Following the Fifth Plenary Session, Xi Jinping dispatched central lecturing groups to various parts of the country to promote violent governance under the guise of lecturing, and to arrest dissidents and officials within the Party.
Zhang Shengmin attended the all-army lecture report meeting at the August First Building. The fact that only one chair was placed on the rostrum has sparked outside concern regarding changes in military power.
To prevent internal risks, Beijing recently announced a no-fly zone with a 300-kilometer radius centered on Beijing, prohibiting all flights except for civil aviation.
On the evening of November 9, an indiscriminate attack occurred in Anhui. The scene was chaotic with several injured people carried out and sent to hospital. Official reports stated four people were injured and undergoing emergency treatment.
On the same day that a forced demolition incident involving an excavator occurred in Xi'an, taxi drivers in the city collectively gathered outside their company to demand unpaid wages, with a large number of police deployed to the scene for stability maintenance.
A breach occurred in the protective embankment of the Tarbela Dam 5th Extension Hydropower Project in Pakistan, causing a large volume of reservoir water to flood into tunnels and the plant area. Construction personnel were evacuated, and the project has been suspended indefinitely.
A man, frustrated by long-term fruitless petitioning, drove an excavator to demolish part of the facilities at the Fengdong New City Government Services Center in Shaanxi Xixian New Area and was subsequently subjected to criminal coercive measures.
Trump called Jensen Huang to ask whether Eric Huang is a spy. Jensen Huang denied having knowledge of the matter. Trump stated he believed his statement, but confirmed that the FBI is still investigating.
The first report meeting on studying and implementing the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee was held in Beijing. Netizens have been discussing the venue layout and the sitting posture of Zhang Shengmin when he met with members of the lecture group.
On the evening of November 9, a student passed away at the Zhuhai Campus of Jinan University for unknown reasons, and the police immediately sealed off the scene.
Zhang Shengmin, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission and member of the Political Bureau, appeared on November 9 to give a lecture on the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session.
Four China Coast Guard vessels entered the territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands and stayed for about two hours.
A blogger on X revealed that a Beijing insider disclosed that the state security (MSS) has a specialized department and hinted at monitoring the person involved in an affair with Jensen Huang.
On November 9, G7 foreign ministers met in Paris, reiterating their strong opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion. They explicitly mentioned the Taiwan Strait, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea, and agreed to work together to address economic coercion, such as the arbitrary implementation of export controls.
According to a local report on November 9, the fire at the Taiyuan Howard Johnson International Apartment resulted in 14 deaths, and the relevant persons in charge have been taken into custody.
According to a netizen submission, during the recent county-level People's Congress election in Anyang, Henan, government departments used household registration information to verify voter identities, allowing them to access personal information in the system backend and cast votes on behalf of voters without needing their ID numbers.
A netizen reported that entering Tiananmen Square now requires swiping an ID card three times. The screen displayed 'Please undergo security check' instead of 'Please proceed.' A police officer approached to ask about the netizen's occupation, major, and school, and warned them not to bring prohibited items and to 'follow the rules.'
Following inspection operations, news of merchant closures has emerged successively from Chengdu's Jinfu Market, Haibawang Market, Hehuachi Market, Wu Kuaishi Market, Chengdu Trade City, and Kowloon Market. Netizens estimate that as of November 9, the closure rate has reached at least 98%.
Around November 9, a netizen live-streamed the game 'Neverness to Everness' on Douyin, in which a camouflage tank drove onto city streets and fired at a building entrance. The live chat associated the scene with the 1989 June 4 tank crackdown. Afterward, the streamer's account could no longer be found by searching their nickname from the recording.
On November 9, in Fengdong New City, Xi'an, Shaanxi, a person drove an excavator into the local government service center and demolished the gate for unknown reasons. [Follow-up · November 9, 2026] On November 9, in Fengdong New City, Xi'an, Shaanxi, someone drove an excavator into the local government service center and continuously demolished the buildings inside. The surrounding civil servants were helpless and could only take photos from the side.
At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 9, an AFP reporter asked about NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang admitting to an extramarital affair and the woman involved being suspected by US intelligence agencies of engaging in espionage for China. Spokesperson Guo Jiakun responded that the so-called Chinese spy narrative is purely based on hearsay, slander, and smearing.
On the evening of November 9 at 6:00 PM, an indiscriminate stabbing attack occurred at the RT-Mart supermarket in Dangshan County, Suzhou City, Anhui Province, leaving multiple people injured.
On November 9, the production team of 'Blossoms Shanghai' stated that their lawsuit against Cheng Junnian (online alias 'Gu Er') for infringing on their right to reputation by releasing recordings was dismissed, as they could not prove that the non-real-name account belonged to him. The production team claimed that the recordings were edited and spliced according to forensic analysis, and they will continue to provide evidence and file a lawsuit for confirmation of non-infringement regarding the screenwriter credit dispute.
On November 9, a large number of workers and distributors gathered in front of the Suzhou Dreame Technology Park to defend their rights. Megaphones at the scene played slogans such as "Dreame, return our blood-and-sweat money," accusing Dreame of maliciously withholding the wages of migrant workers who decorated the stores, leaving them unable to maintain their livelihoods.
According to an ABC report on November 9, 47-year-old Chinese food delivery rider Feng Jianming and another rider discovered someone tampering with their bicycles in Melbourne. A confrontation ensued after they approached the individual, resulting in Feng being stabbed to death on the spot, while the other 34-year-old rider was injured.
On November 9, taxi drivers in Xi'an gathered outside their company to demand unpaid wages, with a large number of police deployed to the scene for stability maintenance.
