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Feitian Moutai wholesale price fell below 1800 yuan, lower than market expectations
On June 25, the wholesale reference price of bulk Feitian Moutai fell below 1800 yuan per bottle, reporting 1780 yuan per bottle, and hit a new low since 2018. This price drop came earlier than market expectations around the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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Woman in Sichuan reported former in-laws with nearly 100 million assets involved in corruption, official investigation stalled
A 30-year-old woman surnamed Zeng in Chengdu, Sichuan, reported last year her former in-laws (Yin Mouguang, Qi Mouhua) owning nearly 100 million yuan in assets, far exceeding normal income within the system, and suspected of corruption and money laundering. This incident quickly drew widespread attention, with local authorities intervening for investigation, but as of now, no verification results have been announced.
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Real estate agents in mainland China hire “actors” to view houses, internal turmoil in the industry
In some cities in mainland China, the real estate agency industry is witnessing a bizarre phenomenon: in order to meet company assessment standards, some real estate agents are paying out of pocket to hire “actors” pretending to be buyers to view houses, paying hourly fees ranging from 35 to 60 yuan.
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Fuzhou Baogiao Tower’s 130 million seized by court, regulatory doubts arise
The key project “Shimao Yunpu Mansion” in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, recently became embroiled in a pre-sale fund dispute, sparking serious doubts about the safety net of the “Baogiao Tower”.
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Shenzhen’s Elitecore erupts with labor strikes, workers protest factory relocation with “zero compensation”
Recently, a collective strike occurred at the Elitecore Fuyong base, a listed company in Shenzhen, roughly 200 workers ceased work to protest the company’s plan to relocate the entire operation to Zhongshan in July without providing any economic compensation. Workers accused the company of “forced relocation”, with dissenters being assigned to the “Gongming Base” without production lines, effectively leading to layoffs.
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BYD’s inventory reaches industry’s highest level, rumored to halt production and expansion
Reports indicate that BYD has slowed production in recent months, reducing shifts in some factories and delaying expansion plans. BYD’s distributor inventory coefficient in May was 3.21 months, the highest in the industry. Numerous traditional fuel vehicles, emerging new energy vehicles, and joint venture automakers have idle production capacity, leading them towards closure and transformation.
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Breeding base in Zunyi hit by river overflow, tens of thousands of sturgeons washed away
Recently, Guizhou’s Zunyi was hit by heavy rain, leading to tens of thousands of sturgeons at a breeding base being washed away, resulting in a loss exceeding millions of yuan.
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Deterring the CCP, US defense budget focuses on missiles and drones
The Trump administration on Wednesday (June 25) released details of the 2026 fiscal year US defense budget, focusing on increasing military salaries, strengthening high-tech missile and drone deployment, while reducing the number of civilian personnel in the navy, and decreasing procurement of warships and aircraft to control spending.
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Sensitive moment, political signals in Beijing: “Changes in autumn”
Recent anomalies are surfacing within the higher echelons of the CCP, with various rumors circulating, including Xi Jinping being said to be facing an unprecedented political crisis. The official announcement of Xi Jinping’s attendance at the 80th-anniversary commemoration of the Anti-Japanese War in September, accompanied by rumors suggesting that elderly anti-Xi political figures in Beijing have conveyed a political signal: “everyone should wait patiently as changes are expected in autumn.”
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Special police exercise using dogs to attack rural migrant workers, Analysis: CCP views the people as enemies
A video emerged recently on mainland China’s internet showing CCP special police unleashing dogs on protesting civilians, sparking immediate backlash from netizens. Some analyses suggest that the CCP actually views the Chinese people as their enemies; amidst waves of unemployment and wage arrears, the people’s anger is growing exponentially, and once widespread mass protests erupt in China, it may herald the overthrow of the CCP’s tyranny and herald significant changes in China.