[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.”
[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.
