A netizen reported that the Political and Legal Affairs and State Security departments of Shangrao, Jiangxi, issued a document claiming that foreign forces are increasing their ideological infiltration of primary and middle school students in the city.
Chen Yanhua, a demolition-affected resident of Yong'an Xili in Beijing, posted that her house was torn down 14 years ago and that despite repeated requests for resettlement, there has still been no outcome.
In October 2026, a piece of "worker literature" claiming that going to work is essentially "storing away" ordinary people circulated on Douyin and Xiaohongshu and struck a chord; afterwards, the original post and the reposts became inaccessible one after another, netizens relayed it in a "nested" fashion, and quoting posts were also deleted again.
Xiaohongshu blogger "Xinyang XY," who has 46,000 followers, fed the works of Korean artist bunnymate to AI without authorization and distilled them into a skill. bunnymate posted on Threads to defend their rights, saying they never gave authorization, and, being a minor student unable to access Chinese websites, asked netizens to help spread the word. Netizens who questioned the infringement had their comments deleted and were blocked by the blogger.
On October 15, Kevin Tsai posted on Threads, confirming that he will attend the launch rally of the campaign headquarters of Kuomintang Taipei mayoral candidate Chiang Wan-an on October 26. He declined an invitation to go on stage and sing the campaign theme song, saying he will cheer from the audience as a guest.
China Democracy Quarterly has released Issue 4 of 2026, covering topics such as artificial intelligence and authoritarian rule, youth social movements, and historical memory. A full download is available, and readers are urged to forward and spread the word.
On October 15, a netizen submitted a report: during a voice chat in the game PUBG, someone repeatedly shouted “Xi Jinping.” A few seconds later, the streamer repeatedly said goodbye and ended the livestream, with the page displaying “The livestream has ended.”
On October 15, a netizen posted to expose that the university collaborative teaching platform Duifenyi has launched a paid membership service. Ordinary members get only 3 leave requests per course; exceeding that triggers a pop-up prompting them to open VIP for unlimited leave requests. Courses at Linyi University, Hainan Tropical Ocean College and other universities use this platform.
Recently a netizen posted a video recording an elderly person squatting barefoot at the doorway of an old house eating a meal, saying that they usually have no money to buy meat and can only eat meat during the New Year when they go to their sister's house. The poster bought cooked food and brought it to the elderly person, and in the comments some people questioned who should be held responsible.
On October 15, a student in Zhejiang posted that they had not installed any circumvention software and had only used the campus network to visit the PTE test official website and the immigration bureau websites of New Zealand and Australia to apply for a visa, but was questioned by the school, which accused them of “accessing sensitive foreign-related websites.”
On October 15, a woman in Weihai, Shandong posted a video saying she had lost her job and could not afford social insurance. She then received a "caring call" from her community, followed by another video in which she urgently clarified that no one would starve to death in this time of peace and prosperity. The comment section of the original video was emptied, and netizens joked in the bullet comments that she had been threatened.
According to the Instagram account of the "Chinese Rainbow Alliance," netizens discovered that the "Notice on Human Organ Donation" displayed in a hospital stipulates that donation is only permitted for those without a history of high-risk activities such as homosexuality or bisexuality, while China's current regulations contain no such ban.
On October 15, unpaid wages at Boyuan Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Baoding, Hebei sparked a wage-demanding rights defense by workers. Several employees hung banners at the company entrance and used loudspeakers to publicly demand their unpaid wages.
On October 15 in Beijing, a netizen captured footage of what appeared to be petitioners from Shenyang, Liaoning, being intercepted by several men on the street, who tried to take away two elderly people. The elderly cried out that they had pursued rights defense for five years without any result and that there was not a single cent in their salary cards.
On October 15, a veteran in Anhui posted a video appeal, showing his veteran preferential treatment certificate, two outstanding soldier medals, and the medical records of all four family members. He said his family was hospitalized with serious illnesses and unable to pay the costs, and that doctors told him his child's life would be in danger if not treated promptly.
On October 15, a netizen posted that the Hubei Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security had launched the "Sheyin Loan" service as early as June 19, 2025, drawing attention.
On October 15, a retired soldier and father of triplets who had been discharged for 8 years posted a video saying he had spent two years seeking medical treatment in Shanghai for his seriously ill daughter and was pleading for social assistance, but the comment section was met with sarcasm and mockery from some netizens.
According to a report by the Financial Times on October 15, Citroën plans to launch a €15,000 all-electric 2CV in 2028, while Volkswagen will introduce the €25,000 ID.Polo; Chinese brands took about one-third of the stands at the Paris Motor Show for the first time, and AlixPartners expects them to account for 16% of European sales by 2030. Changan plans to expand production in Europe, and Chery will start production in Spain.
