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Sichuan University and other universities list bad habits such as smoking and drinking as grounds for disqualifying tuition fee waivers, sparking public debate on the boundaries of public assistance and personal consumption.

A domestic blogger complained about the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday arrangement, criticizing officials for counting weekends as holidays and using exclamation marks to create a false sense of welfare of "taking advantage".

A physics teacher at Dafang No. 2 Middle School in Bijie, Guizhou, accused of sexually harassing female students; local police, discipline inspection commission, and education bureau have launched an investigation, and the teacher in question has been transferred away from his post.

On September 20, at the Douyin Creator Conference in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, multiple influencers publicly expressed support for two-day weekends without adjusted working days, calling for the abolition of the adjusted-holiday system.

On September 19, citizens in Warsaw, Poland held a rally outside the Chinese Embassy in Poland to express solidarity with Wangwang, the abused dog, and called on China to stop animal abuse.

The People's Hospital of Xinyi, Maoming, Guangdong tied blood donation to interns' holidays; the hospital management demanded in a work group to investigate students who posted complaints online and threatened to contact their schools.

On September 18, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reminded international students not to engage in foreign agent activities that require registration by law, otherwise they will lose their student status and be deported. Previously, the Department of Justice issued an announcement emphasizing that failure to fulfill registration obligations will result in legal liability.

Shanghai entrepreneur Zheng Shuai was extorted 100 million yuan by Shaoyang police for "buying freedom", arrested after payment and detained beyond the time limit; the police bureau chief involved has been dismissed.

On September 20, a medical dispute occurred at the First People's Hospital of Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei. Family members of a patient conflicted with hospital security personnel over the handling of the body.

Saudi Arabia withdrew in 2025 from the China-led cross-border digital currency platform mBridge, which was previously seen as an important attempt to promote de-dollarization in oil trade.