Zhao Wei posted on Weibo saying she had formally divorced Mr. Huang many years ago; subsequently, an account under China News Service, Guoshi Zhitongche, published a related report that trended on hot search.
On December 22, 2024, the Nanchang police in Jiangxi and the subdistrict office issued a statement saying that, in response to an online dispute, they had lawfully sent Li Yixue, a party who had repeatedly pursued rights defense, to a hospital for psychiatric treatment, once again sparking controversy over being "diagnosed as mentally ill" against one's will.
On December 18, 2024, well-known overseas blogger "Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher" announced the launch of the crypto meme coin $LI to fund anti-CCP causes; subsequently, the sharp drop in the coin's price triggered fierce questioning from participants of the White Paper Movement and distancing from multiple quarters.
On December 18, 2024, New York Chinese resident Chen Jinping pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government, participating in assisting the operation of an overseas police station of the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau set up in Manhattan's Chinatown.
On December 17, 2024, a 70-year-old resident surnamed Cao died in Xiangcheng, Henan, and a forensic examination concluded that the cause of death was consistent with sudden cardiac death. According to reports, her family had dragged her to a neighbor's homestead and obstructed rescue efforts while she still had vital signs.
On December 14, 2024, a 59-year-old man surnamed Ma in Zhengzhou had a dispute with his employer, surnamed Qin, over unpaid wages and dismissal. Qin slapped him 9 times. That evening, Ma was hospitalized with an acute cerebral infarction and passed away after being in a coma for 14 months. Qin admitted to the assault at the police station.
The High Court of Justice in London has unsealed the identity information of espionage suspect Yang Tengbo, codenamed H6, disclosing his relationship with Prince Andrew.
The Intermediate People's Court of Xianning City, Hubei Province, announced the first-instance verdict in the case of Li Tie. Li Tie was convicted of crimes including accepting bribes and sentenced to 20 years in prison. His status as a non-state personnel has sparked external discussions about the football association system.
Chinese diplomat Xu Wei urged Paraguay to recognize China rather than Taiwan, saying the choice would benefit Paraguay; he was expelled by Paraguay, which accused him of interfering in its internal affairs. Paraguay is Taiwan's only remaining diplomatic ally in South America.
The Public Security Bureau of Xin Barag Left Banner dismissed the case against Xing Yanjun about 8 months after his death, citing a lack of criminal facts, and unsealed his property.
A woman surnamed Bu from Jinzhong, Shanxi, who suffered from schizophrenia, went missing for 13 years and was found with a son and a daughter. Police reported that she was taken in by a resident named Zhang in Qingcheng Town after she went missing. Media reports described Zhang as an honest man, sparking outrage among netizens who pointed out that this was actually rape and illegal detention.
A representative from Kazakhstan met with Ma Xingrui in Xinjiang, proposing the use of the Irtysh River to build a waterway corridor connecting China, Kazakhstan, and Russia, and suggesting the construction of inland ports and other facilities.
In a speech at the end of 2024, Gao Shanwen expressed sensitive views on the cyclical bubbles, consumption structure, actual growth rate, and future low growth of the Chinese economy. The speech was subsequently banned, marking his final public address.
Gao Shanwen, Chief Economist of SDIC Securities, publicly questioned official data from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during an internal investment lecture, estimating that the actual average growth rate over the past two to three years may only be around 2%.
As of the end of 2024, Taiwan had more than 40,000 registered and trained disaster prevention personnel, with the Red Cross and professional search and rescue associations participating in the disaster relief system.
Bo Guagua posted a lengthy statement on X, claiming that Bo Xilai never competed with Xi Jinping and that there was no bad blood between the Bo and Xi families, attempting to attribute his parents' case to personal grudges rather than systemic issues.
In December 2024, Xinhua News Agency revoked the retirement benefits of Gu Wanming, former head of its Guangdong branch. Prior to this, he had been criminally detained for issuing an open letter over the death of Li Keqiang, and was sentenced by a court to one year in prison on the charge of picking quarrels and provoking trouble.
Data shows that by the end of 2024, the total number of social organizations in China dropped to 871,800, declining for three consecutive years since 2022; from 2021 to 2025, authorities cracked down on a cumulative total of 75,000 zombie-like organizations and targeted over 8,000 illegal social organizations.
A-Quan, a Shenzhen resident and former armed police officer, was tricked by a man speaking with a Fujian accent into going to a telecom fraud park in Myanmar in 2021. Because he refused to carry out fraud, he was subjected to physical punishment. He later escaped at night and sought help from the Chinese embassy, but received no response.
On November 29, Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai publicly announced that he would not use cotton from China's Xinjiang region. This statement has garnered online attention, with some netizens expressing support and planning to purchase his products.
Zhang Youxia launches a purge within the military, and Xi Jinping's loyalist Miao Hua is taken down.
The Financial Times, citing US officials, reported that Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun is under investigation for corruption.
On November 19, 2024, Gao Xiaosong's audio program "Xiaode" aired its final episode and concluded; since then he has not returned to mainstream video platforms, nor has he produced any new programs.
According to Know Your Meme, Reddit user TheSefi76 posted an edited image of Mbappé turned into Mao Zedong in the r/soccercirclejerk subreddit, and the site identifies it as the earliest known "Dictator Mbappé" image. Since then, the practice of face-swapping Mbappé with figures such as Mao Zedong, Kim Jong-un, Stalin, and Mobutu has gradually become a staple gag among football fans.
At the 2024 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit held in Lima, Peru, Xi Jinping proposed four so-called red lines to US President Joe Biden, covering Taiwan, democracy and human rights, the political system, and development rights, aiming to demarcate areas where the new US government must not interfere.
