On Sunday night (July 27), due to a surge in the number of petitioners lining up in front of the National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration, Beijing authorities dispatched a large number of security personnel and thirteen buses to forcibly transport some of the petitioners to Jiujingzhuang for soft detention.
[Geely-Baikuang Group in Baise, Guangxi Accused of Forcing Overtime Work]
Geely Baikuang Group Co., Ltd., based in Baise, Guangxi, has recently begun enforcing a mandatory 12-hour work schedule, compelling employees to work excessive hours. Those who refuse to comply have reportedly had their access cards deactivated and are barred from entering the worksite. The company has also placed these employees under isolated “training” sessions in an apparent effort to pressure them into resigning.
The video, dated July 26, shows multiple employees who refused to work overtime being denied entry at the factory gate.
Public records show that Geely Baikuang Group is a state-controlled enterprise jointly established by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Guangxi Baise Yinhai Aluminum Company. Its primary operations span the aluminum industry chain, including bauxite mining and electrolytic aluminum production.
On July 26, at the Phase III construction site of Zhongjun World City in Gaomi, Weifang, Shandong, construction workers began dismantling rebar in protest after not being paid for a long time.
[Henan Biyang Villagers Succeed in Protest Against Crematorium Project]
From July 25 to 26, the protest movement launched by villagers in Yangjiají, Biyang County, Zhumadian, Henan, against the construction of a crematorium continued to grow, with increasing numbers of villagers from other nearby towns arriving to show support. They also brought large amounts of supplies, including tents, drinking water, and food.
Under mounting pressure, the local government withdrew all construction machinery on the 25th. Villagers then began to gradually leave the protest site. Before departing, they took the initiative to clean up the area and cut off access roads leading up the mountain to prevent further construction.
[Tap Water Contamination in Shijiazhuang Neighborhood Unresolved After a Month, Residents Protest Again] On the evening of July 26, residents of Qinxiangyuan in Poly Jasmine Mansion, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, once again gathered outside the local water supply company to protest, demanding accountability from the government and the company for their inaction. One month after the neighborhood’s tap water contamination incident, no resolution has been offered. During the protest, residents declared, “If the problem isn’t solved, no one can stop us. If you want to arrest someone, take the whole neighborhood.”
At the end of June, a mass case of water poisoning occurred in Qinxiangyuan. After drinking tap water, many residents suffered from vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and dizziness, with over a hundred people hospitalized. According to residents, the cause may have been a failure by property management to connect the sewage system to the municipal network, resulting in fecal water backflow into the tap water pipes. A previous protest took place on July 3.
[Villagers in Nanning, Guangxi Clash with Forced Land Acquisition Team, Multiple Injured] On July 24, in Huada Village, Baiji Town, Yongning District of Nanning, Guangxi, villagers armed with wooden sticks clashed with a forced land acquisition team composed of government personnel, police, security guards, and members of a wind power company. The confrontation erupted as villagers sought to defend their land and environment. Multiple villagers were injured after being beaten by the acquisition team, who were equipped with riot shields and long batons. Video footage also shows the team using fire extinguishers during the clash. According to the villagers, the seized land is intended for the installation of wind power equipment. The local government had reportedly made no agreement with the villagers prior to the forced acquisition.
On July 22, in Jia County, Pingdingshan, Henan Province, two construction workers were beaten by government personnel and police while petitioning the county government for unpaid wages. Both were hospitalized. One of the workers sustained extensive contusions across his body, and his wrist developed blisters from being tightly bound with plastic zip ties.
and is still in Shandong. The funds remain in the company’s accounts but have been frozen by the Linyi government. (This mirrors the Haihui International case: the government initially turned a blind eye—or even publicly endorsed it—only to seize everything once the company had grown large enough.)
The whereabouts of the detained investors remain unknown, and police have refused to disclose any information.
On July 24, in Lizhai Village, Huaigou Town, Lingbi County, Suzhou, Anhui Province, urban management officers violently dispersed street vendors and were knocked to the ground by one of the vendors. A nearby construction worker was heard saying, “Hit him hard for me.”