On September 20, the Yibin Sanjiang Public Security Bureau announced that a 33-year-old man surnamed Lin was administratively detained and fined for fabricating and spreading a rumor online that an employee at the Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) Yibin base was forbidden by a shift supervisor from using the restroom. Previously, on September 10, REPT BATTERO had clarified that the employee had lost emotional control due to a resignation dispute, and the claim about restricted restroom access was untrue.
On September 20, villagers in Shangliangkeng Village, Dapo Town, Gaozhou, Maoming, Guangdong, clashed with relevant personnel while trying to stop their crops from being forcibly cleared, resulting in one death and three injuries. On September 21, a large number of villagers went to the gate of the Dapo Town government to hang banners for rights defense, with a large number of law enforcement personnel maintaining order at the scene.
On September 20, a fire broke out at the factory of Xibulang Textile Company in Xibu District, Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong, with thick smoke billowing into the sky. As of September 21, the accident has resulted in 8 deaths and 1 injury, and emergency response operations are still underway.
On September 20, at the Jinan Talent Introduction Conference in Shandong, multiple recruitment booths were left unstaffed, and paper resumes submitted by job seekers were piled up in heaps on the desks, sparking mockery and concern among netizens regarding the employment situation.
On September 20, the UK government announced the establishment of a national "Combat Misogyny" working group, chaired by the Minister for Women and Equalities, focusing on preventing misogynistic attitudes online, in the workplace, and in communities. The government is also investing 26 million pounds in healthy relationships education in schools and targeted interventions for children, as part of a policy to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.
On September 16, a netizen posted a video on Bilibili interviewing local security guards and cleaners, revealing that their daily wage was only 55 to 64 yuan, and used supermarket purchasing power to satirize the low human rights advantage of cheap labor in China, triggering discussion among netizens.
Data from the General Administration of Customs of China shows that China's exports of rare earth magnets to the U.S. in August fell 21% from July to 512 tons. Ahead of a meeting between Trump and Xi, outside analysts suggest the Chinese side may use the expansion of rare earth exports as a negotiating chip. In addition, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held a meeting on trade and artificial intelligence issues, and both sides agreed to further consultations.
On September 18, the Commission for Discipline Inspection of Chenzhou, Hunan, announced that Hu Qiming, former chairman of Zigong Cemented Carbide Co., Ltd., is suspected of serious disciplinary violations and illegal acts, and is currently undergoing review and investigation. The next day, online rumors circulated that he was suspected of smuggling waste tungsten alloy to Western military enterprises and accepting bribes, with four people reportedly arrested so far; however, these rumors have not yet been officially confirmed.
In a conversation, Morgan Stanley's Chief Economist for China, Xing Ziqiang, pointed out that China's social security expenditure accounts for only about 8% of GDP, far below the OECD average of 25% and the levels of developing countries with similar per capita GDP, and also mentioned group disparities in the enjoyment of public services.
The National Day holiday shift makeup policy on September 20 sparked public dissatisfaction, with numerous posts on social media platforms like Xiaoshongshu (RedNote) opposing the shift adjustments. Netizens expressed their discontent and proposed forms of retaliation such as slack off and reducing large purchases.
In the early morning of September 20, about 1,000 representatives of primary, middle, and university flag-raising teams from Hong Kong and Macao who came to Beijing to participate in the "Salute to the National Flag" event watched the flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square and sang "Ode to the Motherland" together as they left.
An undercover investigation by Hebei Television found that the Xianyu platform harbors a pornographic traffic-routing industrial chain disguised as photoshoot appointments and fitness. Customer service claimed they could provide services involving minors as young as 14, using high prices and fake medical certifications as bait to route users to private domains for transactions.
On September 21, multiple workers gathered to defend their rights at the Shenzhen JD.com headquarters project. Workers stated that the construction party and general contractor, Shanghai Baoye, unilaterally canceled their access cards and demanded they leave the site before settling payments. Consequently, the workers protested at the project department's entrance, demanding the resolution of unpaid wages and related payment issues.
On September 19, population expert Huang Wenzheng published an article refuting National Health Commission Director Lei Haichao's statement that the labor force is sufficient. He pointed out that 8-million annual births cannot sustain long-term scale and warned of a demographic collapse in 20 years without substantial improvements in fertility support. The article was subsequently deleted.
An employee submission from Shanghai Gree Auto exposes that the company has a severe excessive overtime issue, and project site managers subject employees to verbal insults and sexual harassment.
