Chronicle TIMELINE
A chronological, causal record of the resistance, major political crises, and contemporary truth.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
On September 28, after Xi Jinping's visit to the US, the Ministry of Commerce released a 38-page list of products subject to reciprocal tariff reductions, covering corn, wheat, sorghum, meat, and seed soybeans, among others. However, non-seed US soybeans, a major trade item, were not included and still face an additional 10% tariff. The tariff reduction arrangements will be implemented after completing domestic legal procedures.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·China
Bloomberg reported on September 28, citing people with knowledge of the matter, that China has expanded exit restrictions on top AI talent at private companies to include some family members: spouses and children of executives at AI and chip firms must obtain official approval in advance even for short trips abroad, in an effort to prevent key technologies and information from flowing to the United States. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology did not respond to a request for comment.
09.28
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·Washington, United States
On September 28, 2026, the U.S. Senate passed the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act (S.4009), a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Ted Cruz and Jeff Merkley, by unanimous consent. The bill requires the U.S. President to impose sanctions on foreign individuals who knowingly participate in, assist, or support China's forced organ harvesting, including freezing their U.S. assets, prohibiting transactions, and revoking or denying visas; it directs the Secretary of State to assess whether the Chinese government is systematically engaged in forced organ harvesting and to submit a special report to Congress; and it extends protections to Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, and other prisoners of conscience. The bill was subsequently sent to the House of Representatives for consideration.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·South Korea
According to Sin Chew Daily, a Chinese restaurant named "Xi Jinping" in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, was broken into and vandalized. Local police stated that the perpetrators were four Chinese men who fled back to China by plane immediately after the incident. The restaurant owner reported having repeatedly received threatening phone calls and in-person protests regarding the restaurant's name.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Hong Kong
Recently, Hong Kong singer Jackson Wang was accused on Threads of unearthing a netizen's comment from a month ago and using his public figure influence to direct cyberbullying against a female private citizen. Fans praised him for having a 'human touch,' which subsequently led a large number of netizens to flood his comment section, turning it into a platform to discuss public issues such as gender rights, labor, June Fourth, and the White Paper Movement.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Philippines
On September 28, the Philippine Coast Guard accused the Chinese private research vessel 'Jia Hai Ke 7' of suspected location spoofing and concealing its movements. The vessel's tracking data showed it departing from Xiamen in the early hours of September 21 and appearing near Papua New Guinea, 2,000 nautical miles away, about 19 hours later. A Philippine patrol aircraft spotted the ship approximately 38 nautical miles northwest of the Batan Islands and, after receiving no response to multiple radio calls, suspected it of conducting unauthorized scientific research activities.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Changsha, Hunan
On September 28, a large number of villagers in Gushan Village, Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan, gathered in front of the village Party-mass service center, raising their arms and protesting in unison. They accused the village committee of failing to distribute elderly pensions as required, illegally disposing of land, and unlawfully bundling votes on demolition and relocation together with social security resettlement. Police and local officials arrived at the scene to handle the situation.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
According to Reuters, as the list of reciprocal tariff reductions between China and the US is announced, state-owned buyers such as Sinograin and COFCO have already purchased over 12 million tons of US soybeans, while private crushing enterprises are struggling to bear the tax burden due to an additional 10% tariff.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
According to a Bloomberg report on September 28 citing sources familiar with the matter, Chinese tax authorities have formed task forces consisting of local officials, tax inspection experts, and regulators to track the taxation of wealthy individuals, with some task forces specifically targeting a single billionaire.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Chiayi, Taiwan
On September 28, Republic of China President Lai Ching-te presided over the groundbreaking and campus opening ceremony of the Academia Sinica UAV Industrial Park in Chiayi, calling on the Legislative Yuan to pass an additional defense budget of 60 billion New Taiwan Dollars as soon as possible, stating that Taiwan's UAV industry "only lacks the East Wind."
