On November 10, Taiwan's Defense Minister Wellington Koo stated in an interview at the Legislative Yuan that the Liaoning carrier strike group and other theater naval formations have recently been practicing area denial in the Western Pacific—that is, blocking external military intervention in the event of a conflict. Taiwan will work with allies to monitor their movements.
A residential committee in a Shenzhen community suggested in a group chat that residents go out for trips from November 17 to 19, stating that those who remain at home will be visited by party and government personnel during specific periods. Empty apartments will have electronic seals with chips placed on their doors, which will trigger an alarm upon opening, and residents must be accompanied by staff to return home. The APEC meeting is being held in Shenzhen from November 18 to 19.
In response to 3C certification and quality supervision inspections, shops in multiple locations, including Ji'an, Shangrao, and Yichun in Jiangxi Province, and the Nanhu Hardware and Electromechanical Market in Changsha, Hunan, have pulled down their shutters and suspended operations. A merchant in Jiangxi stated that they received flyers in advance and are preparing to close for a week.
On November 10, due to wage arrears by the Yangling Urban Investment in Xi'an, multiple migrant workers gathered outside the Yangling Demonstration Zone Environmental Monitoring Station in Xianyang City to defend their rights and demand unpaid wages. Inspired by the incident where an excavator was used to demand unpaid wages and demolish a government service center in Xi'an's Peidong New City, netizens in the comment section collectively called for "bringing in the excavator," with some claiming that "if you bring the excavator, they will pay the next day."
On November 10, officials reported that the government service hall in Xi'an Fengdong New City was forcibly demolished by an excavator. The report did not specify the reasons or motives, prompting numerous netizens in the comment sections of related news videos to question the motives and wonder if it involved a debt dispute.
On November 10, anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi posted that two unidentified disabled individuals, who previously worked at a brick kiln, were taken by their boss to Dongliuke Village, Weibo Town, Xinji City, Hebei Province, where they were forced into hard labor for years. He reported the case to the local police (110) in the morning, but was told to call 12345, and 12345 then told him to call the police.
On the afternoon of November 10, after Shangguan Zhengyi entered the village and met one of the individuals, he reported the situation to local authorities. Relevant departments arrived and first found one person, while the other had been hidden by the boss. After about two hours of searching, the second person was also found. He relayed claims from locals that the boss's son-in-law is a director at a police station under the Xinji Public Security Bureau.
On November 10, in the case of the hired attack on Yaita Akio, CEO of the Taiwan Indo-Pacific Strategic Think Tank, in Taichung this July, Liao Gangfa, a member of the Hong Kong triad 'Wo Shing Wo' involved in the case, pleaded guilty during the first hearing at the Taichung District Court. The court changed the proceedings to a summary trial and scheduled the sentencing for December 3. Prosecutors determined it was a case of transnational repression, with the mastermind behind the funding identifying himself as 'Chen Weihao,' while the other four Hong Kong individuals involved have left the country and are now wanted.
Yin Xu'an, a petitioner from Hubei who has been missing for over a year, has reportedly been detained by authorities in a black psychiatric hospital. His need for medical treatment for hypertension has been replaced by indefinite detention, forcing him to handwrite a plea for help to survive. Outsiders are calling on the Huangshi municipal government to immediately cease restrictions on his personal freedom and medical access. [Follow-up · November 12, 2026] X user Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher posted a message calling on the public to pay attention to Yin Xu'an, though the post did not disclose his specific situation or the reasons for his detention.
On November 10, netizens revealed that a BYD employee in Anyang, Henan, had been assigned 12 to 13-hour night shifts for several consecutive days. The employee collapsed and fell while riding a bike on the way home from work and is currently in the ICU. After the family applied for financial aid and requested an advance on medical expenses, the employee's corporate WeChat account was banned, making it impossible to log in and retrieve attendance and overtime records. The company has not processed the incident as a work-related injury.
The Spanish Ministry of Youth and Children has requested the country's Data Protection Agency to temporarily suspend TikTok's services in Spain. Minister Sira Rego stated that if it were up to her, the platform would have already been shut down.
On November 10, a netizen who applied for a tourist visa to Taiwan through the channel for mainland residents living overseas shared a notice for additional documents: because the hotel order contained the words "China Taiwan," the National Immigration Agency of Taiwan required them to resubmit the order and handwrite a statement: "Respect that Taiwan is a sovereign and independent country, and that Taiwan and China are not subordinate to each other."
