On March 10, after a patient died following treatment at Lixing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Tongxu County, Kaifeng, Henan, the family of the deceased went to the hospital to demand an explanation and burn joss paper. Judging from the comments section, this hospital appears to have a notorious track record of wrongdoing.
In Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province, when houses in communities like Yunhu Tianjing and Sunac Jiutangfu were struggling the most to sell, the local government announced that buying a property would guarantee enrollment at Shenggeng School. However, after the houses were mostly sold out, they claimed the school lacked sufficient classrooms and redirected students to attend Taoyuan Primary School. On March 9, hundreds of parents gathered at the school to protest.
On March 9, in Wuhan, Hubei province, a man was left in a vegetative state following a failed minimally invasive surgery at the Hankou Campus of Tongji Hospital. His family members went to the hospital to demand an explanation.
On March 9, investors in ‘Huangjin Matou’ (Golden Wharf) in Putian, Fujian province, gathered once again at the Putian municipal government offices to demand the return of their investment funds. Huangjin Matou Group Co., Ltd., which had long used high interest rates as a lure to attract deposits, suffered a financial collapse at the end of last month, leaving thousands of victims.
On March 8, in Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei province, homeowners from three residential communities—Poly Time Impression, Liantou Ideal Starlight, and Minmetals Wanjing Water Shore—staged a joint protest to defend their rights. They were protesting against Chuneng New Energy Co., Ltd. for constructing a battery factory just 200 meters away from their neighborhoods.
On March 8, homebuyers from ‘Dahe Shidai Courtyard 6’—a long-standing unfinished housing project in Xiangdu District, Xingtai City, Hebei Province—blocked traffic on Xinhua South Road after waiting an extended period to receive their homes. They were later dispersed by the police.
On March 6, the Binfen Beilei Training School in Zhuozhou, Hebei Province, absconded with tuition fees, leaving hundreds of students with no classes to attend. Parents gathered collectively at the city government and other locations to defend their rights and seek redress. According to teachers at the school, they have not received their salaries either, and the school has been sealed off due to unpaid rent. Some parents claimed that the person in charge of the school has already fled abroad.
Documentary: “The Unified Resistance of Tens of Thousands: Lufeng, Guangdong Defies the Firecracker Ban”
In Lufeng, Guangdong, the Chinese New Year Youshen (Parade of the Gods) is the most grand, frenetic, and unifying traditional folk event of the year. To welcome the passing deities, villagers ignite mountainous piles of firecrackers and fireworks, engulfing the streets in thick smoke and deafening blasts. The scene is as staggering as a “battlefield”—a ritual used by locals to pray for a life that is “red and booming” (prosperous). However, in 2026, despite fierce opposition from the villagers, Lufeng authorities forcibly implemented a “firecracker ban,” prohibiting the practice during the festival. This ultimately ignited a large-scale citywide protest.
On March 4, a man in Taixing, Jiangsu Province, suddenly felt unwell and was told he needed to undergo surgery after being examined at Taixing People’s Hospital. After waiting anxiously outside the operating room for several hours, his family was informed that ‘he had already been sent to the funeral home long ago.’ On March 5, the family of the deceased went to the hospital to demand an explanation.
On March 5, vegetable vendors at the Jinshan Farmers’ Market in Wenchang, Hainan, went on strike for the third consecutive day to protest rent increases. According to those involved, the market was originally collectively owned but was later sold by the government to a private owner.