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On September 12, an employee of a state-owned enterprise exposed a work group notification requiring all management and technical personnel to work normally on weekends and statutory holidays, with cancellation to be announced later.

On September 11, a viral video of a girl eating leftovers from a trash bin drew attention. The related comment section was strictly controlled, with only 3 comments remaining visible, and netizens left ironic messages in the bullet chats.

The U.S. accuses Chinese entities of providing high-resolution satellite imagery before Iran's attack on the U.S. military base in Jordan in July, resulting in the deaths of 3 U.S. soldiers, and Beijing refuses to acknowledge this.

On September 11, a netizen reported that a Uniqlo employee was denied permission to use the restroom via walkie-talkie due to diarrhea, and was forced to hold it for over an hour, sparking questions about strict management systems and online censorship.

On the night of September 8, at a gathering site in Shaoshan, Hunan, people held portraits of Mao Zedong and red flags, shouting for the full implementation of two-day weekends, the enforcement of labor laws, and the improvement of labor benefits.

A netizen from Fangzi District, Weifang, Shandong, posted on social media reporting that district-hired teachers have suffered severe wage arrears, stating that salaries, performance bonuses, and housing provident funds have been long overdue with no hope of retroactive payment during the Mid-Autumn Festival, sparking public attention.

On September 10th, in Beijing, an elderly grandmother from Shandong, after 17 years of fruitless petitioning, has been sleeping on the streets for five months. She tearfully recounted the death of her husband and a mishap her son encountered in the hospital, and fears returning home.

September 12, First Financial News reported that due to the decrease in births and the concentration of population in urban areas, the number of primary schools nationwide has decreased by nearly 30,000 over five years, and idle rural primary schools in many places have been converted into nursing homes.

Anthropic released a report disclosing that local police (Public Security) and state security (MSS) departments in China are using artificial intelligence to conduct stability maintenance and public opinion monitoring targeting overseas dissidents such as "Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher".

On September 11, netizens exposed the new edition of the ninth-grade "Ethics and Rule of Law" textbook, which requires students to arm their minds with Xi Jinping Thought; the quoted cartoon phrase "a family of a thousand people, one person in charge" has drawn attention.