On October 15, a netizen posted to expose that Nanjing Audit University had launched a “Dormitory Anomaly Analysis” feature in its student affairs system, matching dormitory and campus gate turnstile data with class schedules to automatically record class absences and anomalies; in serious cases, students are disciplined according to the student handbook. Students posted to question this and reported that the “Direct Feedback Box” in WeChat Work could not be opened.
According to a report by Red Star News on October 15, in the case of the elderly man's death in Xiangcheng, the family denies any intent to kill, the defense questions the causal link between the obstruction of rescue and the death, multiple relatives have filed appeals, and the case is still under second-instance trial.
On October 15, according to a Reuters report, IMF Asia-Pacific Department Head Srinivasan stated in Bangkok that China's economic growth still mainly relies on external demand, the scale of fiscal stimulus is limited, and the real estate crisis has dragged on too long, calling on the government to boost household confidence and improve the social security system.
On October 15, Xiaohongshu users noticed that Xinhua News Agency had reposted a video of Zheng Qinwen's China Open title-winning interview from Guancha.cn, without retaining the watermark of the original interviewing outlet VOGUE or noting the original source.
Netizens questioned why a post reproducing a Xinhua interview, with the watermark cropped out, was taken down on the grounds of "distorting and misinterpreting national policies and regulations." Xinhua subsequently edited the video caption to add Guancha.cn as the source, but still made no mention of VOGUE.
On October 15, a netizen posted a video saying that the social insurance base has gone up and back payments are required, jokingly asking whether the compulsory education spring and autumn holidays could be made up — 6 days a year for 9 years — with the caption "Please give me back my two-day weekends."
After the netizen posted a video mocking social insurance back-payments, their account avatar and ID were reportedly cleared. Netizens in the comments section sarcastically remarked, among other things, "In the midst of laughter and talk, the avatar vanished into thin air."
On October 15, Cambodian media outlet CamboJA published an investigative report in which several construction workers at the "Peninsula Bay" project in Sihanoukville said their wages had been repeatedly delayed in recent months. One plasterer said that after August wages went unpaid, workers sat at the gate of the site and refused to start work before they finally got paid; China State Construction serves as the general contractor.
On October 15, former Chengdu Airlines pilot Liu Wei posted a video in a civil aviation uniform, saying that in the 12 years since he left his job, CAAC Document No. 109 had been used by superiors to block the transfer of his flight crew records, making it impossible for him to find new employment. He publicly solicited leads on illegal and criminal conduct by Manager Ye of the flight department and his wife, promising to keep sources confidential and to file reports on their behalf.
On October 15, Chinese media outlet Gangu Rongmei posted a video titled "Coffee Robot Goes Live," showing a robot creating latte art. Taiwanese netizens compared the footage and found that it appeared to be a stolen original work by a Taiwanese latte artist that had been altered with AI, with obvious suspicious details such as no reflection on the metal on the robot's chest. The Taiwanese latte artist has come forward to accuse the outlet of unauthorized theft and alteration of her work.
On October 15, a mother of three working as a food delivery driver tearfully appealed to netizens for help, saying she had earned less than 200 yuan after 8 days of deliveries, with a sick elderly family member at home, and that she had eaten only one tomato and one egg at noon for 7 consecutive days, sparking heated discussion among netizens.
On October 15, a blogger on Bilibili posted a video saying that his video “Social insurance can be ‘mandatory,’ so why isn’t the two-day weekend mandatory?”, published on August 27 last year, had surpassed one million views, but was suddenly taken down two days ago, and he showed a screenshot of the takedown notice.
On October 15, a netizen uploaded a photo showing a white flag reading “Japan Surrenders” and “August 15, 1945” mounted behind a food delivery rider’s vehicle. In the comments, one netizen posted a green jersey printed with “64,” saying “I had no choice but to bring out my jersey to hedge against this.” Other netizens joked based on the per-delivery price.
On October 15, a Chinese blogger uploaded a Douyin video documenting how he claimed to be Japanese when stopped while driving at night in Ghana and was let go, with the caption reading "pretending a bit"; commenters said posing as Japanese or Korean can save a lot of trouble.
On October 15, a netizen uploaded a Douyin screen-recording video: a baby is sitting in a foam box lined with a blanket, located beneath a soldering workbench on which a soldering iron, pliers and wire are placed. The post says the mother brought her child into the factory, and the baby did not cry or fuss, staying by her mother's side.
On October 15, a Weibo blogger posted that they were stopped by a sanitation worker on a pedestrian bridge who asked for help taking a photo for check-in. The worker explained that leaders require a photo every half hour to prove they are on duty, and selfies are not allowed. The worker's phone screen was cracked and the touch response was slow. The blogger questioned the pointlessness of such management.
