“Dongguan Danti Xuan Residents Crackdown: Multiple Arrested During Protest (Oct 25, 2025)” On October 25, residents of Danti Xuan community in Tangxia Town, Dongguan, Guangdong, were suppressed by police during a protest, with multiple people arrested.
Six months ago, the residents launched the protest after the Lin Village Committee of Tangxia Town forcibly occupied the community’s plaza for road expansion, and the action has continued since.
On the 25th, to push through construction, local authorities deployed a large number of police and towed all vehicles parked in the plaza. When residents went to protest, they clashed with the police.
“Compensation Set at Only 0.3N: Hundreds of Supermarket Employees Protest for Days (Oct 20–22, 2025)”
Hundreds of employees from Renrenle Supermarket branches across China gathered for three consecutive days, from October 20 to 22, outside the company’s headquarters in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. They protested against long-term wage arrears and unpaid social insurance contributions, demanding fair compensation.
According to employees, Renrenle’s controlling shareholder, Qujiang Cultural Investment Group (Qujiang Wintop), in an effort to “maintain its listing status,” conducted a capital restructuring by transferring 13 Renrenle subsidiaries to shell companies for just 1 yuan each. After shifting the debts, the company continued to pay executive salaries while ordinary employees went unpaid, lacked social insurance coverage, and were denied severance compensation upon resignation. Over the past year, Renrenle employees in cities such as Shenzhen, Nanning, and Tianjin have repeatedly staged protests to demand unpaid wages and insurance.
At the protest site, employees chanted slogans such as “We need to eat!” and “We want compensation!” According to those present, the company insisted on compensating workers based on a “0.3N” formula—far below China’s legal standard—resulting in no progress in the negotiations.
Public records show that Renrenle Chain Commercial Group Co., Ltd. (Renrenle) was founded in 1996 and was one of China’s earliest large-scale supermarket chains. Initially headquartered in Shenzhen, it was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2010 but was delisted in 2025 after years of financial losses.
In recent years, Renrenle has closed a large number of stores nationwide, affecting thousands of employees. Its controlling shareholder, Xi’an Qujiang Cultural Industry Investment (Group) Co., Ltd.—a state-owned enterprise—took over in 2021, pledging to “restructure Renrenle and preserve jobs.” However, as losses continued to mount, labor protests have become increasingly frequent.
“Yi Students in Sichuan’s Liangshan Protest Weekend Classes (Oct. 17, 2025)”
On October 17, students in Grade 8 at Xide County Ethnic Middle School in Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan, went on strike and gathered in front of the school building, chanting slogans to protest against weekend make-up classes. According to students, the school had already held eight consecutive days of classes following the long holiday, yet administrators still demanded that Grade 8 students attend additional weekend lessons. Facing mounting student pressure, the school eventually canceled the planned weekend classes that same day.
“Case of Dalian Girl Xu Yuan’s Mysterious Death Reopens; Hundreds Gather Outside Court in Support (Oct 24, 2025)”
On the afternoon of October 24, the highly controversial “Xu Yuan case” was once again heard at the People’s Court of Pulandian District, Dalian, Liaoning Province. Hundreds of netizens from across China gathered outside the courthouse to support the victim’s family. A large number of police officers and SWAT forces were deployed to maintain order, and the atmosphere outside the court was tense. The crowd chanted slogans such as “A murderer must pay with his life.” During the confrontation, clashes broke out between supporters and police, and at least one person was detained. Inside the courtroom, the judge once again declared Xu Yuan’s ex-boyfriend, the suspect Shan Mou, not guilty. Xu Yuan’s sister said the hearing lasted only about two minutes before the judge directly announced the verdict.
The case dates back to the early morning of April 26, 2022. Xu Yuan, a 23-year-old woman, was found dead in the home of her boyfriend, Shan Mou, with a fruit knife lodged in her chest, fractured ribs, and dozens of bruises across her body. A forensic autopsy determined that she died from “stab and cut injuries to the chest causing rupture of the heart and lungs.” However, the court later ruled her death a suicide, and Shan was acquitted—an outcome that immediately triggered outrage and disbelief among Xu’s family and the public.
