Chronicle TIMELINE
A chronological, causal record of the resistance, major political crises, and contemporary truth.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On September 28, a parent posted on Xiaohongshu claiming that after their child consumed Hema's MSC-certified Antarctic Silver Cod children's meals for about 8 months, tests revealed elevated blood mercury levels. After reporting this to the merchant, the supplier replied that the testing was qualified and claimed that 'children's meals' was merely a description of the product form. The parent also encountered other children with suspected elevated blood mercury levels at the hospital.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Beijing
On September 28, after Beijing's new drone rules were announced, DJI announced the launch of a dedicated drone managed service for the Beijing area.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Jeju Island, South Korea
On September 21, five Chinese men beat and detained two Chinese female tourists at a vacation lodging in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, South Korea, snatched their phones and forced a transfer of 100,000 yuan. On September 22, one of the women escaped and reported the case to the police; officers arrested two suspects on the spot and intercepted a third at Jeju Airport, while the other two had already left the country and returned to China. South Korean police are tracking them through Interpol.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Fuzhou, Fujian
On September 28, the official account "Youth Fuzhou" of the Communist Youth League Fuzhou Municipal Committee posted a video promoting police "black technology," claiming that after auxiliary police on patrol found an exhausted tourist, they took off their exoskeleton equipment to help them put it on and escorted them down the mountain; a large number of netizens left comments in the comment section mocking it as staged.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Chongqing
A bus driver with Chongqing Urban Transportation Development Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. fell ill on his way to work and died after more than 48 hours of emergency treatment. The company refused to pay compensation on the grounds that the case did not meet the criteria for work-related injury recognition.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Chongqing
On September 28, the family of a bus driver who died of illness went to Chongqing Urban Transport Development & Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. to defend their rights. Several security guards blocked them at the company entrance, and a dispute broke out between the two sides.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Yiyang, Hunan
On September 28, at the China Railway 12 Bureau Laolongxi No. 2 Tunnel project in Anhua County, Yiyang, Hunan, wages were in arrears, and several workers drove vehicles to block the tunnel in demand of their unpaid wages.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·New York
On the evening of September 28, the China Action · Road of Light team projected images outside the Chinese consulate in New York to mark the 12th anniversary of the Umbrella Movement. Someone tracked the projection with a light and shone a powerful flashlight into members' faces, leading to a standoff. A man shouting "Long live the Communist Party" grabbed a member, tearing the left sleeve of their yellow raincoat. After the action ended, several members reported dizziness and nausea, and one female member experienced blurred vision in one eye; she plans to seek medical examination.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·New York
On the evening of September 28, the China Action · Path of Light team held 12 yellow umbrellas outside the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York to the music of "Glory to Hong Kong," and projected onto the building's exterior wall an umbrella-shaped pattern formed by the names of 12 people, including Joshua Wong and Jimmy Lai, marking the 12th anniversary of the Umbrella Movement.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Foshan, Guangdong
On September 28, on the opening day of Foshan MixC World in Guangdong, Hema Fresh employees and Holiland store staff reportedly got into a fierce physical altercation, suspected to be over the placement of queue barriers in front of the store, shoving and pulling at each other.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On September 28, a netizen claiming to be an Apple supply chain employee posted on Xiaohongshu, saying she had suffered unfair treatment and suppression at work, and that after complaining to Apple she “received a lot of respect.” She posted a screenshot of the complaint report and thanked Apple. Apple’s official website states that suppliers retaliating against employees can, in the most serious cases, have their cooperation terminated.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·甘肃省天水市张家川回族自治县
On September 28, Gansu market regulators released a penalty decision: from April 2023 to September 2024, Zhangjiachuan Zhongyuan Gas used gas cut-offs to force residents to buy designated gas hoses, bundling sales to 2,052 households in total, selling hoses that cost 6 yuan/meter for 50-60 yuan/meter; the 9 resident commitment letters submitted by the company were verified as having been written afterward as required, and cannot prove the absence of bundled sales.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On September 28, a Douyin blogger released a video titled "No Good Employer Has One-Day Weekends," questioning the claim that taking one less day off means earning more money, arguing that many monthly salaries are padded out by extending working hours, and saying wages should be evaluated by hourly rate, sparking heated discussion among netizens.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Xianyang, Shaanxi
At 18:00 on September 28, in the indoor gymnasium of Xianyang Caihong High School, a student braced his hand against the wall while retrieving a ball and punched through the hollow tile wall. Broken tiles cut an artery, causing severe bleeding. Classmates went for help but the school clinic was already closed, so they could only keep pressing on the wound to stop the bleeding.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·China
On September 28, netizens discovered that the South Korean film "So Won" has a title in Korean (소원) that functions as a pun, meaning both the victim's name and "wish." While the Taiwan translation is "Hope: Rebirth for Love" and the US translation is "Hope," only mainland China uses the transliteration "Su Yuan," losing the pun's meaning. The film was released in 2013 and has a Douban rating of 9.3.
