Chronicle TIMELINE
A chronological, causal record of the resistance, major political crises, and contemporary truth.
11.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On November 5, a netizen posted that when making a cross-border remittance to an account under their own name, it triggered the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's anti-fraud risk control, resulting in a payment freeze. Handling the unfreezing and remittance offline encountered obstacles. Because they did not answer the anti-fraud phone call, the local police station contacted their father to remind them to answer. Another netizen reported that transferring funds from their card to Alipay was also frozen.
11.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Yan'an
On the evening of November 5, Cao Jun, a student of Bai Baoguo, confirmed to the media that the suicide note circulating online was indeed written by Bai Baoguo himself and was released with the authorization of his family. Multiple teachers anonymously confirmed that the practice of self-funding and managing accounts through personal channels is relatively common.
11.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Heilongjiang
On November 5, anti-corruption slogans such as 'Sweep away white maggots' and 'Beat corrupt officials' were spray-painted on a brick wall on a street in Heilongjiang.
11.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Liaocheng, Shandong
A netizen reported that day students at Liaocheng No. 3 High School in Shandong are dismissed at 10:30 PM, while boarding students in the second semester of their second year of high school cannot return to their dorms until 11:10 PM, and even after lying down, slogans are broadcast in the dorms via loudspeaker.
11.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Wuhan
On November 5, a netizen posted an exposure about a bar in Wuhan, Hubei, owing several cleaning ladies months of wages. The ladies, unable to write, could only send voice messages in the operations group to demand their pay, saying they were waiting to pay their rent. The poster stated that most of the ladies are from out of town, work extremely long hours, and that they are speaking out on their behalf.
11.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On November 5, the domestic game "Neverness to Everness" updated its Chinese server, adding a driveable and fireable tank vehicle called "Tantu."
11.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Jiangyin, Jiangsu
On November 5, Jiangyin, Jiangsu announced the arrival times for local schools: 8:00 for primary school, 7:40 for middle school, and 7:20 for high school. Since the beginning of November, many schools in Jiangsu have successively adjusted their schedules, and many Jiangsu netizens have posted notifications of these schedule adjustments on Douyin.
11.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Yantai, Shandong
On November 5, Yantai Qishan Hospital announced the procurement results for network monitoring equipment. Shandong Shengan Network Technology Co., Ltd. won the bid for one device at 245,000 yuan. The tender document lists "real-time monitoring of circumvention of the Great Firewall" as a technical scoring item, requiring the identification of circumvention tools from encrypted traffic and the display of device IPs, target domains, and activity times on a dashboard.
11.05
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·China
Recently, a Douyin influencer posted a video showcasing a sketch of Mao Zedong's profile, with viewers flooding the comments to praise the likeness and quality of the drawing.
11.04
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Beijing
On November 4, the closing meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) was held, and former Armed Police Commander Wang Ning was stripped of his committee membership.
11.04
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
Xinhua News Agency of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced the decision of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee to remove former People's Armed Police Commander Wang Ning from his positions as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and Deputy Director of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and to revoke his membership.
11.04
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
The People's Bank of China has intervened in the bond market through consecutive days of large-scale overnight reverse repos and the establishment of tools such as the Securities, Funds and Insurance Companies Swap Facility, stabilizing the run on the wealth management market.
11.04
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington
Republican chairs of three House committees jointly wrote a letter inviting Jensen Huang to attend a closed-door briefing at Congress on November 18.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·China
Authorities announced on November 4 that Wang Ning is in trouble; the specific details of the handling were not stated in the materials.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Shenzhen, Guangdong
A Guangdong netizen posted a social security retirement income certificate from Shenzhen, showing a monthly payment of 1,989 yuan after nearly 20 years of contributions, sparking public concern over pension gaps and the proposed extension of the social security contribution period to 20 years.
11.04
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Beijing
The Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee has revoked the membership of Wang Tongzhou and Yu Yanhong from the China Communications Construction Group.
11.04
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Beijing
Former People's Armed Police Commander Wang Ning was stripped of his status as a member of the CPPCC Standing Committee on November 4, 2026, and has entered the liquidation process.
11.04
·Official claim
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·United States
The U.S. Treasury Department has released its quarterly refunding plan. The destination of funds in its Treasury General Account (TGA) and the year-end target have become the focus of market attention, as the subsequent release of funds will replenish reserves in the banking system.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
According to a report by the Financial Times on November 4, Oracle canceled a five-year, approximately $7 billion chip leasing agreement with Tencent under pressure from the Trump administration. The original agreement allowed Tencent to use about 100,000 advanced AI chips in Southeast Asian data centers. During the same period, senior officials from Guangdong visited Tencent and demanded that it switch to domestic chips.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·China
On November 4, 2026, X user kiraequal performed ADB dynamic forensics and DEX reverse engineering on a locked-bootloader Xiaomi 13 Pro (HyperOS 3.0). They discovered that the system's Security Center contains a built-in anti-fraud database named 'fraud_detection_data.db', where the 'voip_record' table involves silent screen recording logs of QQ and WeChat voice and video calls.
