Grassroots Resistance

Labor disputes at a Japanese-linked plant and a domestic EV maker highlight rising friction over wages and job security.

Mao Qingxiang was allegedly taken by police in Hangzhou after posting footage of Xu Guang.

Residents in Hefei say authorities demolished homes without formal compensation agreements after months of pressure, blockades, and failed petitions.

One protester accused the company of trying to avoid legal compensation obligations by making working conditions intolerable.

In the letter, he welcomed Trump and urged the United States to pay attention to what he called a largely unknown system of black jails.

Critics say Beijing is sacrificing historical memory and nationalist sentiment to reinforce its partnership with Moscow.

As Beijing tightens online controls, many Chinese citizens are turning to foreign social media to preserve information quickly erased at home.

China’s food delivery upsurge is being held up by poor working people needing ’mere subsistence’ and is not sustainable, one analyst said.

Yu Guofu alleges that the detention center staff failed to send him to a hospital despite clear neurological symptoms, resulting in irreversible damage.

Critics voice concerns over uneven sentencing and say the case shows how authorities use broad charges to curb online speech.

In order to use XChat, an X.com account is needed. However, the U.S. platform has been banned in China for years.

More than 250 petitioners allege judicial abuse and retaliation, urging the regime’s central authorities to investigate after receiving no response.

Some entries on the list overlap with those on a more comprehensive list on an overseas database that records hundreds of films banned in China.

Retirees from a state-run farm alleged years of mismanaged contributions, saying they were left with minimal payouts and downgraded coverage.

In some cases, grievances appear to be evolving beyond specific disputes into broader political anger.

After more than two decades of pursuing justice, a woman from Fujian arrives in the capital but faces surveillance and informants, and is forced to return home.

Residents in Shuikou say they learned that the current project had previously been proposed in other locations but was moved after facing similar backlash.

Demonstrators oppose facility near neighborhoods, citing environmental risks, cultural concerns, and lack of transparency.

The halt of the plan is a contingent measure of the regime to deal with public outrage, and the building of the factory may resurface later, an analyst said.

A woman attempting to file a grievance at Shanghai’s procuratorate says unidentified security personnel forced her to leave and denied her entry.