September 23
Wednesday · 10 items
13:00
On September 22, students at Zhongshan Memorial Middle School in Guangdong chanted in their dorms in collective protest against the school's backtracking on Mid-Autumn Festival holiday arrangements, demanding time off.
12:21
After vlogger "Yulie Qige" exposed sulfur-fumigated bamboo shoots and was questioned by bamboo farmers, he responded that illegal processing and destruction of trust are the root causes of the price drop.
12:02
On September 22, Zhao Lei, former general manager of the Beijing Municipal Culture Investment Development Group, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first instance for corruption and bribery, with all personal property confiscated.
11:41
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker publicly opposed Trump giving Xi Jinping a grand welcome, calling him a brutal dictator.
11:22
Bloomberg reports that Xi Jinping is not expected to lead a business delegation during his upcoming US visit, in stark contrast to his 2015 trip with business tycoons.
11:01
A worker died suddenly during construction inside Langfang Normal University, family members seeking rights defense at the school gate were given cold-shouldered by the school, which previously sparked controversy over restricting student electric vehicles.
10:40
On September 23, Xinhua News Agency reported that Xi Jinping left Beijing on a special plane and set off for the United States for a state visit, with an entourage including Peng Liyuan, Cai Qi, and Wang Yi.
10:22
Reuters reports that the wife of Youlin Chen, a Chinese-American seismologist detained in China for nearly two years, says the White House has assured her that Trump will demand her husband's release when he meets with Xi Jinping this week.
10:00
A clothing company in Shenzhen issued a notice stating that to ensure production operations before and after the holiday, the company has disabled leave requests and suspended employee leave.
09:44
UPDATE #2 [zh] 9月23日，浙江杭州西湖区双云里一处电动自行车停放点发生火灾，共8辆车被烧毁，未造成人员伤亡。