Universities such as Sichuan University and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics have stipulated that consumer-related bad habits such as smoking, alcoholism, and internet addiction will be listed as grounds for canceling tuition waiver eligibility. This regulation has re-attracted online attention due to the recent controversy over relief eligibility triggered by a girl from a low-income family in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, who traveled to Hong Kong to attend a concert.
A domestic blogger posted a video criticizing the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday arrangement, pointing out that only one day is a newly added holiday while the other two days are already the weekend. The blogger also expressed dissatisfaction with the exclamation mark used in official propaganda stating 'Three-day holiday, no work schedule adjustment!', arguing that it attempts to create a fake sense of welfare.
On Sep 18, netizens exposed chat logs showing a physics teacher at Dafang No. 2 Middle School in Bijie, Guizhou, sexually harassing a female student. The victim continued to be harassed after explicitly refusing, and has now reported the incident to the police. On Sep 19, the local police station, education bureau, and discipline inspection commission confirmed they have intervened in the investigation. The school stated that the teacher involved has been removed from his post.
On September 19, residents in Warsaw, Poland held a rally outside the Chinese Embassy to show solidarity with "Wangwang", protesting animal abuse, displaying banners, photos, and commemorative items at the scene, and calling on China to strengthen animal protection.
Xinyi People's Hospital in Maoming, Guangdong Province, was exposed for tying interns' blood donation to a two-day holiday. After relevant complaints were posted online, the head of the hospital's education department demanded in a work group that school team leaders investigate the student who posted it, threatening that if they did not come forward voluntarily, the school would be contacted directly.
In January 2024, Shanghai entrepreneur Zheng Shuai was taken away by Shaoyang County police because his company developed VPN software. Citing financial difficulties, the police demanded 100 million yuan to "buy freedom." Although Zheng paid the money, he was still arrested. Currently, at least 64.8 million yuan has been credited to the Shaoyang County treasury. The case involves prolonged detention beyond statutory limits without a verdict, and the implicated Public Security Bureau Director Yin Xiangfeng and others were removed from office in July 2025.
On September 20, a medical dispute occurred at the Wuhan Jiangxia District First People's Hospital, where family members of a patient blocked the hospital from transferring a body and clashed with security personnel. The hospital stated that the patient's body had remained in the ICU for over 10 hours and was handled in accordance with regulations. A hospital announcement showed that the patient, surnamed Wu, died on the 19th after resuscitation efforts failed.
The Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee held a meeting, officially determining that the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee will be held in Beijing from October 26 to 29, and submitted the decision on exercising full and strict governance over the Party for deliberation.
Xinhua News Agency officially released a press release on September 21 at Beijing time, confirming that Chinese top leader Xi Jinping will pay a two-day state visit to the United States from September 23 to 25. Previously, Xi Jinping had not made a public appearance for seven consecutive days.
After experiencing health risks, Xi Jinping returned to the public eye on September 21 following his illness and immediately chaired a Politburo Standing Committee meeting. The meeting set the tone for comprehensive vetting and cracking down on potential dissidents and opposition forces within the party through ideological struggle and political line purges, aiming to prevent political turmoil triggered by sudden health crises.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Trade Representative Katherine Tai held a day of talks with a delegation led by Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, paving the way for an upcoming summit between the leaders of the US and China.
The Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee held a meeting ahead of schedule to completely expel Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from the Party and the military, and transfer them to military procuratorial organs for review and prosecution.
U.S. Congress bipartisan lawmakers introduce a resolution, urging the Trump administration to prioritize the immediate unconditional release of Uyghur doctor Guli Xian Abbas, who has been forcibly disappeared by the Chinese government for eight years.
The Chinese Communist Party announced that the Fifth Plenum of the Central Committee will be convened at the end of October, personally chaired by Xi Jinping, with the agenda to study major issues concerning the persistent advancement of comprehensive strict Party governance.
He Lifeng first went to the United States to negotiate with US Treasury Secretary Bessent; the talks are expected to continue until September 23, and Xi Jinping will depart for the United States thereafter.
In September 2026, during Xi Jinping's visit to the US, Flushing Main Street in New York witnessed simultaneous protests by Chinese pro-democracy groups and a Mid-Autumn Festival parade by a hometown association, leading to fierce disputes between the two sides over political differences. Protesters called for democracy, freedom, and the release of prisoners of conscience. Event organizer Ji Lijian stated he had previously received death threats and attended wearing a bulletproof vest. Toward the end of the parade, a physical altercation occurred when a placard was snatched, and the man involved was subsequently arrested by the New York police.
