Henan Lushan Sanitation Workers Demand Back Pay in Front of Government Office
Dozens of sanitation workers in Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, gathered in front of the county government to demand their long-overdue wages.
Dozens of sanitation workers in Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, gathered in front of the county government to demand their long-overdue wages.
At the Seoul Security Dialogue, a Philippine official publicly read a note on the South China Sea position submitted by the Chinese embassy and refuted it on the spot, criticizing China for not respecting international law and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, while also accusing such behavior of disregarding the etiquette of the host country, South Korea, and the participants.
Around September 8, investigative reporter Liu Hu disclosed on the WeChat public account "Fa Yu Qing" that when Liu Yuan served as deputy head of Xiaodian District in Taiyuan in 2006, he drove an official vehicle across double solid lines and turned left, causing 1 death and 6 injuries; he bore 504,000 yuan in compensation, and Liu Hu questioned the determination of accident liability.
Sun Meihua, who had been missing for 26 years, was brought back to Beijing from Cao County, Shandong, by her brother on September 8. Her sister Sun Cuihua said she was blocked by her brother right after a brief video call; her brother-in-law Liu Anjun, who is also in Beijing, had returned for more than two weeks and received only one recent photo.
The foreign secretary of the UK's Labour government announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and joined twelve countries in taking action, prompting a strong Israeli backlash.
On September 8, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara stated that Japan had lodged a strong protest with China through diplomatic channels over China's imposition of provisional anti-dumping measures on Japanese-produced dichlorosilane, and demanded that the relevant measures be revoked.
According to her family member Liu Anjun, Sun Meihua, who had been missing for 26 years, was brought back to Beijing by her brother from Cao County, Shandong on September 8. After that, her brother blocked Liu Anjun and Sun Meihua's sister, refused to arrange any more video calls, and did not allow Liu Anjun to visit in person.
According to a report by Yicai, the first cohort of the university-student high-skilled talent program at Wuxi Technician College in Jiangsu Province opened on September 8, with a total of 36 trainees, 13 of whom hold bachelor's degrees. They will receive two years of training, starting out as technician apprentices.
On September 8, 2026, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the capture of a US unmanned undersea vehicle at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz and released footage, which was identified as Anduril's DIVE-LD. US Central Command responded that the vehicle had been malfunctioning for more than a day, was an older model, had collected no sensitive data, and carried no classified sonar or radar equipment.
In an interview, RFK Jr. said that according to Fauci's documents, Fauci funded Ralph Baric of the University of North Carolina to develop "traceless" gene editing techniques that could make pathogens more dangerous and cover up evidence of man-made modification, and that Baric later passed the technique on to Shi Zhengli at the Wuhan lab, while Fauci for years insisted that the novel coronavirus came from nature.
Iran's Foreign Ministry warned South Korea against participating in U.S. operations in the Strait of Hormuz, saying it would otherwise bring serious consequences. The South Korean government subsequently responded that it must reconsider dispatching military assets to join the U.S. military's Hormuz operations.
Iranian state media claimed that a new solid-fuel ballistic missile, the "Qassem Basir," has completed testing, saying it has a range of at least 1200 kilometers and a warhead weighing about half a ton, and claiming it was tested against a US warship in a combat environment; the US military has not confirmed this.
According to a September 2026 report by Lude Society, during the Nepal floods the CCP dispatched the People's Liberation Army to the border for logistical support, attempting to exploit the disaster to gain border interests and leading the narrative that attributed the floods to climate change.
According to a September 2026 program of the Lude Society, Trump said he had spoken with Kim Jong-un and planned a meeting, while the North Korean side responded that Kim's memories of meeting Trump back then were wonderful.
According to a video by Qiqi Baba dated September 8, 2026, news of a renewed COVID-19 outbreak has emerged in mainland China. The host believes the timing of the outbreak coincides with tightened entry-exit controls and the introduction of the "Anti-National Reunification Act," suspecting that it is being used by the authorities to lay the groundwork for further social control.