09.28
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·Xi'an
On September 28, two netizens from Shaanxi posted on Xiaohongshu, calling out Xi'an Gaoxin No. 1 High School by name for giving only two days off for the National Day holiday, and in the comments section a netizen remarked that the pressure on students is too great.
09.27
·Official claim
·Importance V
·Sources 1
·China
Xinhua News Agency announced that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli have been expelled from the Party and the military, their credentials as delegates to the 20th National Congress terminated, and their cases transferred to military judicial authorities for handling.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·United States
A recording of a private dinner in the United States at which Pan Shiyi discussed the Ren Zhiqiang case and a list of 11 people has circulated on Weibo and the X platform, drawing attention.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·United Kingdom
UK counter-terrorism police arrested five suspects on suspicion of a terrorist attack against the US military's forward operating base at Fairford in Europe, but subsequently released them on bail, sparking concerns from Trump and the outside world about UK national security and legal leniency.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Beijing
People’s Daily published an article on its front page stating that Xi Jinping returned to Beijing after concluding his state visit to the United States.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
A lengthy Wall Street Journal investigation shows that over the past 18 months the United States has invested large sums of money and worked with allies to build backup supply chains for critical minerals, reducing dependence on China.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Hainan, China
On September 27, the Chinese military held joint naval and air exercises around the disputed Scarborough Shoal, also known as Huangyan Island, in the South China Sea.
09.27
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·亚特兰大
After it was announced during Xi Jinping's visit to the United States that giant pandas would take up residence at Zoo Atlanta, two giant pandas, Pingping and Fushuang, arrived in the United States on September 27.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
The front page of People's Daily published an article by Wang Yi titled "Pioneering the Right Way for Major Powers to Get Along, Writing a New Chapter in the History of China-US Relations."
09.27
·Verified
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·亚特兰大
Giant pandas Pingping and Fushuang flew from Chengdu to Zoo Atlanta in the United States aboard a special charter plane, beginning a ten-year stay.
2026
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·China
Official data from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) shows that household deposits increased by 7.58 trillion yuan in the first half of the year, while household loans decreased, reflecting a strong precautionary savings tendency among ordinary people amid economic uncertainty.
2026
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
In the first half of 2026, the country saw a net decrease of 410,000 catering stores, corroborating the reality that retail sales of consumer goods are actually declining significantly.
09.27
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released a new wave of sanctions targeting nearly 60 entities, individuals, and vessels, including several companies in China and Hong Kong, alleging they provide support to Iran's nuclear and oil networks.
09.27
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·United States
As of August 24, US Central Command has ordered 71 commercial vessels to change course, disabled 3 vessels, and boarded 2 vessels for inspection to ensure the enforcement of the maritime blockade against Iran.
09.27
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Washington
Officials from Japan, the United States, and South Korea held a Trilateral Coordination Secretariat meeting in Washington on August 24 to discuss deepening policy coordination on North Korean issues and cooperation on economic security.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On September 27, the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command organized joint exercises in the maritime and air space around Scarborough Shoal, stating that the action targets certain countries disrupting regional stability.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Hechi, Guangxi
On September 27, Nandan County, Hechi City, Guangxi, announced that it had established a special investigation team to conduct a comprehensive investigation and verification into the controversy over "teachers being forced to pay for their own training." The county education bureau had previously denied screening teachers based on teaching performance, but confirmed that teachers were required to cover their own transportation, food, and accommodation expenses.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On September 27, the WeChat official account of the Ministry of State Security published a comic titled "State Security Popular Science Theater: Infernal 'Rice'", claiming that foreign consulate personnel, agricultural experts, and biologists were dealt with according to the law for illegally collecting data on rice yields, planting distribution, and reserve conditions, and the village head who reported them was awarded a certificate of honor.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Guangzhou
During the performance at the Guangzhou Strawberry Music Festival on September 27, the audience took part in a circle-running interaction. A warning notice from the public security authorities was played at the scene, stating that this disrupted order and violated the Public Security Administration Punishments Law. The police had already collected evidence by drone aerial filming and taken away 3 audience members for investigation, sparking widespread dissatisfaction, with the crowd collectively chanting “Refund.”