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Chongqing
On September 28, multiple areas of Chongqing were hit by continuous heavy rainfall, causing floods in Chengkou County, Wuxi County and other places. Water levels in some rivers rose rapidly, low-lying areas were severely flooded, and in some areas the water level had reached close to the second floor.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Dazhou, Sichuan
On September 28, multiple areas in Dazhou, Sichuan, experienced heavy rainfall, causing rivers to swell rapidly and severe flooding. A netizen filmed a local police station submerged by the floodwaters.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Beijing
The Peace China Construction Work Conference was held in Beijing on September 28 to convey Xi Jinping's instructions, stating that the construction of a Peace China has achieved significant results since the 18th National Congress, and calling for the implementation of the overall national security concept with both punishment and prevention; Chen Wenqing required joint efforts in management, and Wang Xiaohong emphasized implementation.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
According to a Bloomberg report on September 28, China's banking sector is accelerating the bulk sale of non-performing personal loans such as credit card debt and consumer loans. In the first eight months of this year, over 1,000 asset packages were listed, with outstanding balances exceeding 275 billion yuan, and some deals were priced as low as 1% of face value.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
Concerned that debt collection practices could affect social stability, police authorities have recently stepped up scrutiny of collection companies and cracked down on violent debt collection. Some collection firms have laid off staff or ceased operations, and the pace of banks' non-performing loan recovery has slowed.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Suining County
On September 28, outside the gate of Li Central School in Suining County, several parents held up a banner reading "Give Us Back Our Child, Demand Justice," raised portraits of the deceased and wept in protest, saying the school failed to notify the family in time and sent the child directly to the funeral home.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·美國
In her program on September 28, 2026, Qiqi speculated that Zhang Quan, a new face accompanying Xi Jinping and his wife on their visit to the US, has a blank résumé and may in fact be Xi Mingze, meaning that the succession has already begun.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Japan
Japan's Teikoku Databank announced a survey on September 28, listing the revised Counter-Espionage Law, rare earth export restrictions, and price competition with Chinese government-backed companies as business risks in China, and pointing out that deteriorating China-Japan relations and economic stagnation affect corporate decision-making.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Leiyang, Hunan
On September 28, at Leiyang No. 1 Middle School in Hunan Province, the first-year senior high grade lured students into classrooms, locked the doors, and collectively forced haircuts and imposed charges on the grounds that their hairstyles were non-compliant, triggering panic; some students climbed over the wall to escape.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On September 28, the State Taxation Administration issued the National Discretionary Standards for Tax Administrative Penalties (2026 Edition), bringing social insurance contributions within the scope of nationally unified tax penalty discretion. Where an employer fails to pay or underpays social insurance contributions and still fails to pay after being ordered to do so within a specified time limit, a fine of up to three times the amount in arrears may be imposed. The new rules take effect on November 1, 2026.
09.28
·Developing
·Importance III
·Sources 1
On September 28, 2026, the account @CDT published a translated article of a censored commentary about Beijing's ban on drone storage. The article points out that the logic behind the new rule is to shift the boundary of security prevention directly from the sky down to the level of device possession, sparking discussion about the relevant policies and the control of personal devices.
