Chronicle TIMELINE
A chronological, causal record of the resistance, major political crises, and contemporary truth.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Nepal
On September 5 local time, a joint rescue team made up of Nepalese military personnel and South Korean disaster rescue experts rescued 49-year-old Chinese worker Lu Haitao, from Anyang, Henan, who had been trapped for 11 days, from a 225-meter-long hydropower station tunnel in Rasuwa in northern Nepal. His condition is stable, and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Zhang Maoming subsequently went to the hospital to visit him.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Nepal
Nepal police announced on September 5 that as of local time September 5, 1,344 bodies of victims had been recovered from the disaster, with another 4,898 people missing; approximately 900 workers at 12 hydropower projects across the country are missing, of whom about 500 are trapped inside tunnels.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
After Chinese workers were rescued on September 5, state media outlets such as Chengdu Economic Daily and Tibet Daily reported with headlines like "Chinese and South Korean experts and the Nepalese army have been working hard." Red Star News, when citing local reporters, added a statement about Chinese tunnel experts participating in the rescue. However, reports from the Nepalese military and foreign media only mentioned the Nepalese military and South Korean experts, sparking questions about China grabbing credit.
09.05
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Nepal
According to a program on Luther Society, officials last updated the casualty figures for the Nepal earthquake on September 5, reporting 43 dead and 519 missing, totaling 562, and have not released any specific casualty updates since then.
09.05
·Hearsay
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·Changzhou, Jiangsu
Reports claim that on September 5, 2026, after fresh graduates laid off by Changzhou Xingyu Co., Ltd. filed complaints with overseas institutions, the local labor department and officials reversed their position and ruled that the company's layoffs were illegal while avoiding accountability for subsidy fraud; related discussions on Zhihu were deleted.
09.05
·Official claim
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Lanzhou, Gansu
On September 5, 2026, multiple departments in Yuzhong County, Gansu issued a joint report on the results of the investigation into online claims that lettuce was being dyed, confirming that 6 vendors in the county had illegally used the food additive malachite green (guolv) to dye lettuce during purchasing, and that cases had been filed for investigation and punishment across the board.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Suzhou, Jiangsu
On September 5, 2026, a gathering of rights defenders took place at the entrance of the Dreame Technology Industrial Park in Suzhou, Jiangsu. Multiple workers demanding unpaid wages and suppliers owed money shouted slogans demanding repayment, pursuing long-overdue project payments and labor fees.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Guangxi Nanning
On September 5, 2026, several migrant workers in Guangxi hung banners outside the gate of the Southwest Company of CCCC First Harbor Engineering Bureau and blocked the entrance with vehicles to demand unpaid wages; after rights defenders posted videos online, they were intimidated and threatened with charges such as "picking quarrels and provoking trouble."
09.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Haikou, Hainan
On September 5, 2026, because the school cafeteria owed suppliers as much as 730,000 yuan in unpaid food bills, several suppliers gathered outside the gate of Changmao Garden School in Haikou, Hainan, holding banners to defend their rights and demand payment of the money owed.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Shenzhen, Guangdong
On September 5, 2026, Fudan University distinguished professor Zhang Weiwei spoke at the Asia-Pacific Media Forum, criticizing the US court's ruling that it is legal for AI companies to infringe as a thuggish practice devoid of cultural depth, and arguing that Shenzhen should lead in setting standards.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Nanjing, Jiangsu
On September 5, 2026, Tang Jiafeng, a famous postgraduate entrance exam math tutor, publicly declared that English is merely a tool, calling for an end to English's status as a core course in basic education and an end to the worship of foreign things, sparking fierce public controversy over education reform.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Longyan, Fujian
On September 5, 2026, media reported that the state-owned enterprise Zijin Mining miswrote 'People's Government' as 'Renminbi Government' in its disclosed semi-annual report. This typo triggered widespread mockery from netizens regarding the government's profit above everything.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Shanghai
On September 5, 2026, a young job seeker posted on Xiaohongshu imitating the sentence structure of the Xinhua News Agency: "Don't let low wages crush the happiness of the vast number of young people." After it resonated with a massive number of netizens who followed up with joking replies, the post was fully blocked and taken down by the platform.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·London, United Kingdom
On September 5, 2026, multiple animal protection activists in London, UK held marches and rallies at Trafalgar Square and other locations, protesting and speaking out for Wangwang, a stray dog tortured to death in Jieyang, Guangdong, China, and calling on China to enact anti-animal-abuse laws.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Lanzhou
On September 5, a netizen reported that dyed lettuce was found in Yuzhong County, Lanzhou, Gansu, one of the recent vegetable safety incidents to be exposed.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Gyirong County
On September 5, Chinese Communist Party official media announced that Xiao Fugui, a police officer at the Gyirong port border inspection station, was driving to the port on the morning of August 30 when he spotted danger, did not reach the port and thus narrowly escaped death, and he filmed footage of the disaster; official media also promoted his remarks as one of the first team members to reach the core disaster area, tightly holding the five-star red flag.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On September 5, a video of a Dreame Technology supplier visiting their office to demand payment circulated online. A man identified as a supplier stood on a desk shouting that relevant funds had been delayed for a year, and his family member was seriously ill in the ICU and urgently needed money.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·Beijing
On September 5, a netizen posted a video tagged "University of Science and Technology Beijing" and "school promotional video," showing that under the city's drone no-fly restrictions, the school used an aerial work platform to lift a photographer into the air to capture overhead campus shots. The comment section was filled with jokes about "ancient filming methods."
