On May 23, workers from Miya Precision Metal Technology Co., Ltd. — an Apple accessory supplier based in Dongguan, Guangdong — staged a collective protest for a second time at the Fenggang Town government office. The company had failed to make full housing provident fund contributions for more than 500 employees, and when workers sought redress, Miya proposed repaying the shortfall in installments over six years — a plan unanimously rejected by the workforce.
On May 22, family members gathered outside Ruijing Technology Development Co., Ltd. in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, to demand accountability after the company refused to accept responsibility for the poisoning of a recent Yangzhou University graduate who was exposed to toxic substances while working at a disinfection station shortly after being hired.
On May 23, the owner of Meiguo Yunguichuan Bistro at Wuyue Plaza in Nanxun District, Huzhou, Zhejiang, smashed his own shop in protest after the mall refused to refund his deposit upon closure and blocked him from removing his belongings from the premises.
On May 23, one day after a confrontation triggered by traffic police impounding electric vehicles left three dead and four injured, no traffic police were seen conducting vehicle checks in Wushi Town, Luchuan County, Guangxi.
On May 22, some 600 workers at ROHM Electronics Dalian Co., Ltd. staged a strike and march to protest what they described as an unfair compensation package following the company’s acquisition. According to sources familiar with the matter, ROHM Electronics Dalian has been acquired by a Chinese company called “Pengcheng.”
A Mother Scraping By in Beijing on Scavenged Recyclables, Fighting for Justice for Her Son (2026.05.22)
A young mother from Liuzhou, Guangxi, has been living as a drifter in Beijing — surviving by collecting recyclable waste and washing dishes — in her quest for justice for her son, who fell to his death after being subjected to sustained school bullying. Her husband, who had been fighting alongside her to seek accountability, has been imprisoned by the authorities.
According to the mother’s account, her son Pu Yuanliu was a student at Liuzhou No. 22 Middle School. On the morning of February 19, 2025, he was extorted and threatened by classmates; that afternoon, he was beaten by a group of fellow students while teachers present looked on and did nothing. In the aftermath, his homeroom teacher refused to review the surveillance footage, concealed from the family the fact that he had been beaten by multiple students, and then required him to transfer schools or take a leave of absence. Under the cumulative weight of these blows, Pu Yuanliu’s mental state deteriorated rapidly, and he ultimately died after jumping from a building. His family did not learn until five months after his death — when they were finally allowed to view partial surveillance footage — that he had been beaten by a group of students; it was not until seven months after his death, through accounts given by students who had participated, that they discovered he had been subjected to prolonged verbal abuse, personal attacks, and physical violence by classmates. To this day, the school continues to withhold other key surveillance recordings, while local police have refused to open a formal investigation, citing a lack of evidence of any unlawful conduct.
Further developments in the mass water poisoning incident in Weishi County, Henan: as of May 22–23, hospitals and clinics remain packed with patients; some res…Further developments in the mass water poisoning incident in Weishi County, Henan: as of May 22–23, hospitals and clinics remain packed with patients; some residents have begun staging protests outside the Weishi County government building.
On May 22, a violent confrontation between police and a civilian in Wushi Township, Luchuan County, Guangxi, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. The official CCP account states that “suspect Wen (male, 30) stabbed two civilians, while five police officers were injured in the course of subduing him” — framing the incident as an unprovoked attack by Wen in which officers were hurt during their response, and making no mention of any police fatalities. However, based on information posted by multiple local residents online, the confrontation was triggered when traffic police attempted to seize Wen’s electric scooter. As of May 23, the incident has left two police officers and one bystander dead.
On May 20, hundreds of merchants at the Gaoqiao Building Materials Market in Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan, collectively shut down their stalls in protest, demanding that market management reduce rents after prolonged sluggish business left them unable to sustain their operations.
On May 20, the owner of the Tianlong Babu Film and Television City in Dali, Yunnan allegedly fled after owing more than a hundred actors three months of unpaid wages, triggering a collective strike by employees.