According to records, Xu Yuan met Shan through an introduction on February 12, 2022. They soon began dating and moved in together two months later. The first trial found that on the night of April 25, Shan, Xu, and several friends had dinner and drinks at a local barbecue restaurant and karaoke bar. In the early hours of the next day, after returning home, the couple argued—first inside, then outside the building—during which Shan verbally insulted and assaulted Xu. They then went back home, where the fatal incident occurred.
Shan claimed that Xu went to shower, and when she refused his request to cook instant noodles, an argument broke out. He slammed the door and left the apartment, with Xu following him outside wearing only a towel. They scuffled about ten meters from the building entrance; Shan admitted to hitting Xu several times and pulling her to the ground. Later, he persuaded her to return home, and the two went back together. Shan said Xu put on a white shirt, walked to the kitchen sink, picked up a fruit knife, removed its sheath, said “What have I, Xu Yuan, ever done to you?” and suddenly lifted her shirt and stabbed herself in the chest. No third person was present that night to verify what really happened.
A forensic report from the Pulandian District Public Security Bureau determined that Xu died from massive bleeding due to stab wounds that pierced her left lung and heart. However, her clothing showed no tear marks. The report also noted blunt-force injuries to her eyes, nose, left ear, and lips consistent with assault, and additional bruises on her forehead, arms, and legs. Bloodstains on her palms were hollow-patterned, and her right fingers were cut. Two details have been particularly controversial:
No tear in clothing – despite a fatal knife wound penetrating her heart.
Multiple external injuries – These findings led her family to firmly believe that Xu Yuan was murdered, not suicidal.
Records show that Shan had a history of violent offenses. In 2014, he was convicted of intentional injury and sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year suspension. During probation, he was convicted again for group assault and sentenced to four years and two months. In 2021, he was detained for 15 days and fined 500 yuan for assaulting another person.
In the days leading up to Xu’s death, the couple frequently quarreled. On April 20, Xu reportedly went to Shan’s family’s funeral shop to find him drunk and was beaten by him. Shan’s father testified that Xu called saying she had been hit; he went to mediate, and the two later reconciled. On the night of April 23, Shan told Xu, “Go die.”
Despite numerous inconsistencies, in September 2023 the Pulandian District Court ruled that Xu Yuan had stabbed herself in the chest during an emotional outburst. Although Shan admitted to minor assault, the court held there was insufficient evidence to link his actions directly to her death, and he was acquitted. Prosecutors appealed, but after multiple hearings, the court upheld the original verdict.
For nearly three years, Xu Yuan’s family has refused to accept the “suicide” conclusion. They insist that Xu had no suicidal tendencies and point to multiple irregularities—such as the intact clothing, questionable blood patterns, omissions in the crime scene investigation, and lack of transparency in the judicial process—as evidence of foul play. Xu’s mother said firmly in an interview: “My daughter would never stab herself in the heart. She was only 23, she had a job, friends, and plans for her future.”
After the October 24 hearing, many supporters who had traveled long distances expressed deep anger and disappointment at the verdict, calling it a betrayal of justice and the victim’s family. Xu Yuan’s relatives vowed to continue their fight for justice and “never give up.”
On the evening of October 22, in Baiyun District, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, street vendors confronted urban management officers (chengguan) on the street. The vendors said each stall’s daily revenue is often less than 80 yuan, while stall fees run as high as 100 to 200 yuan. If they pay the fees required by the government to operate “legally,” they would operate at a loss; but if they don’t pay, they are immediately driven off by the chengguan for “occupying public space” and even risk having their food carts confiscated.
During the standoff, one vendor, visibly emotional, said he has four children and two elderly dependents to support and more than 200,000 yuan in loans to repay, adding, “If you’re going to force me to steal, then give me a written certificate.”
“Three Factories in Jiangxi and Zhejiang Flee, Workers Protest for Unpaid Wages (Oct 20–22, 2025)”
From October 20 to 22, the owners of three factories in Jiangxi and Zhejiang fled, sparking days of worker protests for unpaid wages.