The 4th "Dudu" Independent Book Fair, originally scheduled for November 14-15, saw government departments demand the disqualification of 5 exhibitors citing "force majeure," threatening the cancellation of the entire fair otherwise. No specific reasons or involved departments were disclosed. Previously, Yulin Bookstore and Lewen Bookstore were denied participation in the July 2026 Hong Kong Book Fair.
User Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher released observations on intercepting petitioners in Dadong Village, documenting the local situation of intercepting petitioners.
Recently, a Xiaohongshu (RedNote) influencer filming in a restaurant in Denmark captured historical footage of the June 4th 'Tank Man' playing on a screen. After the video was posted, netizens used slang such as '4896' and 'the censors are asleep' to mock the fact that it slipped through the Great Firewall.
In November 2026, a netizen with a nickname containing the Hong Kong independent band my little airport sent a virtual sports car in Li Na's livestream. After thanking them, Li Na stated that she could not read the name. The band released the song "Miss Wu" during the 2019 anti-extradition bill movement, and their works have been removed from mainland Chinese music platforms. Netizens joked that knowing how to avoid "insulting" is itself a form of insult.
A netizen posted that she was repeatedly asked if she was an only child during autumn recruitment interviews, and failed every time she answered truthfully. Later, she fabricated a persona of having a younger brother whom she had taken care of since childhood to cope. Another intern recruiter mentioned that their team flags whether job applicants are only children.
On November 10, Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher released a follow-up: the Cyberspace Administration has taken action, clearing all content from the driver's account who had previously spoken out and removing their avatar.
On November 10, a netizen posted that on the eve of the APEC meeting in Shenzhen, workers at a construction site in Shekou were restricted from entering and leaving, and nearby street vendors were banned from operating until the 21st, affecting the workers' daily meals.
Around November 10, a netizen posted on Douyin recalling that a boy in the Tsinghua-Peking University elite class jumped to his death after being repeatedly reprimanded by teachers and parents following a poor performance in a monthly exam. His family wore mourning clothes and wailed at the school gates for days, sparking heated discussions among netizens.
Recently, many netizens have complained that their saved Xi Jinping memes were automatically grouped together by iPhone Photos' facial recognition, sparking heated discussion.
A netizen posted on Toutiao discussing Jensen Huang's alleged affair, referring to Liu Qiangdong as "the graphics card-selling Dong Ge." On November 10, Beijing Jingdong Century Trading Co., Ltd. issued a "Communication Letter" complaining, citing the Civil Code and the Cyberspace Administration of China's "Qinglang" campaign to demand deletion, and the post was subsequently removed by the platform.
On November 10, the Chinese Football Association held a summary meeting for the professional league season and an interpretation of new policies. During the live broadcast by Seven Star Sports, Zhang Yuxin, Minister of the Strategic Legal Department, was seen reading from a script. Netizens in the live chat criticized that the questions were all pre-arranged, and pressed for answers regarding unpaid wages for lower-level players and refereeing errors.
On November 10, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced new financial regulations, clarifying that clubs will face severe penalties for repeated delays in salary payments.
On November 10, a netizen posted a notice from a food delivery rider group on Douyin during the APEC meeting, requiring riders to wash or change their clothes and maintain personal cleanliness, stating that every delivery represents the government's image. Netizens in the comments section mocked that the delivery fee was only a few dozen cents.
On November 10, a Luxeed V9 owner posted that their new car, purchased for approximately 500,000 yuan, was involved in two accidents within one month: the intelligent driving system hit a width-limiting stone bollard, and the brakes failed while the steering wheel malfunctioned in an underground garage, causing the car to hit a wall. Huawei explained it as ground slippage and negotiated compensation in the form of maintenance, but the owner rejected this, demanding evidence.
According to a report by Dahe Daily on November 10, colleagues of the Chinese delivery rider murdered in Melbourne stated in an interview that only the HungryPanda platform requires riders to compensate for lost meal costs, while other local platforms do not hold riders responsible for lost orders.
On November 10, netizens filmed that Lezhi County Senior Vocational High School in Ziyang City, Sichuan Province, allegedly installed a row of razor wire on the second floor of its teaching building to prevent students from climbing over the railings. The video has sparked sarcasm and ridicule from netizens.
On November 10, Hebei Cangzhou Salt Industry Group Co., Ltd. faced protests from workers demanding unpaid wages. In the comment section, netizens jokingly suggested using an excavator to resolve the issue.
On November 10, Xinhua News Agency reported that Xi Jinping's thematic collection 'On Poverty Reduction and Alleviation' was recently published and distributed nationwide. State media described its arguments as the 'theoretical crystallization' of China's poverty alleviation efforts and the latest achievement in the Sinicization of Marxist anti-poverty theory.
