[Chinese Government Plan to Increase Han Population in Xinjiang Through Inland Migration Exposed]
According to a video we obtained, on July 23, in a village in Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, a Chinese government official was seen using a projector to explain the policies and incentives related to relocating to Xinjiang. The content of the presentation, along with the projected materials, indicated that the relocation destinations are Regiment 225 and Regiment 224 of the 14th Division in Kunyu City, Xinjiang.
The official stated that the local population is “over 80,000,” and that the “Uyghur ethnic group accounts for a high proportion” (with the projected data showing 59%). He expressed a desire to increase the Han Chinese population ratio to “around 50% or 60%” by bringing in Han migrants. He also emphasized that the requirements for relocation are relatively lenient: men aged 18 to 40, women aged 18 to 35, with a junior high school education or above, no criminal record, and passing a political background check are eligible to become “division employees.” Once one person in a household is accepted, the entire family can relocate—there are no requirements for other family members.
According to individuals familiar with the situation, this relocation program is now in its third phase and currently recruiting participants in the village. However, we have not been able to locate any official documents or public announcements regarding the program.
Public records indicate that as of 2021, over 100,000 people from Zhaotong, Yunnan alone had already been relocated to Xinjiang.
On July 22, in Jinjiang, Fujian, workers from a Xtep subcontractor factory went to the local government to demand their unpaid wages, under heavy police “protection.” Due to Xtep’s long-term failure to pay for goods, the Shunchao (Super Cup) shoe factory went bankrupt in early July. Since July 8, workers have been protesting for days to claim their back wages, but to no avail so far.
Follow-up on the financial collapse of Shupai Yigou in Linyi, Shandong: On the morning of July 23, the Linyi authorities deployed over a thousand police officers and placed the streets surrounding the company’s headquarters under lockdown.
On July 22, at Jinle Dyeing and Weaving Co., Ltd. in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, the workers demanding their unpaid wages replaced the bucket truck blocking the gate with a cargo truck.
“Massive Ponzi Scheme Collapse: Over a Thousand Investors Besiege Linyi Shupai Headquarters, Clash with Police”
More than a thousand investors from across China gathered outside the headquarters of Shupai Yigou in Linyi, Shandong, on Monday and Tuesday, demanding the return of their investments. Some stormed the building, vandalized facilities, and clashed violently with police. Several individuals were detained.
Shupai Yigou is a consumer rebate platform that rose rapidly in recent years under the banner of the “digital economy.” It promoted a model of “earn money while spending” and “profit-sharing,” encouraging users to recharge funds to snap up products, and then recruit new participants to earn high rebates. The platform claimed annualized returns of up to 200% and touted backing from the government, asserting that the Luozhuang District government held a 34% stake and was overseeing operations. These “guarantees” helped the company expand swiftly into multiple cities across China, claiming thousands of “digital storefronts” and tens of thousands of merchants, with widespread presence in community promotions, TV shopping, and social media marketing. Many users took out loans or mortgaged property to participate.
However, since July, users have reported that withdrawals were frozen and recharge balances became unrecoverable. The promised “T+5” withdrawal period proved meaningless, with clear signs of a broken capital chain.
On July 21, Shupai Yigou issued a notice stating it was under investigation for suspected pyramid selling. The announcement warned that if illegal activity was confirmed, both service providers and users involved in operations could face criminal charges. Simultaneously, the company unveiled a so-called “transformation plan,” including a partnership with the Qingdao Cultural Property Exchange to launch a new “Wenqitong” platform in a bid to construct a “new digital ecosystem.”
Instead of easing tensions, the announcement was widely interpreted as an attempt to “escape liability.” That same day, a large number of investors forced their way into Shupai’s Luozhuang District headquarters, detaining a company executive and demanding repayment—without success.
On the morning of July 22, the situation escalated further. More investors arrived by car from other provinces, swelling the crowd at the headquarters to over a thousand. Local authorities deployed a large number of police officers to disperse the protesters. Violent clashes broke out as police forcibly entered the building, with demonstrators throwing water bottles and other debris, breaking windows and damaging property. Police responded with pepper spray and made multiple arrests.
That afternoon, some protesters relocated to block a road in front of the headquarters, causing major traffic disruptions. Police intervened again and forcibly dispersed the crowd, detaining several more people in the process.
In addition to the headquarters protest, some investors went to the Linyi municipal and Shandong provincial government offices seeking redress. As of the evening of July 22, many investors remained near the Shupai headquarters, with tensions still running high and the incident continuing to unfold.
From July 19 to 21, following the bankruptcy announcement of the Chinese home renovation chain Lianjiaju, workers, homeowners, and suppliers from Lianjiaju in Guangzhou, Foshan, Jiangmen, Shantou, Huizhou, Zhuhai (all in Guangdong), and Wuzhou (in Guangxi) have staged consecutive protests. Reportedly, Lianjiaju’s founder, Zeng Yuzhou, died by jumping from a building last Thursday (July 17).
On the evening of July 21, Zhiduobao Amusement Park, located in the Bund area of Dongpo District, Huanggang, Hubei Province, was violently demolished by the local government and Dongpo Cultural Tourism Co., Ltd., citing the construction of the “Great River Eastward” project as the reason. During the demolition, a female owner of the park was dragged on the ground by demolition personnel while police were present. According to the property owner, the land use rights for Zhiduobao Amusement Park are not set to expire for another six years.
[Hundreds of Students and Parents in Shaanxi’s Xixian New Area Protest for Days, Multiple People Detained]
On Monday (July 21), a protest initiated by hundreds of students and parents from Xixian New Area in front of the Shaanxi Provincial Petition Bureau, aimed at demanding fair access to education, ended with multiple parents being detained.
According to several parents, the number of admission slots for public high schools in Xixian New Area was severely limited during this year’s high school entrance examination, leaving many students who scored over 600 points unable to enroll in public schools. As a result, they are left with no option but to attend private schools, where tuition fees amount to tens of thousands of yuan per year—an unaffordable burden for many families.
Since last Saturday, hundreds of students and parents have been gathering for consecutive days at the Xixian New Area Administrative Committee and the Shaanxi Provincial Petition Bureau, calling for an increase in public high school admissions.
On July 20, in the Biyuan Impression Guilin residential community in Lingui District, Guilin, Guangxi, hundreds of homeowners launched a rights defense action and successfully expelled the property management company that had refused to leave after its contract expired. During the process, fierce clashes broke out between the homeowners and the property management staff.