Huawei rolled out the so-called “Striver Application Form,” requiring employees to voluntarily give up holidays, overtime pay and other basic labor rights. This practice was later imitated by a number of Chinese companies.
According to an analysis released in September 2026, China's massive subsidies for electric vehicles mainly began in 2015, and the cumulative scale of direct and indirect subsidies is projected to have reached 3 trillion yuan.
According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, China's automobile exports reached 5.096 million units in the first half of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 65.3%.
Under the impact of domestically produced electric vehicles, joint-venture brands' sales in the Chinese domestic market fell 44.1% in July 2026.
Former auto giant Ford has been retreating step by step in the Chinese market, and has even exited the Chinese market.
Chinese car sales in Thailand have overtaken Japanese cars, breaking the long-standing dominance of Japanese automakers in the Southeast Asian market; in Australia they have also surpassed Japan to become the largest source country of car imports.
China's photovoltaic industry accounts for 90% of the global market, but it also suffers from overcapacity, leading to consecutive losses across the sector.
According to a video from Hu Liren's Real China dated September 8, 2026, days after a symposium in Hangzhou on experience in improving the writing style of the theory pages of Party newspapers and journals, the Chinese Communist Party held the Second International Academic Symposium on Xi Jinping Thought on Culture, promoting the implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture.
According to the student who posted the message, when Jingdezhen University ordered fourth-year female students to move dormitories, it gave each of them only 30 yuan as compensation, deposited into their bank cards, while the new dormitories were dirty and cluttered and had reduced space.
Netizens say a teacher at Jingdezhen University verbally humiliated students during communication and threatened that it would affect Party membership, civil service exams and the disbursement of grants, forcing a female senior student to move out of the dorm.
A senior female student at Jingdezhen University published a rights-defense post regarding a forced dormitory relocation; after it appeared on the campus community and social platforms, it was swiftly banned and deleted.
On September 8, 2026, at a ceremony for the 9/11 steel beams memorial on the South Lawn of the White House, Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to volunteer firefighter Wells Remy Crowther, who rushed back into the rubble of the South Tower of the World Trade Center three times during the 9/11 attacks, rescued more than ten survivors, and lost his own life. His mother and sister, wearing red bandanas, accepted the award on his behalf.
On September 8, Huang Qifan delivered a keynote address at the 8th “Silk Road Maritime” International Cooperation Forum held in Xiamen, Fujian — his last public appearance about one month before he was placed under investigation.
On September 8, the family was notified that a man who had been missing for 22 years was being treated in the ICU of a hospital in Fengshun, Meizhou, Guangdong. He had previously fallen into a coma and was sent to the hospital after being found by members of the public.
Hu Liren stated on the "Real China" program that many CCP agents overseas have already been put under surveillance and identified by the intelligence agencies of various countries, including Wang Shujun, Tang Yuanjun, and others who have mixed themselves in among overseas democracy movements.
Hu Liren said on the "Real China" program that the Chinese Communist Party has sent well-known figures such as Wang Zhi'an overseas, mainly targeting Falun Gong media, claiming that they criticize in small ways while helping greatly under the banner of opposing the CCP, and stand on the CCP's side on key issues.
Hu Liren mentioned in the program the Zhao Guangjun case he had talked about before, saying that Zhao Guangjun assaulted and sexually assaulted others, that these things had already happened, and that the victims had medical reports as well as police records.
Huawei's Yu Chengdong said at the AITO M9 launch event that it is "the best SUV under 10 million," prompting netizens to mock his slurred speech by pairing a "bamboo cicada" toy with the caption "the best toy under 10 million."
In 2026, Huawei's Legal Department launched a mass reporting campaign against Douyin videos featuring bamboo cicada toys mocking Yu Chengdong. The related content was deleted, and the poster's avatar was replaced with a "Xuanwu avatar."
