September 20
Sunday · 10 items
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.
07:01
A demobilized soldier in Hubei describes how he became a ride-hailing driver and lamented the difficulty of making money after failing to repay his credit card, with the comment section of the related video subjected to control.
06:40
Anti-trafficking volunteer Shang Guanzheng's video exposing disabled people in Changzhi, Shanxi being forced to do hard labor and facing unpaid wages was censored by the platform under the pretext of "inappropriate for display".
06:22
On September 18, traffic police in Changsha, Hunan launched a special crackdown on electric bicycles at 4 a.m., resulting in citizens being stopped and fined 20 yuan for not wearing helmets, which sparked mockery from netizens.
06:00
The space under a bridge in Longhua District, Shenzhen, was sealed off with iron fences and water-filled barriers; the recorder stated this was intended to drive away homeless people sheltering from the rain.
05:21
On September 18 at the Nagoya Asian Games men's basketball semifinal, the Chinese team suffered a crushing defeat against Japan, setting a new record for the largest margin of defeat and triggering a strong backlash in domestic public opinion.
05:00
A former employee of Japan's Asahi Kasei was arrested by police and faces prosecution for allegedly leaking semiconductor packaging material manufacturing secrets to Shandong Shengquan.
04:32
When a 28-year-old netizen applied for a Hong Kong and Macau Pass, the police station of their registered residence called their parents and relatives to verify their itinerary, with police claiming this was for security reasons.
04:02
On September 18, in a business district in Qiantang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, multiple disabled street performers conflicted with security guards and police, resulting in chaotic chases and powder scattering on the scene.
03:32
Police from Hubei, Hunan, and Guangdong collaborated to intercept a large semi-trailer truck loaded with sulfur in Chenzhou, Hunan, and raided two sulfur-treated bamboo shoot processing dens in Qingyuan.