Reporting from the ground on forced demolitions, rights defence, labour disputes, local corruption, livelihood crises and public incidents, with a focus on how grassroots state power operates and what institutional costs ordinary people are made to bear.
The Platform for Independent Protests revealed that dozens of road maintenance workers from the Western District of Hebei Tangshan had been in front of the Department of Transport on 15 October, claiming that they had been in arrears for five and a half months. Wage responsibility in outsourcing public services has become the focus.
阿岚 · 19/10/2026
China announced a 4.5 per cent increase in GDP over the same period in the three quarters on 19 October, while exports were strong during the same period, with the total retail sales of social consumer goods increasing by only 1.1 per cent in September, and real estate investment continuing to decline. The contrast between exports and household consumption reveals how macro-growth has not led to a general improvement in life.
灯下人 · 19/10/2026
On 12 October 2026, hundreds of factory owners and workers in Zhangqingli town in Guangdong jointly demanded compensation and salary arrears for the fire in the park more than a year ago. Risk sharing and rehabilitation of environmental parks were questioned.
阿岚 · 19/10/2026
The 19 October data from the National Statistics Office show that the price of new houses in Shanghai increased by 0.2 per cent in September, fell by 0.2 per cent in Beijing and continued to decline in the city as a whole. The division of housing prices shifts the burden to household monthly supply and asset security.
灯下人 · 19/10/2026
Five groups in East Guan village in Shaanxi Mei district were exposed to land clashes on 16 October, and local police forces appeared alongside the urban project. While the official claim that collective rural assets should be traded publicly, villagers ' land rights and interests are being tested in the development process.
石青 · 19/10/2026
10月15日，河北唐山迁西县道路养护工人在交通局门前集会，称工资被拖欠约五个半月。公共服务外包背后的工资支付与监管责任浮现。
阿岚 · 19/10/2026
根特大学相关研究10月14日指出，中国可观测小型抗议减少，但欠薪、住房等不满仍在增加；基层党组织兼有服务和监测职能，可能改变社会冲突的表达方式。
远帆 · 19/10/2026
The Bank of Qumen Farmers has recently called into question social platforms by providing loans on credit terms with a continuous social security contribution record. How can loans change contributions and living costs for casual workers with unstable incomes?
阿岚 · 18/10/2026
The Wall Street Journal visited Dalyph youth, and 27-year-old computer graduate students left the country because of the technical and technological strangulations and the wave of the AI wave. Why is the effort and the way forward for young Chinese people in the face of nearly 19 per cent youth unemployment?
灯下人 · 18/10/2026