On November 10, a parent in Jiangsu reported that the school announced an 8:20 AM start time but did not actually implement it, claiming the notice was just a notice. Multiple students and parents in the comments section stated they had encountered similar situations, noting that some schools have 'yin-yang' (fake/hidden) class schedules.
On November 10, a netizen posted that they had a dispute with a JD.com courier in the Dalian Development Zone. Six months later, during the Qingming Festival, they received funeral items ordered and sent by the courier. After reporting it to the police, the courier continued to send threatening text messages. JD.com customer service asked for understanding, citing the courier's family difficulties, and the courier was only suspended for training and continued to deliver packages.
On November 10, the Macao Marine and Water Bureau issued an announcement stating that, in coordination with traffic control measures for the APEC meeting in Shenzhen, passenger ferry services between Shenzhen Fuyong and Macao will be suspended in both directions from November 16 to 21.
On November 10, netizens reported that a high school student at Guilin Guidian Middle School in Guangxi was disciplined by the school for privately bringing a camera to film classroom footage and uploading it to social media. The homeroom teacher notified the parents, labeling the student's behavior as a "cognitive problem," and sent a photo of the student being "educated" in the office.
On November 10, multiple netizens filmed an unfinished building near Pingzhou Station in Bao'an, Shenzhen, that had been under construction suspension for a long time, completely wrapped in blue fencing material. Netizens joked that it looked like the Water Cube and claimed it would be restored to its original state after the meeting. Local netizens said they had seen this unfinished building since 2005.
On November 10, thousands of comments appeared under a Douyin video related to human trafficking, with many netizens sharing their own experiences or those of people around them who had been trafficked.
On the evening of November 10, at the 39th Golden Rooster Awards, Zheng Dasheng won Best Director for "The Secret File," which significantly lagged in both box office and critical acclaim, defeating the high-rated and high-grossing "Love Letter to Grandma." This sparked protests from netizens who left one-star ratings on Douban.
On November 10, Shijie Wang, deputy editor of the Jamestown Foundation's "China Brief," published an article stating that on October 28, he interviewed a senior football reporter from "Titan Sports." The reporter indicated that Dongqiudi had escalated the Mbappe controversy without permission, causing dissatisfaction in Beijing, and that the official authorities found it difficult to remain silent due to the involvement of Mao Zedong.
On November 10, Hu Xijin reposted a clip on Weibo of Lo Ta-yu criticizing Lai Ching-te, calling it "a satisfying scolding." Several state media outlets subsequently reported on Lo's criticism of the DPP, but all omitted his remark about "Mao Zedong's Anti-Rightist Campaign," prompting netizens to ask for the missing part in the comments.
On November 10, the official WeChat account of the Information Office of Hefei University of Technology published an article titled "Circumventing the Great Firewall is a violation, cybersecurity has red lines," defining the act as a violation, reporting three cases where individuals were punished by the police or the school, refuting common excuses, and requiring students to uninstall software used for circumventing the Great Firewall.
On November 10, Zhang Xue, founder of Zhang Xue Motorcycle, announced that he was withdrawing his previous commitment to donate all proceeds from the auction of his championship car after the season to the Han Hong charity team, stating instead that the auction funds would be used to support young Chinese riders.
On November 10, blogger "Chen Qing doro" posted a video stating that her Bilibili account had been banned for "violating relevant laws and regulations," and that her Douyin account had also been suspended for half a month. After appealing for nearly two months, the platform refused to disclose the specific violating content, citing the need to "avoid secondary dissemination."
On November 10, a Douyin influencer went to the 'Dazhaimen' restaurant in Manhattan, New York, to demand unpaid wages. The restaurant called the police, claiming the influencer was aggressive. After the police arrived and instructed the restaurant to pay, the influencer successfully received their wages the following day.
On November 10, a netizen in Shandong posted a video claiming that while waiting in a long queue at an Agricultural Bank of China branch, they attempted to submit a complaint letter, only to find that the suggestion box slot was extremely narrow and appeared to be sealed from the inside, making it impossible to insert any paper.
On November 10, a programmer posted on V2EX stating that after being unemployed for about a year and maxing out their credit cards, they are looking for a job again. Previously, they could still get interviews for outsourcing positions, but now their resumes are sent out with no response, and they stated they are now willing to go back to a factory to screw bolts.
On the evening of November 10, a netizen claiming to be a full-stack developer left a comment under the aforementioned post, saying, "Received a layoff notice today; it's finally my turn."
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.