On October 21, the owner and his family of Jinhong Printing Factory in Leping, Jiangxi, disappeared, owing about 200 workers four months of wages—totaling several million yuan.
Workers protested for two straight days at the factory and in front of the city government, but the issue remains unresolved.
According to workers, the factory owner had originally run his business in Wenzhou and only relocated to Leping in July 2024.
Before fleeing, he had promised to pay the arrears on October 20 and repeatedly urged employees to work overtime—but on payday, he vanished with his entire family without a trace.
Meanwhile, the owners of Tingqi Shoe Factory in Wenling, Taizhou, and Linhao Garment Factory in Haining, Jiaxing, also fled on October 20 and 21 after failing to pay wages, leading to continuous protests by workers demanding their pay.
“Hundreds of Students in Pubei, Guangxi Protest School’s Ban on Mobile Phones (October 21, 2025)”
On the evening of October 21, at Pubei No. 1 Vocational School in Qinzhou, Guangxi, hundreds of students gathered in the dormitory corridors to protest the school’s newly implemented policy prohibiting students from using mobile phones.
Several students stated that they would not surrender their phones, regardless of whether the school revoked the ban.
According to a student who participated in the protest, the planned continuation of the protest that night was forced to be canceled because the school deployed multiple teachers to the dormitory area on the following day, October 22, to “monitor” the students.
“The Six Heroes of the ‘Minsheng Party’ Heavily Sentenced for Forming a Party Aimed at Overthrowing the CCP”
In April 2024, Tang Gaofeng, Wang Wei, Zhou Dan, Wang Yifei, Liu Zhengang, and Dai Lu were sentenced by the Luzhou Intermediate People’s Court in Sichuan Province to prison terms ranging from three to twelve years for “subverting state power,” due to their involvement in forming the China Democratic Victory Party (hereafter “Minsheng Party”), which aimed to overthrow the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) dictatorship. This case represents a typical example in recent years of the CCP’s crackdown on organized anti-communist activity.
Tang Gaofeng, a retired worker from Sichuan Deyang Xinke Wood Industry Co., developed the idea of establishing a democratic political party in China and promoting a genuine constitutional democracy after being exposed to the political systems of Western democracies while working abroad in 2008. He named the proposed party the China Democratic Victory Party, drafted its program and constitution, and designed its emblem. From 2009, Tang expanded his network online and, together with like-minded, committed, and action-oriented individuals—Wang Yifei, Wang Wei, Liu Zhengang, Zhou Dan, and Dai Lu—began to organize the Minsheng Party.
In early October 2011, with Tang Gaofeng’s financial support, the first Central Committee of the Minsheng Party convened in Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan. Chaired by Tang, the meeting approved programmatic documents calling for the overthrow of CCP leadership and the transformation of the socialist system, and established the organizational structure: Tang Gaofeng as Chairman, Wang Wei as Vice Chairman, and the other members as Ministers of Organization, Military Affairs, and Agriculture.
Afterward, Minsheng Party members sought registration abroad, recruited members, and promoted anti-CCP ideas. During this period, Wang Wei traveled to Hong Kong and Taiwan to seek political and financial support and attempted party registration, but without success. Wang Yifei, Liu Zhengang, and Zhou Dan, funded by Tang, used foreign social media platforms and websites such as Facebook and Twitter to publicize the establishment of the Minsheng Party and its political program, calling for the overthrow of the CCP dictatorship.
From 2011 to 2015, Wang Yifei created a Minsheng Party column on Boxun.com, publishing multiple articles including the “Minsheng Party Political Charter,” the “Letter to the People of China,” and opening and closing remarks of the first Central Committee. In April 2013, Wang Yifei posted anti-CCP slogans in Qianjiang City, Hubei Province, and uploaded photos to the Minsheng Party website.
In 2014, Dai Lu joined the Minsheng Party through Zhou Dan and, with Tang’s support, actively recruited new members.
By the end of 2015, Tang Gaofeng had contributed a total of 406,300 RMB to the Minsheng Party. From 2016, Tang ceased funding and party-related activities.
