On May 31, teachers at Eton Nanhu Mansion Kindergarten in Shangqiu, Henan, announced a collective strike after the school repeatedly failed to pay their wages. Upon hearing the news, parents gathered at the kindergarten en masse to protest, demanding the refund of tuition fees of 30,000 yuan per child.
“Hunan ‘Miracle Doctor’ Defrauds Patients with Flour-Based Fake Medicine; Thousands of Victims Rally for Refunds (2026.05.19–30)”
From May 19 to 30, thousands of victims of a fake medicine scheme held consecutive days of protests in Taoyuan County, Changde, Hunan, demanding the return of money paid for fraudulent treatments. According to multiple sources familiar with the case, a man surnamed Hu from Zouishi Town, Taoyuan County, registered a clinic under his wife’s name earlier this year and hired social media influencers from Zhangjiajie, Changde, Cili, and surrounding areas to promote him heavily on Douyin, marketing himself as an all-powerful “miracle doctor” who charged around 1,400 yuan per consultation. The medicines he sold were made from flour, dried rice flour, and other powdered ingredients, with prices ranging from a few hundred to tens of thousands of yuan per course. In mid-May, patients began realizing the treatments had no effect and gathered at the clinic to demand refunds, at which point Hu shuttered the clinic and fled. The number of victims is believed to exceed one thousand, with total losses estimated in the tens of millions of yuan.
“Hundreds of Stranded Homebuyers in Xianyang, Shaanxi Rally to Demand Delivery of Unfinished Homes (2026.05.30)”
Buyers at the Sunac Chenguang No. 1 development in Xianyang, Shaanxi, spent their life savings to purchase homes at the peak of the market in 2020. Six years on, they face not only a steep collapse in property values but also mounting monthly mortgage payments on a stalled, unfinished project. On May 30, hundreds of homeowners rallied again, chanting slogans such as “Hand over our homes,” to protest the developer’s decision to push back the delivery date by yet another year.
On May 25, a confrontation broke out outside the Wenzhou Municipal Government in Zhejiang between workers from Xinyi Shoe Factory demanding unpaid wages and police who attempted to seize their banners, leaving one worker injured.
On May 29, following an altercation at K11 ECOAST shopping mall in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, a staff member told a customer: “K11 is not here to serve broke-ass people like you who have no money!”
“Teacher Abuse Scandal at Jiangsu Kindergarten; Parents Blocked by Police During Protest (2026.05.29)”
A child abuse scandal has emerged at the Second Government-Affiliated Kindergarten in Fengxian County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu. A parent discovered that her child had suffered serious burns to the lips and was told by the child that a teacher had burned her with a hot glue gun. When the parent contacted the teacher, the teacher initially claimed it was an “accident” or that she had been “careless,” repeatedly deflecting responsibility. It was only after the parent reviewed surveillance footage that the deliberate nature of the injury was confirmed. On May 29, parents who gathered to protest outside the kindergarten were blocked by police and special police units.
On May 26, after the organizer of an informal rotating savings group absconded with participants’ funds in Zhanglin Village, Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian, angry victims gathered outside his home, pounding on the door in protest and hiring a drum-and-music troupe to amplify their demonstration. By May 28, the organizer had been arrested.
On May 20, the Yijiangnan Food Factory in Guangxia Village, Qingling Township, Hongshan District, Wuhan, was subjected to a violent forced demolition by local authorities. The factory’s owner was beaten while resisting, and nearby residents captured part of the incident on video.
“Villagers in Pingnan, Guangxi Protest Quarry’s Environmental Destruction; Beaten by Police in Crackdown (2026.05.27)”
A large quarry operating around the clock — blasting the mountainside and extracting groundwater on a massive scale — has caused severe geological damage in Liangliao Village, Danzhu Township, Pingnan County, Guigang, Guangxi, leaving farmland sunken and collapsed in multiple locations and rendering many homes structurally unsafe. Villagers repeatedly reported the situation to the authorities, but local officials took no action. On May 27, when residents went to the quarry to protest and seek redress, local authorities responded swiftly and in force, deploying police and special police units to “maintain stability” — and villagers were beaten in the ensuing confrontation.
From May 26 to 28, hundreds of medical staff at Huakang Hospital in Dazhou, Sichuan — formerly an army hospital — held three consecutive days of rallies to protest the hospital’s failure to pay wages and social insurance contributions, as well as its announcement of closure without any compensation plan.