09.04
·Verified
·Importance V
·Sources 1
·尼泊尔崔树里
Nepalese army, armed police and rescue personnel rescued two stranded engineers inside the tunnel of the Upper Chhuksikhola 3A hydropower plant; the two were subsequently taken to a hospital in Kathmandu.
09.04
·Official claim
·Importance V
·Sources 1
·Nepal
Nepal's disaster management department has released its latest statistics, showing that the floods have killed at least 1,259 people and left more than 5,000 missing.
09.04
·Official claim
·Importance V
·Sources 1
·中国西藏吉隆
Chinese official reports state that as of September 4, the disaster has left 31 people dead and 531 missing, with a total of 987 personal belongings recovered at the scene.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Zhuji
Starting September 4, an entertainment venue in Zhuji, Shaoxing, Zhejiang was ordered by relevant local departments to suspend operations for rectification for three months, kicking off a new round of strict crackdowns on entertainment venues in Zhejiang.
09.04
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·United States
President Trump said on September 4 that the United States leads China in the field of AI, emphasizing that this is a competition between the two countries.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
A narration about new entry-exit rules claims that the relevant measures will affect outbound travel after September 15, including strengthened review of visa documents, turning back travelers at ports on risk grounds, and approval for specific individuals; the video did not provide the specific issuing authority.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
As the Pacific Islands Forum closed, leaders agreed to express a joint concern over China's launch of ballistic missiles into the waters of forum member states; Nauru opposed the joint statement condemning China, and the statement was therefore not adopted unanimously.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Beijing, China
Reuters exclusive reports that Beijing is preparing an unusually large delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs to accompany the top leader on a visit to the United States, sparking external attention to the political signal of private entrepreneurs traveling together.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
A neighbor said the family bought the house for about 1.35 million yuan in 2021 and paid for renovations; after five years of mortgage repayments, they sold the house for 800,000 yuan. Her husband is unemployed, and the family is under considerable pressure to repay the loan.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
A Chinese national who has lived abroad for a long time said that police, on the pretext of a verification check, demanded their passport, visa, living and work details, WeChat records, as well as a video call and real-time location sharing.
09.04
·Disputed
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Taiwan
Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung, who was invited to attend the Pacific Islands Forum, criticized China's wolf warrior diplomacy in an interview in Taiwan, and said that the conduct of Chinese personnel at the venue and during events involved espionage. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the related allegations.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Shanghai
According to the material, the Shanghai People's Congress accepted Gong Zheng's resignation as mayor of Shanghai on September 4.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·China
A middle-aged man sold his TV because he had no money for food, saying he was rejected over his age while job hunting and that he had already sold everything in the house that could be sold.
09.04
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Iran
US Treasury Department official Bessent pointed out that not a single barrel of Iranian crude oil has been shipped out since August 25.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·United States
According to a Nature report on September 4, the NIH and the Department of Defense have signed an agreement to transfer NIAID biodefense and other projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the management of the Department of Defense, with completion planned by the end of September, a ten-year term, as part of the larger "Advancing the Frontier" biodefense program.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·China
On September 4, astronomer Jonathan McDowell revealed that the Yaogan-50 02 satellite of China fragmented in orbit, and the US Space Force has cataloged 43 related fragments, with orbital altitudes of approximately 600 to 1100 kilometers. The satellite was launched on March 15 of this year, less than six months before this news disclosure. The National Space Administration at that time annou... #China
09.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
Reuters reported on September 4, citing sources, that some Chinese rare earth suppliers, even while holding export licenses, are refusing to ship to the US out of concern that Beijing could hold them accountable or that the materials could be resold to restricted end users; the total number of companies involved could not be confirmed.