On October 15, the Victoria's Secret employee whose earlier request for leave to accompany her cancer-stricken mother to surgery had been denied posted on Xiaohongshu that she had already resigned, with no negotiation and no compensation, while the store manager remains in post. Her mother was diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer after the surgery, the targeted drugs are unaffordable, and she was unable to enroll in treatment because she did not meet the criteria.
On October 15, the person involved in the Victoria's Secret leave incident revealed on Xiaohongshu that their original account had been banned for one month, and was banned again one day after being unbanned; the comments section said the main account had been permanently banned.
On October 15, a netizen posted "The First Lesson of Entering Beijing: 'Sharing a Bed'", showing the living environment in Beijing where several people squeeze into a single bed, receiving 190,000 likes, 21,000 comments and 233,000 reposts, with commenters lamenting that it is no different from the old days.
According to a report by The Economist on October 15, China's consumer-grade 3D printer industry is rising rapidly, with export value in the first half of this year up 90% year-on-year. Chinese companies' global market share has climbed from 19% to 96% over the past decade, with Shenzhen Creality, Anycubic, ELEGOO, and Bambu Lab dominating the consumer-grade market.
On October 15, a woman who described herself as a married mother of three born in '04 posted her daily working life in Guangdong on Douyin: starting work at 7 a.m. and getting off at 8:30 p.m., then going home to look after the children and do housework; her mother-in-law gave her 300 yuan in living expenses that month and her husband 600 yuan, while the barrage comments flooded the screen with "You've got it good."
On October 15, a winning bid announcement reposted by Caizhao Network showed that Sichuan Dazhou Vocational College of Traditional Chinese Medicine's "Illegal Great Firewall Circumvention Management Equipment and Services Project" was awarded to China Unicom (Sichuan) Industrial Internet Co., Ltd. for 136,500 yuan.
The Zhuhai Jinwan District Tax Bureau has notified immigration authorities to block Xie Pingzhong from leaving the country starting October 15, citing the failure of Zhuhai Sanying Daily Necessities Co., Ltd. to settle outstanding taxes and late fees, or to provide a guarantee.
Starting September 23, a freshman at Capital Medical University surnamed Wu received scam calls from individuals impersonating the Shanghai police. Under the pretext of case confidentiality, Wu was isolated and controlled. On October 15, the scammers induced Wu to transfer funds, withdraw cash, and purchase gold and virtual currency totaling nearly 1.8 million yuan under the guise of 'bail pending trial.' Despite police intercepting 370,000 yuan, the victim still suffered a loss of over 1.42 million yuan.
A netizen posted a video asking "how exactly can one make money," saying he had submitted resume after resume, that effort does not bring a commensurate life, and that he felt like an ant being trampled underfoot.
On October 15, a Xiaohongshu user posted that, like a capitalist who would rather dump milk than sell it cheap, they would not sell their labor cheaply either, calling on everyone not to engage in low-price involution. In the comments section, several netizens shared their experiences of frustration in job hunting and how lying flat actually saved them money.
On October 15, a netizen in Anhui filmed an elderly person in a wheelchair rummaging through trash cans on the street at night, searching for recyclables. The video sparked sarcastic discussion among netizens.
On October 15, a blogger uploaded a video on Douyin: in a park, several elderly landscaping workers sat on mats by the roadside eating, while nearby old people were dancing square dance. The caption lamented that the gap in life among people of the same age was too great, and netizens in the comments section left messages such as "those who hand over grain to the public and those who eat grain from the public."
On October 15, a journalism graduate in his 40s wrote to writer Lian Yue's Q&A column "I Love Asking Lian Yue," saying that after the decline of print media he switched to law, has earned almost no income this year, cannot pay social insurance and the housing provident fund, works part-time washing kitchen utensils for just over 20 yuan an hour, with both hands stiff and swollen, and that his father was diagnosed with cancer early this year.
On October 15, a Douyin blogger posted a video saying that they pay social insurance in full every month, but because the contribution base was adjusted, their boss demanded that they make up the difference from January to October, totaling over 1,000 yuan. The money has already been deducted, and they are asking netizens for help on how to get it back.
On October 15, a Douyin user posted a video in which the camera zooms in from a Huawei store sign to capture a staff member sitting behind a display table, head down, using an iPhone, with the caption "Work is work, life is life." Netizens in the comments section joked one after another.
On October 15, a blogger posted a video of an urban village in Guangzhou on Douyin: buildings on both sides pressed close together and the alley dim, claiming "Guangzhou's sunlight needs to be paid for." Netizens in the comments section mocked with remarks such as "So the sky was blocked, I thought the light was gone."