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Guiyang, Guizhou
On September 27, a student at the Huaxi Campus of Guizhou Normal University in Guizhou Province reportedly died after a suspected fall from a building. While the family was negotiating with the university, a family member fainted on the spot due to a teacher's perfunctory attitude, and the teachers involved watched coldly throughout. Afterwards, the related video was taken down by the platform.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Beijing
On September 26, the WeChat official account of the U.S. Embassy in China published an article titled "Situation Statement: President Trump Advances Fair and Reciprocal Relations with China During Historic State Visits." On the 27th, netizens discovered that the article had been restricted from being forwarded to friends, shared to Moments, or having its link copied.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·United States
On September 27, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue revealed during an interview with Fox News that Trump discussed arms sales to Taiwan during every meeting with Xi Jinping, and that Trump once asked Xi if he wanted to buy some American weapons, though he did not specify when the conversation took place or how Xi responded.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Shanghai
On September 27, a netizen posted that when leaving Shanghai, they were questioned by border inspection about their destination, purpose of travel, and the number of people traveling with them; flight tickets and accommodation were checked day by day, and other visas in their passport were also examined; the man ahead of them was repeatedly questioned by several people about his business and purpose of leaving the country.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Suining County
At around 5 p.m. on September 27, a student at Li Central School in Suining County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu fell to their death from the fifth floor. The student had previously asked a classmate to request sick leave on their behalf due to feeling unwell, but the teacher did not handle it.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
According to a Wall Street Journal report on September 27, many places in China have set up heart-shaped balloons, floral arches and honeymoon coupons, transforming marriage registration offices into romantic check-in spots in the hope of attracting young people to marry and have children and boosting wedding-related tourism consumption.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·China
According to reports, Germany and France are finalizing a joint document this week, calling on the European Commission to accelerate the development of trade tools similar to the U.S. Section 301.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Serbia
On September 27, Vučić resigned early from the presidency of Serbia, originally intending to switch to prime minister through parliamentary elections to continue his rule.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Lanzhou, Gansu
According to a submission, Lanzhou Wanli Aviation Electromechanical has arranged for no holidays during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day as part of a "100-day sprint," without paying overtime wages.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Yongji, Shanxi
On September 27, a netizen reported that Yongji Electric Hospital, under the guise of "soliciting opinions," required internal staff to contribute funds to alleviate the financial pressure of constructing a new complex building. Department heads were required to contribute at least 80,000 yuan, deputy heads 60,000 yuan, and team leaders between 30,000 and 50,000 yuan.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·华盛顿特区
On the second day of Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S., a video shows a conflict outside the Smithsonian Institution; the organizer holding the microphone is identified as Chen Shanzhuang.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
A netizen submission claimed that after an employee refused to work overtime on Sunday, Shandong Zhikai Engineering Design unilaterally terminated its labor relationship with him; the date of the incident was not stated.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
A 2026 graduate shared their job-hunting experience, saying that a potato-planting job received 3,000 resumes in two days; they said that under job-hunting pressure they no longer require a two-day weekend or a specific work location.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Yongzhou, Hunan
On September 27, netizens in Qiyang, Yongzhou, Hunan, filmed construction workers installing razor wire on top of the protective netting of the Xiangjiang Bridge. In the comments, netizens stated this was to prevent people from jumping off the bridge, while mocking and complaining about the low-wage, high-pressure life in the area.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On September 27, The New York Times published an article stating that Silicon Valley is worried that AI could become powerful enough to spiral out of control or even trigger a war, while Beijing believes that cutting off power, shutting down the internet, or making arrests is sufficient to handle it. The article cites research from Fudan University, statistics from AnYu AI, and the views of Zhao Minghao, noting that only five leading Chinese AI companies have published safety assessment results.
09.27
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Guangxi Nanning
On September 27, netizens posted a video claiming that two dormitory balconies on the 7th floor of a building at Nanning Vocational and Technical University in Guangxi had no railings installed at all. The school only put up warning tape but still arranged for students to move in, sparking concerns among netizens.