09.04
·Hearsay
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Putian, Fujian
On September 4, 2026, under the continuing impact of heavy rain, Xiaohua Village in Putian, Fujian and other areas were severely flooded. Several old residential houses collapsed one after another into ruins after being soaked in the floodwaters, and some villagers were trapped.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Taiwan
On September 4, 2026, Radio Free Asia reported that after Taiwan imposed a one-year restriction on Xiaohongshu from the end of 2025 due to obstruction of anti-fraud investigations, within eight months related fraud cases and the amounts involved each fell by around 70%.
09.04
·Hearsay
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On September 4, 2026, a netizen's submission reported that multiple universities required students in every class to follow the state security (MSS) WeChat official account, with class monitors verifying and tallying the number of followers one by one and reporting it upward.
09.04
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Palau
On September 4, 2026, Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung criticized Beijing after the Pacific Islands Forum for obstructing Taiwan's participation and pursuing wolf-warrior diplomacy, and alleged that Chinese security personnel monitored the Taiwanese delegation inside and outside the venue.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Ningde, Fujian
On September 4, 2026, officials in Houyang Village, Hetang Town, Gutian County, Ningde, Fujian, forcefully demolished a large outdoor Guanyin stone statue. The demolition was blocked on the spot by several villagers. Relevant authorities deployed riot-control security personnel to maintain order, and a standoff and clash ensued.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·Putian, Fujian
On September 4, 2026, a massive landslide occurred in Gongli Village, Huating Town, Chengxiang District, Putian City, Fujian Province, due to heavy rainfall, resulting in the destruction and burial of over ten residential houses.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·Ji'an, Jiangxi
On September 4, 2026, continuous heavy rainfall in Suichuan County, Ji'an, Jiangxi, triggered secondary disasters such as landslides in multiple areas, damaging numerous houses and causing widespread water, power, and communication outages in the affected regions.
09.04
·Hearsay
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Zhongshan, Guangdong
On September 4, 2026, a ninth-grade student at Guangdong Bowen School in Zhongshan, Guangdong, died by suicide on the first day of school. Suspecting that the student had suffered long-term school bullying, the family held up a portrait of the deceased outside the school gate in a rights defense action, prompting police to arrive and cordon off the area.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·China
On September 4, 2026, regarding the case of a Chinese man who killed a female student in South Korea, domestic media blurred the suspect's photo released by the Korean police while disclosing the victim in detail, trending on Weibo and sparking controversy over media ethics.
09.04
·Hearsay
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Fuxin, Liaoning
On September 4, 2026, a large number of villagers gathered in protest outside the gate of Liaoning Datang International Fuxin Coal-to-Natural-Gas Company, accusing the company of emitting pungent, foul-smelling gas for days, which caused health problems such as sore throats and shortness of breath among many villagers; police stood guard at the scene.
09.04
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·美国德克萨斯
On September 4, 2026, Musk posted to announce that the motors of Tesla's Cybercab robotaxi have completely freed themselves from reliance on rare-earth metals, seen as a key technological breakthrough in responding to China's supply-chain control over rare-earth export restrictions.
09.04
·Hearsay
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Frankfurt, Germany
On the evening of September 4, 2026, a dissident action group projected slogans on the outer wall of the Chinese Consulate General in Frankfurt in support of those who had been arrested. Chinese consulate staff gave chase and tried to block them with black umbrellas, and German police later arrived to help the protesters leave the scene.
09.04
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Washington, United States
On September 4, 2026, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against a Turkish investment bank and its subsidiaries, accusing the bank of helping Iran's shadow banking network route and launder oil trade payments from China.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Beijing
Reuters reported exclusively on September 4, 2026 that Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to unusually bring a large corporate delegation with him during his visit to the US for a summit on September 24, aiming to demonstrate sincerity in business cooperation and stabilize bilateral trade and economic relations.
09.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Guiyang, Guizhou
On September 4, 2026, a vicious attack on a doctor occurred at the Hongyan Campus of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Chinese Medicine. A patient with late-stage cancer hid a knife inside a banner of praise and stabbed a disabled attending physician 16 times, leaving him severely and critically injured.