On October 3, remarks related to Hebe Tien trended on Weibo's hot search, with blogger "Digua Xiong Laoliu" pressing her fans on why they refuse to say "support One China."
On October 3, China Eastern Airlines issued a "Situation Report," stating that after investigation and verification, the relevant behavior of passenger Ou was suspected of disrupting order aboard a civil aircraft, seriously infringing on the personal dignity and work-related rights and interests of employees, and that the company had formally reported the case to the public security authorities and was cooperating with the investigation and evidence collection.
On October 3, China's Ministry of Commerce announced the launch of an anti-dumping investigation into p-nitrotoluene imported from the European Union, with the investigation period running until October 2027 and extendable by six months. The ministry said prices of the relevant EU products fell by nearly 60% cumulatively from 2022 to 2025, and noted that the EU has launched 28 trade remedy investigations against China since 2025.
On October 3, Zheng Jiyan, a former employee of China Telecom, released a video in which he publicly accused several senior executives of the group of allegedly embezzling 38 million yuan in government funds in the National Industrial Internet Big Data Center project, saying that his internal reports since 2023 had gone nowhere and that his labor contract was terminated in August 2026. He questioned how a core software development contract signed just 13 days before the project deadline listed a workload of 33779 person-days, that all four bidding companies were wholly owned subsidiaries of China Telecom, and said he had submitted the report through the 12388 website and was willing to provide 18 items of original evidence. As of press time, China Telecom had not responded.
On October 2, the Philippine Bureau of Immigration raided two locations in Sibuco, Zamboanga, suspected of illegal offshore gambling, detaining 244 foreign nationals, most of them Chinese. They will be deported for suspected violations of immigration laws and placed on a blacklist banning re-entry. About 3,000 mobile phones, 78 monitors and other devices were also seized at the scene. Their identities, nationalities and possible involvement in human trafficking are still under investigation.
On October 3, an abandoned, sealed-off mercury mine at the border of Youyang and Xiushan in Chongqing flooded due to rainfall, and 7 hired helpers failed to escape and drowned. The dead were mostly nearby villagers, aged from their 20s to their 50s.
On October 3, Yonhap News Agency reported that the official casualty statistics for the "August 26" mudslide disaster in Gyirong, Tibet, remain at 43 dead and 519 missing as of 18:00 on September 5, with no update for nearly a month since, and authorities have not disclosed the whereabouts of the missing.
According to a Financial Times report on October 3, Zelensky has asked Trump to sanction Chinese and Russian companies involved in Russia's "Dawn" satellite network, which is expected to be launched by the end of 2026 or the beginning of 2027. The first batch of 16 satellites has already been launched on March 23.
On October 3, 2026, a street parade was held as part of the Tamsui Art Carnival in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The "Divine Land Marching Band," made up of Falun Gong practitioners, together with a team of fairies in traditional costume, took part in the parade. The route ran along Tamsui Old Street and the surrounding commercial district, attracting many onlookers who watched, took photos, and interacted with the participants.
At Beijing time October 3, 2026, the account China Digital Times (@CDT) published its "404 Deleted Content Archive" roundup for August 2026. The report reviewed and archived representative topics and articles that were censored and deleted on the Chinese internet that month, covering cross-talk comedian Guo Degang, sexual assault at a dinner party, Huawei and "Bamboo Cicada," security checks around Tiananmen, the box-office dark-horse phenomenon of the film "Niu Lai," and the Jilong floods, along with related public opinion and reports.
Recently, a job resume suspected to belong to Hu Chenfeng on Boss Zhipin has been circulating online, showing that he is 27 years old with a junior college degree, previously worked as a blogger at ByteDance and Bilibili, and is seeking a content operations position in Chengdu with an expected monthly salary of 50,000 to 80,000 yuan.
An online response believed to be from Hu Chenfeng himself says the resume is genuine, that he is looking for job opportunities on recruitment apps, and that people should not over-interpret it — job hunting is just a normal career choice.
On October 3, the Douyin account of China News Network posted a video introducing the implementation of the National Defense Mobilization Law. In the comments section, netizens left self-deprecating remarks citing such reasons as having a criminal record, being blacklisted in the credit reporting system, being laid off, and being subject to restrictions on high consumption, sparking heated discussion.
On October 3, a netizen posted that after receiving a transfer from family during the National Day holiday, their China Construction Bank card was blocked less than one minute after the money was credited. Calling customer service and the anti-fraud center did not resolve the issue; customer service only said they would have to wait 3 working days. Many people in the comments shared similar experiences of having their accounts flagged by risk controls.