In a meeting, US President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping jointly made clear that decisions on the use of nuclear weapons should be made by humans, not artificial intelligence.
On November 16, 2024, a vicious knife attack occurred at the Wuxi Institute of Arts and Technology in Yixing, Jiangsu, killing 8 and injuring 17; the 21-year-old suspect, graduate Xu Jiajin, was caught at the scene.
On November 15, 2024, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Tang Renjian, former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, had been expelled from the Party and removed from public office, and that the case of suspected bribery had been transferred to the procuratorate; the announcement said he had improperly accepted gift money and sought benefits for others.
On November 14, Wang Wenzhi and Cheng Zilong, journalists with Xinhua News Agency's Economic Information Daily, were beaten while reporting at a China Railway Seventh Group construction site on the Hefei–Xinjiang high-speed railway in Anhui, and their phones were seized. On-site video shows a person in charge admitting that the reporters' phones were confiscated, and saying the beating may have been carried out by his subordinates.
Rights campaigner Xu Zhiyong has been on a hunger strike for 40 days in protest against Lunan Prison depriving him of his right to communicate with his fiancée Li Qiaochu. Currently, Xu Zhiyong cannot meet with his lawyers, making it difficult for the outside world to know his specific physical condition.
The FBI and CISA state that hackers linked to the Chinese government have infiltrated several US telecommunications companies, stealing call records and private communications, and replicating wiretap request information.
Zhao Bing and others repeatedly beat Hui Jian on a hillside in Jiangxi, causing severe head injuries and fatal intracranial hemorrhage; the killers then covered his body with dry grass and fled.
On November 11, 2024, a malicious vehicle-ramming attack against citizens occurred on an internal road of the Zhuhai Sports Center in Zhuhai, Guangdong. Official reports said 35 people were killed and 43 injured, and the 62-year-old suspect, Fan, was subdued at the scene.
Hui Jian was hijacked and taken away in Daya Bay, Huizhou by Cao Dong, Zhao Bing and others impersonating police officers; his phone was handed over to others, and he was forced to delete a WeChat official account article.
On November 8, 2024, the Chinese Communist Party approved a quota of 6 trillion yuan for replacing hidden debt, rolling over and cutting interest rates on local government financing vehicle (LGFV) debt at a pace of 2 trillion yuan per year, effectively shifting losses onto creditors.
In early November 2024, hundreds of thousands of college students in Zhengzhou, Henan rode shared bikes at night into Kaifeng, triggering large-scale gatherings. Universities in Henan and many other places subsequently locked down their campuses and barred students from going out, while traffic police in both cities imposed a full closure of the Zhengkai Avenue.
Following the cancellation of performances in Guangzhou, Foshan and Suzhou, on November 5 the Shanghai YOUNG Theatre announced that The Cherry Orchard, starring Jin Xing and originally scheduled to be staged in December, has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
On November 5, 2024, US-based seismologist Chen Youlin was arrested by state security at the Beijing airport as he prepared to return to the United States after visiting family and lecturing. His wife stated that he has already faced over 100 interrogations and is facing trial on fabricated espionage charges.
The program stated that from November 2024 to the first quarter of 2026, China issued a cumulative 4.96 trillion yuan in replacement bonds; no public reports could be found for this figure.
Blogger Hui Jian (Wu Kai), who had long exposed the inside story of telecom fraud in Northern Myanmar and Cambodia on his WeChat official account, was kidnapped by fake police in Huizhou, Guangdong, in November 2024, and later murdered in Dingnan, Jiangxi. The second-instance ruling by the Guangdong High People's Court was disclosed on October 27, 2026.
Chengdu Tianfu New Area has spent 10 billion yuan to build a sanatorium for retired cadres covering about 650 mu, drawing criticism over unfair distribution of medical and welfare resources.
Sima Nan's accounts on multiple platforms have stopped updating. According to foreign media reports, he was banned from posting for one year, with the specific reason not disclosed.
An AITO owner in Guangzhou produced an inspection report claiming the vehicle's brakes failed, after which Seres filed a police report and pursued legal action.
Overseas leaks claim that amid a military purge led by Zhang Youxia, Peng Liyuan's military post of major general was suspended on the spot, and she and Zhong Shaojun were both expelled from the Bayi Building of the Central Military Commission.
On November 1, 2024, the canopy of the railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, collapsed, killing 16 people. The station had previously been renovated under contract by a consortium of Chinese-funded enterprises. Students demanded accountability for the accident and an end to corruption; the protests continued for nearly two years and grew into a nationwide movement calling for early elections.
From November 2024 to 2026, China cumulatively replaced 5 trillion yuan of local government debt. However, the statutory debt balance increased by 10.7 trillion yuan, indicating that the local government debt problem remains severe.
In November 2024, the Minhang District Court in Shanghai sentenced Gu Wanming, former head of the Xinhua News Agency's Guangdong branch, to one year in prison on the charge of picking quarrels and provoking trouble. He was criminally detained after issuing an open letter in October 2023 raising five demands over the death of Li Keqiang.
Andy Lau held a concert at the Taipei Arena and sang "Chinese People," sparking discussions in Taiwan's political circles and among netizens regarding his stance and united front propaganda.
The Fuzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau issued a document reminding that the “mini-week” of “one week with no days off, one week with a single day off, two days off per month” is suspected of being illegal, pointing out that under the standard working hours system, working hours per week shall not exceed 40 hours, with at least one day of rest per week.
In November 2024, Tianyancha showed that Zhejiang Xiangyuan Culture and Tourism, Tibet Longwei Culture Media, and Zhao Wei herself had new information added as persons subject to enforcement, with enforcement targets of 8488 yuan and 5689 yuan respectively, filed by the Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court, totaling 14177 yuan; the news topped the hot search list at number one.