09.28
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
According to a Sound of Hope report, following the passage of the Falun Gong and Organ Harvesting Victims Protection Act (S.4009) by the 119th U.S. Congress on September 28, 2026, Canadian politicians, Taiwanese diplomats, and experts have voiced their support one after another.各方 believe that the U.S. legislative action carries important exemplary significance and will further push other countries and regions to strengthen related legislation and enforcement work.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Fuzhou
Fujian Changle First Middle School arranged supplementary classes during the statutory Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, giving only 1 day off for the Mid-Autumn Festival and only 2 days off for National Day.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
In September 2026, a vlogger posted a video questioning the narrative that "hardship leads to success," calling it the "carrot myth" and pointing out that it conceals disparities in starting points and structural inequality. The video received 94,000 likes, 28,000 saves, and 34,000 shares but had zero comments, after which it was deleted and the vlogger's account could no longer be searched.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Recently, netizen "Tony's Diary" published a short video revealing how some unscrupulous teachers treat students as "hostages" with differential treatment. Parents, fearing their children will be targeted, dare not complain, and must also shoulder extra tutoring tasks while teachers rely on putting pressure on students to achieve results and secure promotions. The video sparked widespread discussion among netizens, with a parent in Heilongjiang stating they had given a teacher a 1,000 yuan cash envelope, and a Guangdong parent saying their child was targeted but they dared not speak up.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Recently, a parent posted a video criticizing primary schools across the country for implementing slogan-based discipline for first-grade students, stating that pets and circus monkeys need commands, while children deserve to be treated with equality and respect.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Shanghai
Recently, netizens exposed that scalpers are selling blood donation certificates at Shanghai Hongkou No. 1 Hospital, with the scalpers themselves being family members of patients. Because the hospital is short of blood and cannot fulfill its promise of priority or free blood usage for donors and their relatives, the number of voluntary blood donors has declined, creating a vicious cycle.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Changsha, Hunan
Relevant documents show that villagers in Gushan Village whose rights were infringed have entrusted a law firm to conduct legal confirmation regarding the legitimacy of the voting and the ownership of rights for three plots of land.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·Chengdu
A Chengdu woman says she spent over 100,000 yuan at Tiffany on diamond jewelry; the salesperson gave the promised mooncakes to someone else, offering only about 20 yuan of loose peach cookies as compensation, which she refused. After she posted about it, the brand demanded post deletion; after she refused, her Xiaohongshu account was restricted from logging in and the original post was deleted.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Guangzhou
Bloomberg reported that after the controlling shareholder of a company in Guangzhou received a tax bill of 100 million RMB, they threatened to move the enterprise to Shanghai, eventually convincing local officials to reduce the tax amount to 5 million RMB; the report did not disclose the name of the enterprise or the basis for the adjustment.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·United States
According to a report by the South China Morning Post on September 28, the U.S. State Department clarified that U.S. law prohibits arms sales to China, and that there are currently no proposals or plans to sell weapons to China.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Fujian
On September 28, the Fujian project of CCCC First Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. was in arrears on wages, and multiple workers collectively went to the project management office to defend their rights and demand unpaid wages.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Chiayi, Taiwan
The Institute of Aviation and Astronomy (IAC) drone industrial park has broken ground and commenced operations in Chiayi, with over 1.1 billion yuan already invested. An additional 6.9 billion yuan is expected to be invested, with completion projected for 2028. Last year, Taiwan's drone output value reached 12.9 billion yuan, a growth of over 2.5 times.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On September 28, a parent posted on Xiaohongshu claiming that after their child consumed Hema's MSC-certified Antarctic Silver Cod children's meals for about 8 months, tests revealed elevated blood mercury levels. After reporting this to the merchant, the supplier replied that the testing was qualified and claimed that 'children's meals' was merely a description of the product form. The parent also encountered other children with suspected elevated blood mercury levels at the hospital.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Beijing
On September 28, after Beijing's new drone rules were announced, DJI announced the launch of a dedicated drone managed service for the Beijing area.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Jeju Island, South Korea
On September 21, five Chinese men beat and detained two Chinese female tourists at a vacation lodging in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, South Korea, snatched their phones and forced a transfer of 100,000 yuan. On September 22, one of the women escaped and reported the case to the police; officers arrested two suspects on the spot and intercepted a third at Jeju Airport, while the other two had already left the country and returned to China. South Korean police are tracking them through Interpol.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Fuzhou, Fujian
