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October 31
Saturday · 10 items
11:00
On October 30, German President Steinmeier held talks with Xi Jinping in Beijing, urging China to uphold the international order based on the UN Charter; on the previous day, he called on China at Peking University to promote ceasefire negotiations with Russia.
10:41
Recently, a netizen shared a video of an elderly woman wearing a plastic raincoat and resting under an umbrella while selling lotus flowers spread on the street at night; no passersby stopped, which resonated with netizens.
10:20
On October 30, multiple netizens posted that universities across China issued notices banning teachers and students from organizing or participating in "foreign holidays" such as Halloween and Christmas, with violators facing disciplinary action.
10:01
On October 29, the state-run media outlet Yangtse Evening Post published an article criticizing the Japanese drama "VIVANT" for distorting the torture scenes of the invading Japanese army. Netizens in the comments section did not buy it, instead accusing the media of ignoring people's livelihoods and constantly inciting xenophobia.
09:33
UPDATE #2 [zh] 10月30日晚，杭州湖滨步行街万圣节活动现场，制服人员列队巡逻，多名民众自发排成长队模仿巡逻队形行走，以此嘲讽巡逻人员。
09:01
The Diplomat comments on the Mbappe apology incident, noting that commercial pressure from the Chinese market is extending political taboos to overseas speech.
08:40
Qingdao Metro has issued guidelines on passenger attire, labeling common Halloween skull and blood patterns as 'promoting violence and terror,' and requiring advance monitoring of surrounding activities and preparation of makeup removal supplies. Violators must remove makeup, change clothes, and be reported to the police.
08:21
On October 30, a netizen in Shanghai was taken to a police station and ordered to remove their 'Venom makeup' at Fuxing Park; multiple netizens commented that the scene was under strict control, and the comment section has now been cleared.
08:00
On October 30, uniformed personnel wearing "anti-fraud" armbands were seen patrolling in front of many shops in Shenzhen, with significantly increased intensity compared to the past.
07:42
On October 31, rapper Pharaoh released his new album 'A Young Person's Life', in which lyrics were pointed out by netizens to contain a hidden acrostic for 'Long Live the Cultural Revolution'. Pharaoh responded that it was purely a coincidence and announced he would mute the relevant lyrics.