On April 1, after a student died from a fall at the Second Middle School of Zhaoji Town, Dengzhou City, Nanyang, Henan, the family members went to the Dengzhou Education Bureau to hold up banners in protest, demanding that the school and teachers be held accountable and that the truth be made public.
“Hundreds of Merchants in Kunming Rally to Protest Junfa Group’s ‘Collect First, Then Cut Rent’ Practice (2026.03.30)”
On March 30, hundreds of merchants at Junfa New Luosiwan International Trade City in Guandu District, Kunming, Yunnan, staged another collective protest, demanding that Junfa Group either refund the excess rent they had already paid based on the current 40%-discount rate, or extend their lease terms. In January 2026, Junfa Group announced a rent reduction immediately after collecting full rent payments from existing tenants — a move that sparked widespread anger among merchants, who have since launched multiple rounds of protests.
“Changshu Huaxin Workers Stage Days-Long Protest Against Covert Layoffs (2026.03.27–30)”
From March 27 to 30, dozens of workers at Changshu Huaxin Auto Parts Co., Ltd. in Jiangsu staged consecutive days of protests, demonstrating against the company’s use of covert layoffs. According to workers, following a sharp drop in orders, the company redirected what little work remained to temporary workers while forcing permanent staff onto unpaid leave — a tactic designed to pressure regular employees into resigning voluntarily, thereby allowing the company to avoid paying severance. Changshu Huaxin Auto Parts Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Ningbo Huaxiang Group. Its predecessor, Shanghai Huaxin Automotive Rubber & Plastics Products Co., Ltd., was founded in 1993. The company was re-registered in Changshu’s Shajiabang area in 2017 and began full production in 2019.
On the evening of March 30, on Tengye 2nd Road in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, a street vendor and his child sat in front of a chengguan vehicle to protest the urban management officers’ seizure of their food cart.
On March 30, in Liwaogou Village, Menhe Town, Ganyu District, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, a conflict broke out after urban management officers blocked a funeral procession for playing funeral music through a speaker. According to local residents online, in Ganyu District, playing suona horns or funeral music during burials has been banned by the government unless the family pays a fee of 2,000 yuan. Other netizens reported that similar rules exist in parts of Shandong Province. In Shangqiu, Henan, the price is 10,000 yuan.
On March 30, in Changling County, Songyuan City, Jilin Province, 200 retired workers from the Changling Stud Farm gathered at the Changling County Social Security Bureau to demand their rights, protesting that the farm had only enrolled them in the “urban-rural residents’ pension insurance” scheme — leaving them with just over 1,000 yuan per year in retirement payments and no medical insurance coverage. Changling Stud Farm was established in 1958 and is a provincial state-owned agricultural and livestock enterprise.
On March 30, in Putian, Fujian, over a thousand investors in “Golden Wharf” again gathered at the Putian municipal government to demand the return of their investments, facing off against a large number of police. Golden Wharf Group Co., Ltd., which had long attracted deposits with high interest rates, collapsed at the end of February this year.
On March 30, in Xinyi, Guangdong, days after the last protest, a heavy police presence remained stationed in Wanglong Village, Shuikou Town — the community closest to the proposed crematorium site — blocking residents from leaving.
On March 28, in Yanjiao Town, Sanhe City, Hebei, a dog meat vendor called “Dasheng Dog Meat” was found by local residents to be slaughtering pet dogs of unknown origin for sale. When residents confronted the owner, he brazenly beat a dog to death in front of the crowd, and was immediately surrounded by furious onlookers. In the end, a woman paid to buy all the remaining dogs, which were then adopted and taken home by residents at the scene.
Homeowners at the Huarun Runhong City Runzhen Yuan residential development in Guangming District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, have suffered sudden losses of roughly 200,000 yuan after the developer sharply cut prices on the newly built complex. On March 29, a group of affected homeowners staged a sit-in at the sales office, demanding that China Resources refund the difference.