According to a September 2026 video by Hu Liren's "True China," an elderly man sat down at the entrance of a shop and suffered a fatal heart attack. The shop owner went forward to help him, and the process was captured on surveillance camera. Afterwards, the man's family demanded hundreds of thousands of yuan in compensation from the shop owner and took the matter to court. The court sided with the family, and the shop owner ultimately paid the compensation.
According to a September 2026 video of Hu Liren's "True China," former history teacher Yuan Tengfei, who emigrated to the United States, publicly criticized Falun Gong, Wenzhao and others at a meeting, triggering overseas public opinion controversy and criticism.
In the comments section of an avoid-this-store post on Xiaohongshu on September 8, a netizen pointed out that TOPTOY store employees get only four days off per month and that the company does not pay social insurance, urging others to stay away.
In the comments section of an avoid-this-place post on Xiaohongshu on September 8, a netizen pointed out that Holiland had employees work for more than 20 hours in a row on Valentine's Day, calling on others to avoid it.
In the comments section of an avoid-this-brand post on Xiaohongshu on September 8, a netizen pointed out that Pop Mart's contract factory has no days off in a busy month, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. shifts are common, and the hourly wage is 10 yuan, urging people to avoid it.
In the comments section of an avoid-this-store post on Xiaohongshu on September 8, a netizen pointed out that the store employees of milk tea brands such as Yidiandian, Chabaidao, Shuyi, Mixue Ice Cream & Tea, and Lelecha all get only four days off per month, and called on people to avoid them.
In the comments section of a Xiaohongshu avoid-this-store post on September 8, a netizen pointed out that Guming stores pay low hourly wages, and employees are also fined for making drinks incorrectly or failing to label expiration dates, calling on people to avoid the stores.
On September 7, the blogger "Yulie Qige" filmed a barge directly dumping a full hold of black muddy material into the Yangtze River near the Wuhan Qingshan Yangtze River Bridge. According to reports, the blogger witnessed three barges carrying out similar operations within 1.5 hours and has filed a complaint with the relevant authorities.
The Wuhan Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau determined that Guo Degang altered the performance content without authorization and distorted anti-Japanese War songs; the organizer's illegal gains were confiscated and a fine of ten times the amount, totaling more than 480,000 yuan, was imposed, and Wuhan Zhongnan Theater and the related performances were penalized.
Chen Zhuyin gave a media interview, stating that she will return to Taiwan to run for councilor, and discussed the issue of Republic of China identity and mainland household registration.
Two days before the U.S. military destroyed five oil tankers on September 8, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked tankers with ballistic missiles on two occasions. The U.S. military said the destruction of the tankers was a response to those failed attacks.
On September 7, 2026, an outdoor blogger’s aerial footage revealed that in the waters of the Qingshan Yangtze River Bridge, multiple barges dumped an entire hold of black, unidentified mud-like material directly into the Yangtze River in just over ten seconds. The person involved has reported the matter to the environmental protection authorities.
According to a BBC report on September 7, 2026, Zou Zhenhao, a massive serial drugging and rapist sentenced to life imprisonment by a UK court, may face additional charges from the British judicial authorities after prosecutors received new criminal allegations involving seven women.
Xinhua News Agency reported on September 7, 2026 that eight major state-owned financial institutions, including the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and the Agricultural Bank of China, simultaneously issued capital increase announcements, planning to raise 360 billion yuan to replenish capital through the issuance of special treasury bonds and capital injections from the Ministry of Finance, among other means.
On September 7, Taiwan's International Trade Administration under the Ministry of Economic Affairs stated that it will step up penalties against operators engaged in illegal transshipment, imposing an additional fine of NT$600,000 per customs declaration for cases of false origin labeling, and that it has established a high-risk manufacturer list and asked customs to strengthen inspections.
On September 7, China's Ministry of Commerce issued a preliminary ruling finding that dichlorosilane originating in Japan was subject to dumping. From September 8, importers must pay a deposit equivalent to 80.8% to 99.2% of the import price, and the investigation is normally due to conclude by January 7, 2027.