[Follow-up · November 4, 2026] On November 4, X user KiraEqual posted after disassembling a Xiaomi 13 Pro running HyperOS 3.0, stating that the pre-installed anti-fraud component can record screens, record audio, and log network call details without triggering any authorization pop-ups. Another researcher verified that on some models, screen recording covers the entire screen, and even after turning off the protection switch, the screenshot time is still recorded.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Thailand
According to a Reuters report on November 4, China is seeking the extradition from Thailand of five Uyghur men who fled China in 2014 and have been detained by Thai authorities. Two of them were transferred to an immigration detention center after being pardoned on October 21, while the other three remain in prison. The two have issued an open letter pleading not to be sent back to China, while Thai officials stated that the decision on whether to hand them over will be made by the courts.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
On November 4, iPhones in China enabled Apple Intelligence alongside the iOS 27.3 developer beta. The activation page indicates that to comply with Chinese regulations, the device will automatically download and update security mechanisms provided by local companies and collect anonymized security result summaries for sharing, without specifying the content or the recipients of the shared data.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Zhengzhou
Public institution staff in Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou, reported to the National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration that since 2022, the district party committee and district government have been in arrears with performance-based wages and policy-based bonuses for thousands of employees across the district, with an average cumulative debt of approximately 210,000 yuan per person. They requested that the case be placed under supervision and that the arrears be paid within a specified time limit.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
Recently, universities in Jilin and other regions have required students to attend and vote in local district and county People's Congress representative elections. It is stipulated that abstention is not allowed, and leave is not granted for off-campus internships. There are people guiding students to mark circles or crosses next to candidates, and taking photos is prohibited. Students have posted online to complain.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
Recently, a Douyin user posted a calligraphy video piecing together several clips to spell out the characters for "dictator", with a row of Xi Jinping videos directly underneath, attracting widespread attention.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 4
·China
On November 4, the Chinese version of Apple Intelligence was released to users with the iOS 18.2 developer beta, with its AI features powered by Chinese models such as Qwen.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
Screenshots submitted by netizens show that when using the iPhone's cleanup tool to process photos of Xi Jinping or meme images of Mao Zedong, the system prompts: 'According to relevant laws and regulations, this image cannot be processed.' When asked what happened on June 4, 1989, Qwen replied: 'Let's change the subject.'
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Zuoquan County
On November 4, the People's Court of Zuoquan County, Shanxi Province, delivered a first-instance verdict: Zhang Mouguo was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the crimes of rape and molestation of a child, and Zhang Moulin was sentenced to 10 years in prison for rape. Both defendants stated in court that they would not appeal. Bu, a female master's degree holder who had been missing for over a decade due to mental illness, was sexually assaulted by two fellow villagers after being found.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Shandong
On November 4, a netizen posted a video showing a group of primary school students in Shandong standing up in a classroom and loudly reciting, 'You can kill or hack us, but if you fear death, don't be a Communist,' sparking widespread questioning and concern among netizens.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Suining, Sichuan
On November 4, individual business owners and merchants in the hardware, building materials, and electromechanical industries in various parts of Suining, Sichuan, closed their shops en masse to avoid the quality supervision inspections and special 3C certification spot checks that began in November. Many shops along the streets remained closed.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Qitaihe, Heilongjiang
On November 4, multiple locations in Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, burned straw simultaneously, causing large amounts of smoke to drift into residents' homes. The contributor claimed the burning was organized by the local government. Several students from Qitaihe No. 9 Middle School and No. 9 Primary School were taken to the hospital by ambulances; the cause has not been verified. On the same day, the local government issued a notice stating that it was orderly promoting the burning of straw at forest edges.