On September 28, the official account "Youth Fuzhou" of the Communist Youth League Fuzhou Municipal Committee posted a video promoting police "black technology," claiming that after auxiliary police on patrol found an exhausted tourist, they took off their exoskeleton equipment to help them put it on and escorted them down the mountain; a large number of netizens left comments in the comment section mocking it as staged.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Chongqing
A bus driver with Chongqing Urban Transportation Development Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. fell ill on his way to work and died after more than 48 hours of emergency treatment. The company refused to pay compensation on the grounds that the case did not meet the criteria for work-related injury recognition.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Chongqing
On September 28, the family of a bus driver who died of illness went to Chongqing Urban Transport Development & Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. to defend their rights. Several security guards blocked them at the company entrance, and a dispute broke out between the two sides.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Yiyang, Hunan
On September 28, at the China Railway 12 Bureau Laolongxi No. 2 Tunnel project in Anhua County, Yiyang, Hunan, wages were in arrears, and several workers drove vehicles to block the tunnel in demand of their unpaid wages.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·New York
On the evening of September 28, the China Action · Road of Light team projected images outside the Chinese consulate in New York to mark the 12th anniversary of the Umbrella Movement. Someone tracked the projection with a light and shone a powerful flashlight into members' faces, leading to a standoff. A man shouting "Long live the Communist Party" grabbed a member, tearing the left sleeve of their yellow raincoat. After the action ended, several members reported dizziness and nausea, and one female member experienced blurred vision in one eye; she plans to seek medical examination.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·New York
On the evening of September 28, the China Action · Path of Light team held 12 yellow umbrellas outside the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York to the music of "Glory to Hong Kong," and projected onto the building's exterior wall an umbrella-shaped pattern formed by the names of 12 people, including Joshua Wong and Jimmy Lai, marking the 12th anniversary of the Umbrella Movement.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Foshan, Guangdong
On September 28, on the opening day of Foshan MixC World in Guangdong, Hema Fresh employees and Holiland store staff reportedly got into a fierce physical altercation, suspected to be over the placement of queue barriers in front of the store, shoving and pulling at each other.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On September 28, a netizen claiming to be an Apple supply chain employee posted on Xiaohongshu, saying she had suffered unfair treatment and suppression at work, and that after complaining to Apple she “received a lot of respect.” She posted a screenshot of the complaint report and thanked Apple. Apple’s official website states that suppliers retaliating against employees can, in the most serious cases, have their cooperation terminated.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·甘肃省天水市张家川回族自治县
On September 28, Gansu market regulators released a penalty decision: from April 2023 to September 2024, Zhangjiachuan Zhongyuan Gas used gas cut-offs to force residents to buy designated gas hoses, bundling sales to 2,052 households in total, selling hoses that cost 6 yuan/meter for 50-60 yuan/meter; the 9 resident commitment letters submitted by the company were verified as having been written afterward as required, and cannot prove the absence of bundled sales.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On September 28, a Douyin blogger released a video titled "No Good Employer Has One-Day Weekends," questioning the claim that taking one less day off means earning more money, arguing that many monthly salaries are padded out by extending working hours, and saying wages should be evaluated by hourly rate, sparking heated discussion among netizens.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Xianyang, Shaanxi
At 18:00 on September 28, in the indoor gymnasium of Xianyang Caihong High School, a student braced his hand against the wall while retrieving a ball and punched through the hollow tile wall. Broken tiles cut an artery, causing severe bleeding. Classmates went for help but the school clinic was already closed, so they could only keep pressing on the wound to stop the bleeding.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·China
On September 28, netizens discovered that the South Korean film "So Won" has a title in Korean (소원) that functions as a pun, meaning both the victim's name and "wish." While the Taiwan translation is "Hope: Rebirth for Love" and the US translation is "Hope," only mainland China uses the transliteration "Su Yuan," losing the pun's meaning. The film was released in 2013 and has a Douban rating of 9.3.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·Xi'an
On September 28, two netizens from Shaanxi posted on Xiaohongshu, calling out Xi'an Gaoxin No. 1 High School by name for giving only two days off for the National Day holiday, and in the comments section a netizen remarked that the pressure on students is too great.
09.27
·Official claim
·Importance V
·Sources 1
·China
Xinhua News Agency announced that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli have been expelled from the Party and the military, their credentials as delegates to the 20th National Congress terminated, and their cases transferred to military judicial authorities for handling.