Bloomberg reported on November 9, citing people familiar with the matter, that Japanese officials have been striving to ensure Sanae Takaichi receives the same reception as other attending leaders from the Chinese side. It is expected that Xi Jinping will shake hands with her as per protocol, though it remains unconfirmed whether the two will hold a separate meeting.
On November 9, Bloomberg Businessweek published a report on interviews with marginalized youth in Shenyang: a 19-year-old earns 3,800 yuan a month at Mixue Bingcheng and eats only one meal a day, while a 17-year-old survives by sleeping in pool halls and livestreaming dance performances. Interviewees described being trapped in an 'endless cycle.'
On November 9, a man drove an excavator and damaged the entrance of the Fengdong New City Government Service Center in Xi'an. The cause is unknown.
Spanish researchers discovered over 1,000 videos and images of child sexual abuse on TikTok within 35 days, accumulating approximately 48 million views; only 5 out of 50 reported items were deleted.
On November 9, a Xiaomi SU7 owner in Meizhou, Guangdong, reported a sudden loss of power while driving in a highway tunnel. After the video was posted, it was quickly set to 'private' by the platform on the grounds that it was 'unsuitable for display,' leading netizens to suspect pressure from the car manufacturer.
A netizen submission exposes a notice posted on a water dispenser at a factory in Guangzhou, stating that day laborers are not allowed to use the water here, and those caught doing so will be fined.
Multiple petitioners went to the reception office of the State Bureau for Letters and Calls in Beijing to line up and register their grievances; on-site footage shows a long queue outside the reception office.
Recently, a netizen posted screenshots on social media claiming that a kindergarten in Wuhan, in preparation for a sports day, required each child to prepare a simple 'dynamite pack' prop, and provided reference images for parents to use in making them.
A netizen recalls participating in a vote organized by the neighborhood committee the year they graduated from high school. The ballot papers already had the candidates' names printed on them, and committee staff were teaching illiterate elderly people to circle the designated names. The netizen did not mark their ballot, and later saw students at a vocational school holding lists and circling names.
A student currently enrolled in school revealed privately that the school is holding elections for People's Congress representatives again this year, and the candidates were already decided long ago.
On November 9, 2026, a Douyin user posted a page of school rules, in which "jumping off a building" is explicitly stated to result in "expulsion from the school registry," sparking heated discussion among netizens. Some mocked, "I've already jumped off the building, why would I be afraid of you expelling me?"
Recently, the official WeChat account of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission published an article promoting the Communist Party's "half a quilt" spirit. A netizen's reply, "Is that true?", received over 4,000 likes, which is dozens of times more than other comments.
On November 9, a HungryPanda delivery rider in Melbourne reported to dispatch that their order had been stolen by a homeless person and that they had been spat on. The dispatcher's first reaction was to ask if the food could be retrieved, urging the rider to try to get it back, before eventually telling them to give up and complete the order. Netizens claim that failing to retrieve the food could result in a deduction from the rider's pay.
On November 9, former CCTV reporter Bai Jie (online handle "Yaba") posted that Huang Le once worked in the same office as her.
On November 9, the Global Times posted on Weibo regarding Jensen Huang's public extramarital affair, calling it a US domestic matter, accusing The New York Times of hyping up Chinese espionage, and suspecting that some are using this to stir up China-US relations.
On November 9, a netizen in Shanghai posted a video claiming that a company punished employees by forcing them to do group squats. Multiple employees were lined up following instructions while a manager supervised from the side.
On November 9, 51-year-old Roberto Urbano, the suspect in the murder of Melbourne food delivery rider Feng Jianming, appeared in court via video link facing charges of murder and intentionally causing serious injury. During the hearing, he repeatedly interrupted the proceedings, stood on a chair, and dropped his trousers to expose himself. The court cut off the link, and his defense attorney stated he suffers from schizophrenia and requested an assessment.
On November 9, after Jensen Huang admitted to an extramarital affair, former Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin posted that he has a background in intelligence studies and, to his knowledge, the Chinese intelligence community never specifically uses honey traps, nor does it ever require female intelligence officers to complete missions by sleeping with targets.
On November 9, netizens posted videos stating that after temperatures in Baoding, Hebei, dropped below freezing, urban management and sanitation departments were still conducting morning sprinkling operations. This caused ice to form on many road surfaces, leading citizens riding bikes to take their children to school to fall along with their vehicles. Some netizens reported that more than 15 pedestrians fell in succession near the Xiti Bridge on Tianwei Road, and two traffic accidents occurred in one morning.
On November 9, Japanese media reported that a Chinese national was arrested for illegally setting up fake base stations used for telecom fraud, which caused financial losses to Japanese citizens and Chinese tourists.
On November 9, multiple netizens in Inner Mongolia drove to the entrance of PowerChina Sinohydro Bureau 1 to demand payment for engineering projects. Netizens in the comments section and bullet screens posted messages such as "bring the excavator" to show their support.
On November 9, netizens filmed streets near an unfinished construction project in Chengdu filled with police cars and tight security, with police appearing drowsy inside their vehicles. In the comments section, netizens used images to show solidarity with the excavator driver in Xi'an who recently demolished a building to demand unpaid wages.
On November 9, workers who were owed wages for high-altitude work at the Wuhan Northwest Lake Center gathered outside the building, using loudspeakers to broadcast "give me back my hard-earned money" to demand their pay.
On November 9, netizens filmed multiple people sleeping on bedding inside cramped stalls of a public toilet in Yangquan, Shanxi. The video sparked heated discussion, with netizens stating that they would be driven away outside and have nowhere else to stay.