🔥 Hot Topics · Oct 23, 2026
The Baxoi earthquake in Tibet and several legal and livelihood stories dominated today. Quake: a magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Baxoi county in Nagqu, Tibet at 22:33 on Oct 22 at a depth of 10 km, causing heavy casualties, with troops deploying immediately; experts called it an extensional rupture consistent with regional tectonics, noting the Qiangtang block has seen six quakes of 7.0 or above since 1900 and more felt quakes are possible nearby in coming days; Tibet's party secretary Hu Changsheng visited on Oct 23 and required every tent to display the responsible official's and residents' phone numbers, with 18 resettlement sites including Maru township's second village completed and 12,489 people relocated; and online intensity data, disaster footage and survivor accounts were all verified as rumors. Law: Sanan Optoelectronics said controller and former Fujian richest man Lin Xiucheng, detained over suspected embezzlement and misappropriation, has been formally arrested; the Supreme People's Court highlighted a case where two minors urinated into a hotpot and posted video in February 2025, with Shanghai's Huangpu court ordering their parents to pay 2.2 million yuan and apologize; a woman with Rh-negative blood in Huaihua, Hunan lost her 39-week fetus after the hospital noted reduced fetal movement without timely assessment, with the district health bureau assigning the hospital 75% of the blame and compensation still unresolved; and a 13-year-old girl in Xinyu, Jiangxi sold two of her mother's gold necklaces worth over 10,000 yuan, which the shop melted down on the spot without parental consent, with the mother demanding them back and the shop saying the girl refused to let them call her parents. Business: Evergrande's liquidators disclosed that Xu Jiayin spent at least HK$1.3 billion on 110 artworks from March 2016 under Evergrande Real Estate's name, including Monet and Picasso; Jetta launched its first EV sedan, the M6, at 79,800-99,800 yuan with up to 555 km of range and camera-only mapless driver assist, targeting the sub-100,000 yuan market; reports said Wahaha chairman and general manager Xu Simin, in the job less than a year after succeeding Zong Fuli in November 2025, has resigned amid a handover, possibly over legal risk from upcoming food-contract-manufacturing rules; a Hello Hitch driver found suspected solicitation coded into delivery-order messages, which the platform called a new gray-market tactic and pledged bans and tighter risk models; viral bead-craft shops face a wave of closures, with a Chunxi Road owner in Chengdu going from full houses to two days open and five closed, losing 100,000 yuan in three months after 70-80 shops crowded the area into a price war; Hongguo short dramas will phase out its watch-to-earn coins, cutting new users off from Nov 1 and retiring it fully by Dec 31 as its monthly actives pass 300 million, aiming to filter incentive-only users and push premium production; and Jia Nailiang's livestream sold 570 million yuan on Double 11's first day, a three-year high with 600,000 new followers. Weather and nature: a blue typhoon alert continued at 18:00 on Oct 23 with Champi centered about 185 km east-southeast of Taipei heading for Zhejiang's coast, where 10-level gusts were already recorded, with the heaviest rain and wind due that night and satellite imagery showing it apparently 'growing a head of hair'; China launched the Yaogan-50-03 satellite from Taiyuan at 18:15, and around 18:20 a jellyfish-like 'rocket cloud' appeared west of Beijing; and with invasive Canada goldenrod blooming, experts warned against dropping pulled stems, which can still take root and spread. Social chatter also covered a key high school teacher saying every class already has one or two students on mental-health leave a month into the term, blamed on workload and squeezed basic needs; 'what's wrong with Europe' as France and Belgium saw mass protests and riots since the 17th over energy, living costs and education; comfortable postures that harm the lower back; contraceptives' uses beyond birth control in PCOS and menstrual disorders; a delivery rider's divorce from his American wife; a Tianjin man whose 140-plus rescued cats and dogs alerted neighbors after his stroke; and the Vogue gala red carpet, where Liu Yifei's phoenix look drew both praise and 'one eye bigger than the other' chatter, Ouyang Nana changed outfits in a balloon burst, Dilraba wore a fully studded couture gown, Jiang Shimeng was tipped as Jia Ling's successor, and Da Peng told newlyweds 'this photo is my gift money.'
1. Tibet's Baxoi Quake: 12,489 Relocated
The magnitude-7.0 quake hit at 22:33 on Oct 22 at 10 km depth and was called extensional; officials ordered tent-by-tent contact details as viral intensity and damage clips were debunked.
2. Typhoon Champi Swerves and 'Grows Hair'
At 18:00 on Oct 23 the center sat about 185 km east-southeast of Taipei near Zhejiang's coast, where 10-level gusts hit before the storm's peak overnight.
3. Former Fujian Richest Man Lin Xiucheng Arrested
Sanan Optoelectronics said its controller, detained over suspected embezzlement and misappropriation, has now been formally arrested.
4. Xu Jiayin Spent HK$1.3 Billion on Art, Filings Show
Liquidators said he bought 110 works, including Monet and Picasso, under Evergrande Real Estate's name from March 2016.
5. Rh-Negative Mother Loses 39-Week Fetus in Hospital
Huaihua's health bureau said the hospital failed to assess reduced fetal movement in time and bears 75% of the blame; compensation is unresolved.
6. Parents Ordered to Pay 2.2 Million for Hotpot Prank
In the Supreme Court's example case, two minors urinated in a hotpot and posted video in February 2025; Shanghai's Huangpu court ordered payment and an apology.
7. Jewelry Shop Melted Gold a 13-Year-Old Sold
The Xinyu shop melted two necklaces worth over 10,000 yuan without parental consent; the mother wants them back, while the shop says the girl refused a call home.
8. Jetta Launches Its First EV
The M6 sedan starts at 79,800 yuan with up to 555 km of range and camera-only mapless assist, targeting the sub-100,000 yuan segment.
9. Wahaha's Young Chairman Reported to Resign
Xu Simin, in the job under a year after succeeding Zong Fuli, reportedly resigned during a handover, possibly over legal risk from new food-contract rules.
10. 'Every Class Has a Student Out for Mental Health'
A key high school teacher said one or two students per class are already on leave a month in, blaming workload and squeezed basic needs.
11. Hello Hitch Hit by Coded Solicitation
Drivers found solicitation code in delivery-order messages; the platform called it a new gray-market tactic and pledged bans and better risk models.
12. Viral Bead Shops Close in Droves
A Chunxi Road owner went from packed houses to two days open a week, losing 100,000 yuan in three months after 70-80 shops crowded in.
13. Hongguo Starts Filtering Users
It will retire watch-to-earn coins, cutting new users off Nov 1 and ending it by Dec 31, with 300M+ actives as it pivots to premium output.
14. What's Happening in Europe?
France and Belgium have seen mass protests and riots since the 17th over energy prices, living costs and education shortages.
15. A 'Rocket Cloud' Over Beijing
Yaogan-50-03 launched from Taiyuan at 18:15, and around 18:20 a jellyfish-like rocket cloud appeared west of Beijing.
16. Jia Nailiang Sells 570 Million Yuan in a Day
His Double 11 day-one livestream hit 570 million yuan, a three-year high, adding over 600,000 followers.
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