A female first-year student at Xuchang No. 6 Middle School in Henan Province jumped from a building, allegedly due to persistent bullying by a teacher. After the school deflected responsibility, blaming the student's family on poor parenting, her family went to the school gate to appeal to netizens for their support. This sparked a protest by thousands of students and residents, who entered the school and vandalized offices. Police responded and shut down the campus, removing all posts related to the incident from the internet.
According to a post by account X yesterday, Wu Yijia, a first-year student at Xuchang No. 6 Middle School, committed suicide by jumping from a building after suffering long-term bullying and corporal punishment from her homeroom teacher. The deceased's classmates accused her homeroom teacher, Teacher Zhang, of systematically bullying Wu Yijia for six months, including frequent public verbal abuse, forced standing as punishment, excluding her from the classroom for entire days, forcing her to run in scorching summer heat, and inciting other students to isolate her.
According to the deceased's cousin, Wu Yijia died on May 23rd after being forced to stand for three consecutive days as punishment. Following the incident, the family claimed that not only did the school fail to take responsibility, but the homeroom teacher, Teacher Zhang, was even spotted browsing his phone during a meeting, further inflaming the family and the public.
On the evening of the 24th, the deceased's family arrived at the school gate, seeking public attention and support. Meanwhile, the deceased's classmates began posting messages of support on various social media platforms. On the 25th, a large number of students, parents, and residents flocked to the school gate. Some distributed and posted slogans, and some even kicked the principal. With the gates closed, a school building facing the street became the students' target. Angry students threw hard objects and kicked the building, smashing some windows. Police arrived at the scene, expelled the protesting students, clashed with them, and arrested at least five people.
On the eve of June 4th, China suppressed a large-scale mass incident that spread like wildfire.
In an interview with our reporter, Wu Jianzhong, Secretary-General of the Taiwan Strategic Initiatives Association, pointed out that the Xuchang No. 6 Middle School suicide incident is just the tip of the iceberg. Bullying in Chinese schools is a long-standing problem, and its continued exacerbation is closely linked to China's "grid management" model. The Xuchang incident created a breach. Following the revelation of the incident, social media platforms were inevitably flooded with angry comments, but these comments were quickly suppressed by network administrators, who reduced or minimized the reach of related videos and posts. However, such blocking measures not only failed to calm public opinion, but instead intensified resentment.
"Especially as the incident occurred close to the sensitive period of June 4th, the authorities were extremely cautious about any social unrest, fearing that it would spread like wildfire. Once there were signs of possible spread, they would quickly activate the Internet censorship mechanism, removing a large amount of related content, and the discussion thread about Xuchang No. 6 Middle School on Weibo also disappeared. When students found that their message could not be passed on, they could only turn their anger towards the school, which eventually led to open confrontation," he added.
The Sixth Middle School Jumping Incident Was Banned Within the Wall
At the time of the incident, many people on Weibo tagged #XuchangNo.6MiddleSchoolJumpingIncident and posted videos criticizing the school's indifference. Some netizens subsequently asked, "Have all the posts been deleted?" and others questioned whether the video was being suppressed. The protests sparked by the No.6MiddleSchool female student's suicide were met with a collective silence in Chinese state media and social media. Remarkably, Baidu AI meticulously captured the background of the incident, the details involved, and the school's response and the controversy.
The collective social turmoil is urgently seeking an outlet
Zeng Jianyuan, executive director of the Chinese Democratic Academy Association in Taiwan, told RT-TV that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has always maintained a high level of vigilance and fear toward large-scale mass gatherings. This has become even more pronounced since Xi Jinping assumed power. He noted that memorable events include the White Paper Movement and the collective bicycle protests of approximately 200,000 students in Zhengzhou. Students have repeatedly served as the flashpoint for political movements and reforms in modern Chinese history.
He believes that under China's current climate of repressive rule and political purges, only non-political issues can legitimize such a large-scale mass gathering. "The CCP certainly perceives that this unrest is not simply an outpouring of support for a single school or incident, but rather reflects two deeper issues. First, under Xi Jinping's administration, society is facing a collective emotional upheaval, and the public is desperate for an outlet. Second, the Xuchang incident demonstrates a weakening of the local Party and government system's social control, allowing students to quickly connect and assemble via mobile phones and the internet, highlighting the failure of local stability maintenance mechanisms."
Zeng Jianyuan pointed out that faced with such a situation, the CCP would likely intervene quickly and take strong measures to prevent the situation from spreading. This is because similar incidents are spreading across the country, and if they get out of control, they will turn into a widespread mass movement.
Wu Jianzhong also predicts that such student protests will eventually be labeled by the official authorities as "violent disturbances" or "color revolutions instigated by foreign forces," once again turning social problems into political struggles. This is the CCP's consistent pattern of maintaining stability by labeling people.