In the comments section of a netizen's post complaining about their bank card being flagged for risk control, someone suspected to be a bank employee revealed that internal scripts require that words such as gambling and fraud, anti-fraud center, bank-police coordination, and reporting to the police must not be used when communicating with customers.
On October 3, Xiaoxiang Morning Herald published an interview video with the painter of the national emblem at Tiananmen. The painter said the spray-painting pressure is high and not a single flaw is allowed, and he hopes the national emblem will hang on more government buildings. Netizens in the comments section mocked it heavily, and the video subsequently became unavailable.
On October 3, a netizen posted that QQ Music was offering premium numbers for 68 yuan. Screenshots showed numbers from 19890601 to 19890603 and 19890605 on sale, with only 19890604 — corresponding to June 4, 1989 — missing, suspected to have been blocked due to censorship.
On October 3, China Unicom rolled out its eSIM service in a limited gray release. Users applying for eSIM eligibility online for the first time must obtain it through a lucky draw, drawing complaints from netizens.
A screenshot circulating online shows that the Cigarette Customer Service Department of the Nanming District Bureau of the Guizhou Provincial Tobacco Monopoly Bureau is recruiting 1 customer manager in 2024, requiring majors such as physical education and sports training, with preference given to candidates holding national second-class football athlete qualifications or above. On October 3, the related topic trended on Weibo's hot search, and netizens questioned it as a "radish position" — a job slot pre-arranged for a specific person.
On October 3, Xiaoxiang Morning News reported that a car owner from Gansu arrived at the Luotang service area on the Lanhai Expressway at 10 p.m. on September 30, and didn't manage to charge until 5 a.m. on October 1. With nighttime temperatures around 14°C, he didn't dare turn on the air conditioning, while another vehicle ran out of power and had to call a tow truck. At the Baolun service area in Sichuan, a car owner queued for 4.5 hours, charged to 75%, and then had to leave.
On October 3, a tourist posted a video on Douyin reporting that a section of tidal flats at Hua'ao Island, Xiangshan, Ningbo, Zhejiang, had been enclosed by fencing nets, with beachcombing inside the nets charged at 38 yuan per person, complaining that the sea was being fenced off and sold for money. On October 4, the Gaotang Island Township Government and the scenic area responded that the fencing nets were used for safety management and project operations, and that the beach along the shore remained open free of charge.
On October 3, a girl posted on a social platform that she had used her scholarship to travel to Hangzhou for less than two days. Her father believed she was obsessively fixated on a celebrity and destroyed her dolls, support flags, and other collectibles, wanting to teach her a lesson. The post received 543,000 likes and 56,000 comments.
On October 3, singer Cyndi Wang held a commercial concert at the Harbin International Convention and Exhibition Center Stadium. During interaction with fans, she said she could not come down, and fans were not allowed onstage without prior approval.
On October 3, the boss of a factory in Zhejiang was suspected of fleeing. Workers called the police and went to the factory to try to demand wages that had been owed for several months, but they did not know who to turn to. Some coworkers said they had installed cameras at their workstations at their own expense, so that they could call the police immediately if anything happened and prevent the boss from running away.
On October 3, a netizen claiming to be a master's degree employee working a four-team, three-shift rotation at Liaoning Qingyang Chemical posted a video saying that his uncle passed away at the end of September, that his request for bereavement leave from factory leaders was not approved, and publicly pleaded with the leaders to approve two days off.
On October 3, people held a "Justice for Wangwang" rally outside the Chinese Consulate-General in Montreal, holding English and French banners to show support for the victimized dog Wangwang and her puppies, calling for an end to animal abuse and for animal cruelty to be written into law, while drawing portraits of the dog on site and taking photos in front of the consulate.
On October 3, a blogger posted a video titled “An Outrageous Lecture.” Zheng Xiaoxia, a teacher at Wenzhou Ouhai Middle School and a National Model Teacher, said during a exam-preparation lecture that the world cannot be left to the Anglo-Saxons and Jews, and that only the great Chinese civilization can lead the world.
On October 3, a blogger working in the culture and tourism industry lamented that people have entered an "era of pure living", cutting back wherever possible on consumption that brings them pleasure, that he himself is also downgrading his consumption, and said he does not have much confidence in business next year.
On October 3, Cyndi Wang said “cannot take the stage without approval” at the Qunxing Concert in Harbin, Heilongjiang, and the remarks sparked discussion and mockery among netizens.
On October 3, CCTV Online reported that the cumulative box office for 2026 had surpassed 30 billion yuan, with admissions exceeding 760 million, saying the film market maintained steady vitality and hit a record high for the same period in history. The written transcript of Xinwen Lianbo also used this wording, but did not explain the statistical criteria.
