September 20
Sunday · 10 items
11:23
CNR commentary criticizes regulatory authorities for slow response on food safety issues; netizens lament the absence of investigative journalists and their replacement by grassroots supervision.
11:01
Two passengers got into a physical altercation on a train in Hebei. When the train police arrived to handle the situation, they were holding a cigarette and ignored the argument, drawing netizen criticism for dereliction of duty.
10:40
On September 20, the Weibo topic " compensatory leave and boycott consumption" climbed to the 4th spot on the trending list, only to be immediately blocked and censored by the platform.
10:22
On the 4th anniversary of the Guizhou quarantine bus crash on September 18, netizens shared handwritten slogans from a residential bulletin board that year, commemorating the victims with "If it's not any of us, then next time it will be me" and reflecting on society's apathy.
10:00
The Cyberspace Administration of China issued a notice requiring platforms to clean up negative information inconsistent with official corporate statements, and targeting behaviors such as mocking corporate logos and disparaging brand users as key areas for action.
09:42
A ride-hailing driver in Xining, Qinghai, gave such a professional introduction to local administration and geography that netizens identified him as allegedly Wang Xuewen, the former head of the Qinghai Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism who was previously dismissed for violating alcohol consumption rules.
09:21
On September 18, a Chinese international student was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Zurich court for attempted murder, with the court ruling that the defendant had full criminal responsibility.
09:03
Zhong Shu, host of the podcast "A Single Tree Does Not Make a Forest," accused of plagiarizing multiple episodes; netizens found through data comparison that at least 14 episodes are highly similar to overseas podcasts.
08:20
On September 19, netizens in multiple locations displayed car stickers with slogans like "Remember Wangwang" and "Be kind to every life" to support the previously controversial dog incident.
07:41
The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, reports that Xi Jinping temporarily missed the September 12 BRICS summit dinner due to physical discomfort, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi attending on his behalf, while Beijing's officials gave no explanation.