“Trees in Beijing Covered with Anti-Climbing Blades as Migrant Workers Labor by Day and Sleep on the Streets at Night (July 25, 2026)”
In addition to building border barriers topped with razor wire, on July 25, a netizen in Beijing filmed large numbers of anti-climbing blades installed on the trunks and branches of some trees.
Meanwhile, near Beijing Railway Station, large numbers of people from other parts of China were forced to sleep on the streets. By day, they perform strenuous labor and provide services for the city and its various “masters,” yet at night they have nowhere to stay and can only sleep outdoors.
“The ‘Wangwang Storm’ Continues to Face Government Suppression as Solidarity Actions Persist (July 25, 2026)”
On July 25, Chinese Communist Party authorities further intensified their crackdown on various activities supporting “Wangwang.” In Beijing and other cities, netizens who had participated in solidarity actions were summoned by police for “tea”; in Shanghai, even an ordinary animal adoption event was forced to be canceled.
Meanwhile, online censorship continued to escalate. Content related to the “Wangwang Incident” became increasingly difficult to publish, and even posts that appeared successfully were often throttled or deleted. One netizen said that she was unable even to post videos of her own dog.
Despite the authorities’ intense pressure, large numbers of self-described “Wangwang Group employees” continued to speak out for Wangwang through daily online check-ins. Offline solidarity actions also continued in places including Shashi, Hubei, and Ningbo, Zhejiang, taking the form of public-screen displays, T-shirts, car stickers, billboards, and other activities.
“Hundreds of Steelworkers in Fujian Block National Highway and Face Off with Police, Protesting Disguised Layoffs (July 25–26, 2026)”
On the afternoon of July 25, hundreds of workers from Yixin Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. in Luoyuan County, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, blocked a national highway to protest the company’s disguised layoffs and unpaid social insurance contributions. They remained in a standoff with large numbers of police officers and special police until the early hours of the following morning.
According to workers, Yixin Iron and Steel changed its legal representative the previous month. The new legal representative had promised that the company was “only changing its legal representative” and that employees would continue working as usual. However, on July 25, the company abruptly announced a production shutdown, required employees to take turns remaining on duty, and offered them only 1,000 yuan per month as a living allowance. The decision sparked strong anger among workers, who immediately launched a collective protest.
In the early hours of July 26, the workers gradually dispersed after the company announced that it would withdraw the production-suspension and renovation notice, make up overdue medical and social insurance contributions, and publish a specific compensation plan by the following Friday.
“Villagers at Guizhou Scenic Area Block Road to Demand Land Compensation; Several Arrested by Police (July 25, 2026)”
On July 25, villagers near Gate No. 2 of the Wumeng Grassland Scenic Area in Panzhou, Liupanshui, Guizhou Province, blocked traffic to demand that the authorities pay long-overdue compensation for land occupied by the scenic area. Traffic in the area was brought to a standstill for several hours. Police subsequently cracked down on the protesting villagers and arrested several of them.
According to an informed local netizen, the communities surrounding the scenic area are populated mainly by Yi and Bai villagers. Because the scenic area has occupied villagers’ land without paying compensation for years, local residents have repeatedly blocked roads to defend their rights.
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.