Bessent stated on CNBC on September 21 that China's financial regulatory authorities have contacted the United States regarding the enforcement of Iran sanctions across aviation, maritime shipping, cryptocurrency, and gold sectors.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New York late on September 21 and held talks with US President Trump on September 22. The discussions focused on emphasizing $550 hours in US investments and job creation in the US to offset pressure to increase funding for US forces in Japan.
The collected works “Beautiful China English Edition” by Chinese legal scholar and founder of the New Citizens Movement, Xu Zhiyong, was released on September 21 at George Washington University Law School.
The video claims that local staff of the CCP embassy in Washington mobilized Little Pinks, international students, and pro‑China Chinese‑Americans to organize a team in preparation for Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States.
Opponents from California, Texas, New York and other places have gathered in Washington, preparing to protest Xi Jinping's visit to the United States.
The Saudi Central Bank withdrew from the mBridge project in May 2025 after completing a proof of concept. The project had previously been seen as a potential pathway for Saudi Arabia to promote oil trade with reduced reliance on the U.S. dollar. Despite its withdrawal, some media outlets continued to list Saudi Arabia as a participant as late as August 2026.
On September 20, over 80 workers from the Longhu Sanqianji project in Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, sat on the ground downstairs to demand unpaid wages collectively and engage in rights defense due to wage arrears by the developer and the construction contractor, Qingrui Decoration Company.
On September 18, in a student group chat, a counselor at Dalian Maritime University responded to a student asking if military training assembly times could be announced in advance by saying, "Those who are unsatisfied with the college's arrangements can come to me to process their withdrawal."
On September 20, a car crash occurred at the Beiguo Xiantianxia Shopping Mall in Baoding City, Hebei Province, causing damage to mall facilities. The High-Tech Zone Detachment of the Traffic Management Branch of the Baoding Public Security Bureau subsequently issued a notice stating that the accident was caused by the driver's improper operation, which caused the vehicle to go out of control.
The Ministry of Education released the "Management Measures for Primary and Secondary School Leadership Personnel," stipulating that having taught in rural and weak schools for more than 3 years will be a priority condition for the selection of school leaders, and encouraging leaders of quality urban schools to exchange, take up posts, and study in rural schools.
On September 20, Bailuo Cleaning Company in Yuhua District, Changsha City, Hunan Province, owed sanitation workers four months of wages, leading a large number of employees to strike and go to the company headquarters to collectively demand unpaid wages and defend their rights.
On September 19, a Chinese citizen in Russia was asked to pay a fine of 100,000 rubles on the grounds of a residency registration issue during a local police check. Although the person stated that the landlord had already handled the registration, the police insisted on either paying the fine or being taken to the police station.
On September 19, science popularization blogger Heshenbao published an article reviewing his experience as a docent at the National Museum from 2011 to 2021, pointing out that dispatched labor employees and officially budgeted staff receive unequal pay for equal work, and promotion channels are limited. He criticized the system for shifting fiscal costs onto the ideals of young people, depleting employees' drive, and called for fulfilling corresponding obligations based on one's employment status.
On September 20, at the Longtan Industrial Park in Bobai, Yulin, Guangxi, 7 workers who had been owed over 500,000 yuan in back pay for nearly 5 years by Yulin Yongda Fire Protection Engineering Co., Ltd. hung a banner in front of the company branch to demand their unpaid wages.
On September 18, after the completion of a project by Zhengzhou Engineering Co., Ltd. of China Railway Seventh Group in Zhengzhou, Henan, it was accused of defaulting on workers' wages. Multiple workers went to the company to collectively defend their rights and demand payment of arrears.
On September 19, two men hung blue tarps printed with slogans such as "Please stop animal abuse" on both sides of a truck, calling for legislation to protect stray animals through public welfare promotion, and stated they would persist in their actions without fearing pressure.
On September 15, a blogger posted a video recounting how, after their father's death, their aunt arranged a ghost marriage for him, and their grandmother's grave was illegally excavated, with her remains sold for a ghost marriage. In the comments section, multiple netizens described their own relatives' remains being stolen and sold or being forced into ghost marriages, exposing the vicious custom in some regions of treating female corpses as commodities.
On September 19, a sudden mudslide near the Shijiagou Tunnel in Zhiliuhe Village, Gesala Township, Yanyuan County, Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, resulted in 2 deaths and 3 missing persons. Rescue operations are currently underway.
On September 19, videos posted by netizens showed that the bottom of the foundation piles of an expressway bridge pier in Luodian County, Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, were severely hollowed out, with multiple load-bearing steel bars exposed and heavily rusted, sparking public concern over the safety of transportation infrastructure.