Chinese Communist Party Installs Signs Reading “Foreigners Not Permitted to Pass Without Authorization” in Villages of Markam, Tibet (July 2026)
Recently, a tourist visiting Markam, Tibet, discovered that signs had been placed at the entrances of several local villages reading “Foreigners not permitted to pass without authorization,” barring foreigners from entering. Meanwhile, party flag imagery and political propaganda slogans had also been painted at multiple sites, including hillsides and roadsides, around Markam.
Standoff Erupts Between Bouyei Villagers and Authorities in Luodian, Guizhou, Over Seized Tourism Revenue (July 24, 2026)
On July 24, at the Dadaxiaojing scenic area in Moyang Town, Luodian County, Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, Bouyei villagers asserting their rights clashed with government personnel, public security officers, and company staff who had come to drive them out; one villager was injured in the confrontation.
According to villagers, they are all residents from around the Dadaxiaojing scenic area who have long made their living ferrying tourists into the site by bamboo raft. Recently, however, local authorities, seeking to seize the scenic area’s revenue, forcibly handed over its operation to a government-linked shell company, “Minsheng Company.” After taking over, Minsheng Company set up checkpoints blocking roads near the scenic area, forcing tourists to take paid shuttle boats instead, while barring villagers from ferrying tourists by bamboo raft. On July 18, villagers launched a protest, gathering at the scenic area’s dock for several consecutive days.
“旺旺集团”投屏行动之辽宁大连星海公园摩天轮：善待每个生命（The“Wangwang Group”Public-Screen Campaign — Ferris Wheel at Xinghai Park, Dalian, Liaoning: Treat Every Life with Kindness）
On July 22, around 200 laid-off teachers in Heilongjiang Province went to the provincial education department to collectively defend their rights. They demanded that the authorities make up the pension contributions owed for laid-off teachers who have not yet reached the statutory retirement age and do not have social security accounts. They also called for laid-off teachers enrolled in the enterprise employee pension system as flexible workers to receive the same teaching-service allowances, or to have their years of teaching recognized as years of service and counted toward their deemed pension contribution period. In addition, they demanded an increase in the teaching-service allowance provided to veteran teachers belonging to the “1986 group.”
“Elderly Woman in Ludian, Yunnan, Blocks Road with a Rope to Demand Compensation (July 22, 2026)”
Near the No. 1 Niulan River avalanche shed on National Highway G352 in Ludian County, Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, an elderly woman blocked traffic by stretching a rope across the road. The local government occupied her land to build the road ten years ago, but the compensation owed to her has still not been paid.
“Young Woman Distributes Flyers on Beijing Streets Late at Night, Calling Attention to the ‘Wangwang Incident’ (July 23, 2026)”
Late on July 23, a courageous young woman distributed flyers alone on the streets of Beijing, urging members of the public to pay attention to the “Wangwang Incident.”
Hebei Xianghe Villagers Protest Authorities’ Construction of Razor-Wire Barrier Wall; Entering Beijing Now Harder Than Leaving the Country (July 20, 2026)
On July 20, in Baoshang Village, Anping Town, Xianghe County, Langfang, Hebei Province, authorities replaced what had been temporary barrier panels with a permanent wall topped with razor wire, intending to permanently separate the village from the neighboring Xiaotun Village in Huoxian Town, Tongzhou District, Beijing. The move sparked discontent among villagers, who gathered at the road junction to protest.
In recent times, many stretches of the barrier fencing along the Hebei-Beijing border have likewise been replaced with razor-wire walls, to the point that residents living along the Hebei-Beijing boundary now find it harder to enter Beijing than some border villagers find it to leave the country.
“Mural in Support of ‘Wangwang’ Covered Up by Authorities in Chengdu, Sichuan (July 21, 2026)”
On July 21, at the intersection of Jinfeng Road and Jincha Road in Damian Subdistrict, Longquanyi District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, a netizen discovered that a mural recently painted by a woman in support of “Wangwang” had been covered by the authorities with a green sheet.
