From February 17 to 26, in Huangjinao Village, Tianba Community, Zhaxi Town, Weixin County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province, villagers were forced to stand guard outside their homes day and night for ten days—from the first to the tenth day of the Lunar New Year—to guard against the CCP re-entering the village to forcibly demolish their houses. Earlier, on January 20, the villagers successfully repelled a forced demolition team using bricks and stones.
On February 26, in Liling City, Changde, Hunan, workers from the Hongxin Ceramics Factory who were blocking the national highway to demand their 2024 wages were forcibly dispersed by police.
February 25 — In Letang Village, Shiling Town, Lianjiang, Guangdong Province, authorities deployed a large number of police officers to block the three roads leading out of the village in order to prevent residents from holding a traditional “You Shen” (parade of deities) celebration.
February 25 — At the People’s Hospital of Xingping City, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, several family members of a patient who died in a medical accident were taken away by police while seeking an explanation from the hospital.
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?”