Between May and September 2022, authorities in Luzhou, Sichuan, suddenly arrested more than ten Minsheng Party members, in what became known as the Luzhou 2022 Mass Arrest Case. In April 2024, the Luzhou Intermediate Court sentenced Tang Gaofeng, Wang Wei, Wang Yifei, Zhou Dan, Liu Zhengang, and Dai Lu to prison terms ranging from 3 to 12 years. In December of the same year, the Sichuan High Court upheld the original verdicts.
Profiles of the Six Heroes
Tang Gaofeng: Male, aliases “Tang Minfu,” “Tang Fumin,” born November 16, 1955, Nanchong, Sichuan, junior high education, retired worker of Deyang Xinke Wood Industry Co. Arrested May 18, 2022; in 2024, sentenced to 12 years for “subverting state power,” deprived of political rights for 4 years, fined 500,000 RMB; currently imprisoned in Sichuan.
Wang Wei: Male, alias “Li Yi,” born October 24, 1967, Harbin, Heilongjiang, resident of Xindu District, Chengdu, Sichuan. Arrested May 17, 2022; sentenced in 2024 to 8 years, deprived of political rights for 3 years, fined 100,000 RMB; currently imprisoned in Sichuan.
Wang Yifei: Male, aliases “Li Zhongtai,” “Long Feiteng,” “Zhao Nan,” online name “Yifei Shangtian,” born June 29, 1985, Hekou County, Hunan, junior high education, resident of Nanchang, Jiangxi (alias Xiao Li), founder of the secret online pro-democracy group “Xinghua Society.” Previously sentenced to 2 years in 2019 for “provoking trouble” for posting anti-CCP slogans in Nanchang and Ganzhou. Arrested again May 18, 2022; sentenced in 2024 to 7 years 6 months, deprived of political rights for 3 years, fined 80,000 RMB; currently imprisoned in Sichuan.
Zhou Dan: Male, formerly Zhou Xuan, born November 18, 1978, Yuechi County, Sichuan, high school education. Arrested August 25, 2022; sentenced in 2024 to 6 years, deprived of political rights for 3 years, fined 50,000 RMB; currently imprisoned in Sichuan.
Liu Zhengang: Male, aliases “Nangong Daoren,” “Liu Zide,” born September 9, 1987, Tangyin County, Henan, technical school education, resident of Wujiang District, Suzhou, Jiangsu. Arrested May 19, 2022; sentenced in 2024 to 5 years 6 months, deprived of political rights for 2 years, fined 40,000 RMB; currently serving in Sichuan Chuan Zhong Prison, Block Six (postal code 637100).
Dai Lu: Male, born February 8, 1987, Jiangjin District, Chongqing, technical school education. Arrested May 19, 2022; sentenced in 2024 to 3 years, deprived of political rights for 1 year, fined 20,000 RMB. Previously imprisoned in Deyang Prison, now released after serving sentence.
(Information compiled from Rights Defense Net and Minsheng Observation Net.)
“Hubei Retirees Deprived of Pensions Clash with Police During Protest (October 21, 2025)” On October 21, at the Hubei Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, retired elders protesting for their pensions clashed with stability-maintaining police, leaving one elderly person collapsed on the ground. According to the participants, these individuals had legally paid into Hubei’s pension system, retired normally, and received their pensions for many years. However, in March 2019, the Hubei Department of Human Resources and Social Security unilaterally suspended their pensions without prior notice, citing alleged “criminal records.”
In May 2020, following protests by many affected retirees, the department issued a legally questionable document, and based on it, forcibly required them to undergo a “second retirement,” demanding the return of pensions they had already received. The department threatened enforcement through measures such as “deducting from burial expenses” or holding their children financially responsible.
In 2025, without notifying the victims, the department again altered and deducted from their actual years of service in a so-called “second calculation.” Over the past six years, these pension-deprived retirees have repeatedly protested for their rights, facing long-term suppression by Wuhan authorities through surveillance, travel restrictions, and other measures, yet their struggle has not ceased.
On October 21, at the security checkpoint of Longjia International Airport in Changchun, Jilin, multiple petition interceptors attempted to abduct a woman who was preparing to travel. When the police arrived at the scene, they instead warned the woman, saying, “Don’t disturb public order.”