May 13: The National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration (NPB) remains overcrowded with people. Due to Donald Trump’s visit, an even greater number of petitioners have been detained and sent to Jiujingzhuang.
May 12, near the former site of Juyuan Middle School in Dujiangyan, Sichuan. A large number of family members of the victims gathered to burn incense, light candles, and set off firecrackers to mourn their loved ones lost in the earthquake.
During the massive earthquake on May 12, 2008, two teaching buildings at Juyuan Middle School were razed to the ground, resulting in the tragic deaths of 278 students and 6 teachers. In stark contrast, residential houses surrounding the school and other structures on campus did not fully collapse—some older buildings even remained standing.
Following the disaster, several architectural experts conducted field investigations and pointed out clear quality issues in the collapsed school buildings, including insufficient reinforcement ratios, substandard cement grades, and structural connection defects. However, the authorities insisted on categorizing the tragedy strictly as a “natural disaster.” Despite the victims’ parents persisting in their pursuit of justice for years—demanding a thorough investigation and legal accountability for those responsible for the construction—their efforts remain without result to this day.
“Chinese State Media Claims ‘Circumventing the Firewall’ Is Illegal, Uses Fear Tactics Against the Public (2026.05.08)”
On May 8, “Weixin Rongmei,” the official media outlet of Weixin County in Zhaotong, released a propaganda video claiming that using tools to circumvent China’s internet firewall is illegal. The video stated that related records could be added to personal files and may affect civil service exams, political background checks, and employment opportunities, in what critics described as an attempt to intimidate the public.
The video also claimed that the belief that “people will not be punished for circumventing the firewall if there is no profit involved” is a rumor, and called on the public to “report any suspicious firewall-circumvention activities to local cyberspace administration or public security authorities.”
On May 9, in Xuchang, Henan Province, a terrifying scene unfolded as two workers were left dangling and spinning mid-air after the steel cables of their suspended platform snapped during high-altitude work outside a Bank of China building. Footage from the scene reveals that because the workers were wearing prohibited three-point harnesses, they nearly slipped out of them while suspended. Fortunately, following an emergency rescue operation, both workers were brought to safety.
According to safety regulations, high-altitude personnel must be equipped with and use more secure five-point safety harnesses. Furthermore, the fact that both the primary and secondary cables of the platform snapped simultaneously highlights a severe breakdown in construction safety management and equipment maintenance.
A folk song that has been circulating widely in recent days — “Mad Dogs and E-Bikes” — mocking the CCP’s mass confiscation of electric vehicles and its pattern of targeting ordinary people. (2026.05.03)
Lately, if you’re riding an e-bike, you’d better watch out —The mad dogs on the streets are biting people left and right.And they’ve actually got a “mad dog license” to do it!Three to five of them swarm together in a pack.Damn their masters —Who dreamed up these new rulesThat target ordinary people and nobody else.Some of these mad dogs are even worse:They want your vehicle, not your life —Hauling it straight back to their own door.
On May 3, in Guanqian Street, Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, a young man cosplaying as Zhang Jue, the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, shouted in the street:
“The Azure Sky is dead, and the Yellow Sky shall rise! In the year of Jiazi, there shall be prosperity under heaven. I am Zhang Jue, a humble Taoist. I bid the Great Han meet its end. Lord of Thunder, lend me your strength!”
On April 26, a woman publicly displayed a banner reading “Born human, living toward the light — Yu Menglong, an outstanding young Chinese” among the crowd at Qianlingshan Park in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, in open support of actor Yu Menglong, who fell to his death from a Beijing apartment building in September 2025 under circumstances that remain disputed.
Security has been tightened significantly near Tiananmen Square in Beijing recently, with measures appearing to treat everyone as a potential threat. (April 21–26, 2026)
“Jianmei Aluminum in Foshan Uses Forced Military Training as Disguised Layoffs (March 11–17, 2026)” From March 11 to 17, Jianmei Aluminum Co., Ltd., located in Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, compelled employees to participate in military training outside of normal working hours, stipulating that anyone who refused would have their performance bonuses docked. According to workers, this move is widely seen as the company’s attempt — amid declining business performance — to pressure employees into resigning voluntarily through indirect means, thereby evading its legal obligation to pay severance compensation. Workers reported that after already enduring 12-hour workdays, being required to attend an additional 2 hours of military training left them physically and mentally exhausted, and the situation has been extremely difficult to bear.
On March 10, ahead of the 18th anniversary of the 2008 “March 14 incident” in Lhasa, Tibet, several military veterans who participated in the suppression of demonstrating monks in Lhasa shared their personal experiences on Chinese social media platforms. They recounted that due to insufficient armed police forces, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was ordered by superiors to wear armed police uniforms and pose as armed police to suppress the monks. These soldiers also stated: “Shoot as soon as you see red (monks)”, “wipe out everything taller than a wheel, a certain village”, “rivers of blood”, and “fire trucks washing the ground.” Some soldiers also posted pictures of their commemorative medals from that time. Currently, the related content has been deleted.