2 hours ago · China
Chinese boy who donated US$1.5 to end power cuts now works for energy company
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 29 Oct 2026, 01:54 UTC. The headline in use is “Chinese boy who donated US$1.5 to end power cuts now works for energy company”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A boy in central China who donated 10 yuan (US$1. 5) to the Three Gorges Dam project in the 1990s now works for the power grid, helping transmit the electricity it generates across the country.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Chinese boy who donated US$1.5 to end power cuts now works for energy company
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- South China Morning Post
- South China Morning PostChinese boy who donated US$1.5 to end power cuts now works for energy company