarified the activation conditions for the screen recording at the time, and reiterated that it was Xiaomi's system security component that performed the recording.
On November 8, a blogger posted a video on Douyin documenting the search for their dog, showing two bags containing dog meat. They later posted another video claiming that Douyin had throttled their reach, while comments and bullet-screen messages from netizens called for the promotion of animal protection legislation.
On November 8, Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Paul Lam responded to international criticism regarding the sentencing of Joshua Wong, stating that justice lies in people's hearts and that actions will demonstrate whether people are willing to come to Hong Kong to do business.
On November 8, a disabled resident in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian Province posted videos for several consecutive days stating that they could not cook because the gas company refused to deliver gas, forcing them to eat instant noodles for days in protest. Complaints have not received an effective response to date.
A female Xiaohongshu player complained to the publisher that the game's text offended women. After the developer modified it, male players heavily review-bombed the game on Steam, causing the Simplified Chinese positive review rate to drop from 97% to 76%. The development team subsequently released a patch to restore the old text.
On November 8, the "China Anti-Cult" Douyin account published an anti-cult propaganda video, which triggered netizens to flood the comment section with remarks implicitly targeting the Chinese Communist Party. Consequently, the comment section was restricted and warning messages appeared.
On November 8, a netizen posted a video on Douyin showing several workers using wooden poles to carry an 1,800-jin elevator main unit for Tenglong Cave on their shoulders, with some of them having gray hair. After the video sparked heated discussion, it was removed by the platform. Netizens left comments questioning why the working people only get to be censored.
On November 8, merchants at a market in Chengdu kept their doors tightly shut. An on-site broadcast claimed that the market inspection was only targeting counterfeit and shoddy goods, accusing some merchants of following rumors and closing their shops, which disrupted business order, and demanded that everyone reopen for business. Netizens in the comment section expressed that they did not believe it.
On November 8, Henan University of Economics and Law announced that it had established a special task force to investigate allegations of sexual harassment against Zhao Zengyan and had suspended all of his educational and teaching activities.
On November 8, a Shanghai netizen posted that a delivery rider was promoting the platform's annual membership card while delivering goods, promising a carton of eggs as a gift. After signing up for the card, the customer learned that the rider had paid for the eggs out of their own pocket to avoid being fined by the platform for failing to meet KPIs.
On November 8, a large number of villagers from Liyu Village, Lijiang Town, Hengyang, Hunan, gathered on the road to defend their rights and block transport trucks from a pig farm. This action followed two years of fruitless complaints regarding the persistent foul odor emitted by the Hengnan Yangmingshun Ecological Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd. pig farm, and the company's repeated failure to fulfill promises of rectification.
On November 8, a netizen posted content on Weibo exposing the current fate of PCR testing companies, sparking widespread attention.
On November 8, a food delivery rider in Henan suffered a sudden illness while on duty, collapsing to the ground in convulsions. Passersby helped lift his e-bike and attempted to provide aid by pressing his philtrum.
On November 8, a film instructor teaching in Hong Kong asked why Chinese students always like to conduct moral judgments on film characters instead of exploring the meaning behind the creation, sparking discussions among netizens about censorship, black-and-white education, and the psychology of power.
On November 8, a netizen in Jiangsu posted a public exposure that a school was charging each student a 3 yuan "patriotic movie" viewing fee. The netizen criticized this as forced consumption and charging for patriotic education.