11.04
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Shangnan County
Around 4:00 AM on November 4, a man in Shangnan County, Shaanxi, called the police to report suspected prostitution at a business club, then stabbed the responding officers. Around 5:00 AM, police received reports from two residential complexes about people lying on the ground. The case resulted in a total of 3 deaths and 2 injuries. According to The Beijing News, the man is a suspect in a major local criminal case.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Shangnan County
The suspect collided with a police car while fleeing. After the vehicle broke down, the suspect allegedly abandoned it and fled into the forests near Qingshan Town, Shangnan County. That evening, police deployed drones and police dogs, while hundreds of officers, township officials, and volunteers entered the mountains to search. On the morning of November 5, the Publicity Department of the Shangnan County Committee stated that the suspect had not yet been apprehended, and police warned that the suspect is carrying a knife and poses a risk of further violence.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
Data from the Ministry of Civil Affairs on November 4 shows that in the first three quarters of this year, 4.648 million couples registered for marriage nationwide, a year-on-year decrease of 504,000 couples, or 9.78%. The decline in the third quarter widened to 14.9%; divorce registrations increased slightly by 5,000 to 2.082 million.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Yan'an
On November 4, staff at Yan'an University confirmed that teacher Bai Baoguo has passed away, stating that they are investigating and verifying the content of a suicide note circulating online. The note alleges that the university imposed rigid quotas for horizontal research funding and paper publications, forcing teachers to use personal funds to cover costs and pay for publications.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Yan'an
On the evening of November 4, the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education announced that it had formed a joint investigation team with relevant parties to investigate the issues raised in the suicide note of Yan'an University teacher Bai Baoguo.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Vietnam
On November 4, Vietnamese users searching for the Xisha and Nansha Islands in the built-in weather apps of Chinese brand smartphones like Xiaomi and Honor found that both archipelagos were labeled as Chinese territory. Several Vietnamese retailers subsequently temporarily removed display units of the relevant brands.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Vietnam
An unnamed Chinese smartphone manufacturer told the Vietnamese newspaper Tuoi Tre that its technical team added about 300 filter words to its weather app on the night of November 4, covering Vietnamese, Chinese, and Pinyin, to intercept search results related to disputed areas in the South China Sea. The rules are automatically received once the phone connects to the internet. Xiaomi and Honor stated they have addressed the affected models.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Anhui
A netizen submitted a report stating that their younger brother, who works at a Luxshare-ICT workshop in Anhui, was kicked by a line leader for being too slow at work and was verbally threatened with physical assault after his shift. The netizen questioned the company's basic respect for its employees.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Beijing
User Cyberxinfang posted a submission stating that Chinese petitioners waiting at Jiujingzhuang are served only ham, pickled mustard greens, and steamed buns for all three meals a day. Any leftovers are taken out of the center, and the situation for petitioners has worsened following the implementation of new petitioning regulations.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Shenzhen, Guangdong
The Shenzhen police announced that the APEC security command system has entered wartime mode, and low-altitude control will be implemented starting November 7. Drones, kites, and sky lanterns are all within the ban.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 3
·Liaocheng, Shandong
Students from the old campus of Liaocheng No. 3 High School in Shandong reported that the school requires students to arrive at 6:45 AM and leave at 10:30 PM. Freshmen and sophomores get a break once every two weeks, while seniors get a break once every three weeks. Students have fainted and been taken to the hospital by ambulance, and many suffer from mental health issues. The school administration ignores these problems, the municipal education bureau covers for them, and students' exposure posts on Douyin have been maliciously reported multiple times.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·上海市嘉定区
The People's Congress representative election in Jiading District is scheduled for November 16, but the 128,900 towels purchased by the Nanxiang Town government for election publicity have a bid opening time set for 9:30 AM on November 17, the day after the vote.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
A netizen was permanently banned from WeChat, Xiaohongshu, and Douyin after posting a taboo nickname for Xi Jinping, "getting used to the recent plain and ordinary days" (a pun on Xi Jinping's name), on their Moments.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
The netizen's Xianyu and NetEase Cloud accounts linked to the same phone number were also permanently banned. The reason given for the Xianyu ban was "improper registration," and for NetEase Cloud, it was "involving politics."
11.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Ningbo, Zhejiang
On November 4, a large number of employees at Ningbo Wan'ai Electric Co., Ltd. in Zhejiang staged a collective protest at the factory gate to demand unpaid wages. During the protest, one worker collapsed and remained unresponsive.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Shenzhen
On November 4, the fourth day of the implementation of Shenzhen's new no-honking rule, drivers encountered pedestrians blocking the road but dared not honk, resorting to shouting to warn them to move. A bus driver, seeing the car in front not moving at a green light, got out to knock on the front car's window to remind them. Netizens remarked, 'This place is becoming increasingly surreal.'
11.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On November 4, multiple merchants posted videos stating that sales representatives from Dongpeng Beverage's "Bushuila" brand visited small supermarkets and shops across various regions, manually using new stickers to cover the image of Kylian Mbappe on the bottle labels, sparking dissatisfaction in the comments section from netizens.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Mianyang, Sichuan
On November 4, near the Damo Tou Motorcycle Supermarket in Fucheng District, Mianyang, Sichuan, a man held a woman hostage with a knife. Multiple police officers surrounded him with riot shields and firearms, issuing warnings. The specific situation and the outcome of the handling are pending official police reports.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Huizhou
On the evening of November 4, Longxi Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. in Huicheng District, Huizhou, Guangdong, required employees to collectively shout slogans wishing "General Manager Wei" a happy birthday, conditional on not working overtime that night, which sparked sarcasm from netizens.