“Hundreds of Tibetans in Shangri-La Protest Flooding Caused by Government Water Retention (2026.05.16)”
On May 16, hundreds of Tibetan villagers gathered at the Napa Lake sluice gate in the Napa Lake Nature Reserve, located in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, to protest what they say is the long-term illegal retention of water by local authorities. Villagers said the prolonged closure of the sluice gates has caused surrounding roads to be submerged, homes to flood, farmland to fail, and livestock to die, resulting in severe losses for local residents.
According to villagers, the water retention at Napa Lake has already lasted for two years, allegedly for “water quality testing.” However, some online sources claim the water may actually be being retained to attract tourists.
“Over 2,000 Students in Wenshang, Shandong Hold Mass Protest Against School’s Harsh Policies, Forcing Reversal (2026.05.16)”
On May 16, more than 2,000 students at Wenshang No.1 High School in Wenshang County, Jining, Shandong Province launched a collective protest against what they described as the school administration’s “unreasonable oppressive policies,” ultimately forcing the school to revoke its decision to delay dismissal times.
According to students, the immediate trigger for the incident was the school’s unilateral decision to extend weekend dismissal time from 3:50 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. in order to increase exam preparation time. However, deeper resentment stemmed from the school’s long-term and relentless compression of students’ rest time. Wenshang No.1 High School had previously implemented a “one day off every four weeks” system for many years. Although reforms were introduced in 2024 under policy pressure, the school still has not adopted a true two-day weekend system, leaving students with only 24 hours of rest each week. After Vice Principal Wu Zhiguo took office, students say conditions worsened further as he continuously rolled back earlier reforms, tested students’ limits, and attempted to restore the “one day off every four weeks” system, causing grievances to intensify.
On the night of May 15, after students learned about the school’s plan to delay dismissal, dissatisfaction spread rapidly across campus. Students quickly organized themselves through word of mouth, discussing protest demands and formulating a concrete action plan.
At around 9:50 a.m. on May 16, students on the third floor of the school’s teaching building took the lead, collectively rushing out of their classrooms while shouting “Give us our holiday!” before gathering in the school square. Their actions were soon joined by more than 2,000 first- and second-year high school students, who poured into the protest.
During the demonstration, some students raised a prop banner used in a historical drama bearing the slogan: “Defend sovereignty abroad, eliminate traitors at home,” triggering loud cheers from fellow students. At the same time, a text titled “Declaration Against Wenshang No.1 High School” circulated among students. It stated: “Thousands of students, united in shared anger, must stand firm in our convictions, fight with reason and justice, and never submit to unjust oppression!”
After approximately 45 minutes of sustained protest, the school administration ultimately backed down and announced the restoration of the original 3:50 p.m. dismissal schedule. Students then gradually returned to their classrooms, marking the protest as a successful action.
On May 15, a woman in Hengdong County, Hunan — believed to be a petitioner — posted six consecutive videos on Douyin pleading for help. She described having been subjected to prolonged organized harassment, with her phone and home network placed under surveillance, and said she was being forcibly transported to Changsha for a psychiatric assessment by local government personnel and staff from a Hengdong psychiatric hospital. Visibly terrified, she expressed fear that she would no longer be able to care for her daughter and that she would be subjected to sexual violence while institutionalized, stating that if she were declared mentally ill she would request euthanasia. The videos also show several men accompanying her, behaving aggressively. Her Douyin account was subsequently wiped and disappeared.
Pregnant Street Vendor Faces Off Against Chengguan in Haikou as Hundreds of Bystanders Rally in Support (2026.05.14–15)
On the night of May 14 through the early hours of May 15, 2026, in Haikou, Hainan, several female street vendors — including a pregnant woman — engaged in a prolonged standoff with urban management officers (chengguan) and police in an effort to prevent their food stall from being seized. The confrontation drew hundreds of onlookers who gathered to watch and show their support.
On May 14, following the closure of the East Campus bathhouse at Xuanhua Vocational College of Science and Technology in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, the management refused to fully refund the money students had stored on their bath cards. Instead, they demanded a 10-yuan “card return fee.”
This triggered widespread dissatisfaction among hundreds of students, who gathered outside the bathhouse entrance in protest. By the morning of May 15, under pressure from the student body, the school announced that the bath fees would be refunded in full and the “card return fee” would be waived.
May 13: The National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration (NPB) remains overcrowded with people. Due to Donald Trump’s visit, an even greater number of petitioners have been detained and sent to Jiujingzhuang.
On May 13, a subsidiary of Shenzhen Topband Co., Ltd. located in Long Thanh District, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam, was accused of unilaterally dismissing a Chinese female employee. After refusing compensation and declining to communicate with her, the company allegedly forcibly removed her from the premises in the early hours of the same day, leaving her with multiple abrasions across her body.
May 12, near the former site of Juyuan Middle School in Dujiangyan, Sichuan. A large number of family members of the victims gathered to burn incense, light candles, and set off firecrackers to mourn their loved ones lost in the earthquake.
During the massive earthquake on May 12, 2008, two teaching buildings at Juyuan Middle School were razed to the ground, resulting in the tragic deaths of 278 students and 6 teachers. In stark contrast, residential houses surrounding the school and other structures on campus did not fully collapse—some older buildings even remained standing.
Following the disaster, several architectural experts conducted field investigations and pointed out clear quality issues in the collapsed school buildings, including insufficient reinforcement ratios, substandard cement grades, and structural connection defects. However, the authorities insisted on categorizing the tragedy strictly as a “natural disaster.” Despite the victims’ parents persisting in their pursuit of justice for years—demanding a thorough investigation and legal accountability for those responsible for the construction—their efforts remain without result to this day.
“Shanghai Female Master’s Student Says Internship Company Stole Her Identity and Made Her a Registered ‘Responsible Person’ (2026.05.08)”
Recently, a female master’s student in Shanghai posted a video alleging that the company where she interned for just one month used her personal information without her knowledge to register her as the company’s “financial officer” and “tax officer,” despite the fact that she had never signed a formal tripartite internship agreement.
She said she only discovered the issue after checking the company’s official registration records, where she found that she had been listed as a company official with potential legal liabilities.
According to her account, after leaving the company, she repeatedly asked for her name to be removed from the registration, but the company continuously delayed the process and demanded that she first pay accommodation fees, utility charges, and other expenses before agreeing to revoke her status.
She also accused the company of contacting her parents and falsely claiming that she owed the company money, pressuring her school, and even accessing chat records between her and a colleague in an apparent attempt to learn about her plans to report the company.
