On February 24, in Biaoxing Village, Zhexiang Township, Wangmo County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, officers entered the village to detain residents who were protesting the village committee’s unauthorized leasing of a collectively owned school. Their actions sparked public anger, and they were surrounded by villagers.
February 24, Niangxi Town, Xinshao County, Shaoyang, Hunan: Villagers blocked roads for several hours to protest environmental pollution caused by the Yunyan Cement Plant and to demand compensation.
February 24, Yutian County, Tangshan, Hebei: Dozens of investors of “Jufeng Puguang” were violently intercepted by police while marching toward Beijing to petition.
It is reported that Fang Yucheng, the legal representative of Jufeng Puguang Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. and a member of the Chinese Communist Party, allegedly raised hundreds of millions of yuan by luring investors with high interest rates and then refused to repay the funds. Although investors have been seeking redress for several years, there has been no resolution to date.
On February 23, workers at the South Korean-owned Yura Electronics Factory No. 2 in Heze, Shandong, staged a collective strike on the first day back from the Spring Festival holiday due to unreasonable make-up shift arrangements. According to workers, the strike ended that afternoon after ‘both the factory management and the workers took a step back.
Beijing Petitioners: Current Leadership is “Blind and Deaf,” Ruining the Country (2026.02.23)
On February 23 (the 7th day of the Lunar New Year), a massive crowd of petitioners gathered outside the National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration, queuing overnight to register their grievances the following day. During the gathering, several veteran petitioners arrived specifically to address the crowd. They declared that “this generation of leaders is both blind and deaf; they have ruined this country and destroyed the youth of so many.” They further warned those waiting in line that “queuing is useless,” urging them instead to learn from “student and worker strikes,” to “demand human rights,” and to “find a different way to live.” Meanwhile, another veteran petitioner expressed hope that Xi Jinping would “show some mercy and come to the National Petition Bureau to take a look for himself.”
On the third day of the Lunar New Year (February 19), in Jixian Town, Zhouzhi County, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, villagers confronted police for three hours after a traditional shehuo folk performance was banned. In the end, they were allowed to hold the event.
During the standoff, one villager shouted through a loudspeaker at the police: “Taking that little bit of money from the people—don’t you feel ashamed?”
From Lunar New Year’s Eve to the first day of the Lunar New Year (February 16–17), in just one place — Gaoyou in Yangzhou, Jiangsu — workers from three garment factories were still demanding their unpaid wages. The factories are Shunbang Garments, Tianyu Garments, and Mimi Garments.
On February 13, dozens of displaced residents blocked the road in front of the Qianxi County government in Tangshan, Hebei Province, demanding that the Chinese Communist Party pay the overdue demolition compensation.
February 12, Weihai, Shandong — Wuhu Shipyard not only failed to pay wages for three months, but also called in police to forcibly disperse workers demanding their pay, with several people taken away.
February 11–12: Sanitation workers in Lanjia Town, Kuancheng District, Changchun, Jilin Province went on strike for two consecutive days due to long-term wage arrears.