On October 3, Qilian County in Qinghai saw hotels fully booked as more than 100,000 tourists flooded in. The county Culture and Tourism Bureau arranged for over 500 tourists to stay in the student dormitories of schools such as Qilian County Ethnic Middle School, without consulting the students in advance, and publicized the matter as an achievement, drawing questions from netizens.
On October 3, a blogger posted a video interviewing a sanitation worker, who said they earn 1,500 yuan a month with no days off all month; calculated at 30 days a month and about 10 hours a day, the hourly wage is only about 5 yuan. The blogger then tested the purchasing power of a 5-yuan budget, buying a small amount of ingredients and sarcastically commenting on a happy life. Commenters said 5 yuan can buy one hour of a sanitation worker's labor.
Under a Zhihu discussion about Na Ying singing an encore of 'The Crescent Moon', top-voted comments demand that Na Ying be punished. Other netizens quoted Wang Xiaobo to mock the mindset of 'cutting down the tall so everyone is equally short'.
On October 3, Knews published a video on Douyin reporting that a Chinese couple who had obtained Australian permanent residency died in a car crash in Australia; some netizens in the comments section demanded that "Chinese couple" be changed to "Australian couple".
On the evening of October 3, Mr. Huang's car ran out of fuel at the Qianxi service area on the Guiqian Expressway, only a little over 20 meters from the gas station. His request to buy a small amount of loose gasoline was refused by the employee on duty, and he ended up spending 350 yuan to call a tow truck to move the car to the gas station. On the 7th, the station apologized, saying that emergency fuel drums were kept on site and that fuel could be obtained simply by signing and filing a report, and that the person on duty that night was a new employee who had been on the job for two weeks and was unfamiliar with the procedures.
On October 3, a netizen posted that a middle-aged man in the same dormitory was told by HR in the morning "not to come in anymore," with the reason being his age. That evening, the man hesitated for a long time before ordering takeout, choosing the cheapest rice noodles, saying he hadn't eaten in the afternoon. The blogger shared half a bowl of dumplings with him; after declining politely, the man said thank you in a low voice and finished them.
Russian strikes on October 2 forced the closure or partial closure of three bridges in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, causing severe traffic congestion and resulting in casualties.
The first batch of the newly ordered F-16V Block 70 fighter jets that Taiwan purchased from the United States has been delivered and arrived at Taitung Air Base.
A 28-year-old female researcher in Siberia, Russia, is suspected to have died of plague or an unknown lung disease contracted in a laboratory accident, triggering local quarantine and official post deletions and censorship.
A laboratory worker at Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died of severe pneumonia of unknown cause, followed by reports of a second employee's death, and the World Health Organization has requested that Moscow provide more information.
Chen Cheng-hung, chairman of Taiwan International Shipbuilding Corporation, said that the first indigenous submarine, Hai Kun, completed its 23rd sea trial and 17th dive test on October 2, and has now entered the final testing phase before delivery.
The American nonprofit Judicial Watch has formally sued the CIA, demanding the release of communications records related to Fauci and the origins of COVID.
NASA strengthens enforcement of the Wolf Amendment based on a House report, suspending 40 grant projects involving cooperation with China totaling $40 million.
The Wall Street Journal published a report concerning physical health and rest arrangements during Xi Jinping's visit to the United States, sparking outside speculation about the health of senior leaders and rumors of a handover of power.
Daria, a 28-year-old female lab technician at Russia's Irkutsk Plague Research Institute, died of severe pneumonia. The laboratory had previously handled Yersinia pestis and may have broken a test tube.
More than 60 employees of the Anti-Plague Research Institute in Irkutsk, Russia have been locked inside the facility, nearly 200 contacts are under medical observation, the hospital in Shelekhov District has been sealed off, and local judicial authorities have opened a case on suspicion of violating safety regulations.
On October 2, YouTube creator Bumingbai Podcast released an episode, gathering letters from eleven listeners to discuss various experiences of feeling inferior while living in China.
On October 2, hairy crab markets in various regions saw severe unsold inventory and a full-blown collapse, with buyers one after another halting purchases. Prices fell from their highs and kept sliding, reflecting people tightening their belts and trading down in consumption.
House Select Committee on the CCP Chair Moolenaar praised NASA for stepping up enforcement of the Wolf Amendment and for suspending more than 40 grant programs totaling $40 million.
The Peterson Institute for International Economics released a report pointing out that from January to July this year, the gap between China's customs-reported exports to the United States and U.S.-recorded imports from China reached $99.8 billion, and the deviation in China-U.S. import and export data reached 10.5 standard deviations, which cannot be explained by statistical definitions.