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The 20th issue of Qiushiu magazine, published on October 16, carried an article signed by Xi Jinping, which referred to "major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee" four times throughout, sparking outside speculation about a weakening of power and the return of collective leadership.

Xinhua News Agency announced that the 20th issue of Qiushi magazine will publish an important article by Xi Jinping on exercising full and rigorous Party self-governance, with the content drawn from his speech at the plenary session of the CCP Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in January this year.

According to a report by Radio France Internationale, the Chinese Communist Party journal Qiushi published a speech by Xi Jinping titled "Advancing Full and Strict Party Self-Governance with Higher Standards and More Concrete Measures" on October 15, 2026. The speech emphasized the necessity of advancing full and strict party self-governance. Outside analysts believe this move reflects Xi Jinping's concern over the phenomenon of "two-faced people" within the party, as well as his continued focus on political security.

A Xinhua News Agency communiqué announced that Qiushi magazine will publish an article by Xi Jinping on strengthening universal, basic, and safety-net livelihood development, reiterating that there must be no excessive guarantees and that a slide into welfareism must be prevented.

Qiushi published a reader's letter stating that many regions and units treat "zero public opinion" as a work target, prioritizing post deletion and cover-up rather than solving problems when public opinion arises.

The 15th issue of Qiushi magazine, published on August 1, carried the article “Accelerate the Building of a Healthy China,” proposing to build a “Healthy China” by 2035.

On August 1, 2026, Qiushi, the journal of the CCP Central Committee, published an article candidly acknowledging that there is a temperature gap between macroeconomic data and the micro-level experience of the ordinary public, conceding that intensifying competition for jobs and improvements in income have fallen short of expectations, sparking widespread social discussion.

The website of the Chinese Communist Party's theoretical journal Qiushi published a commentary article titled "Boost Consumption with Greater Vigor," proposing measures such as increasing residents' income, improving the social security system, rescuing the real estate sector, and repairing residents' balance sheets.

The Party media journal Qiushi published a signed article piecing together 19 old speeches to emphasize "breaking the four onlys," which has been pointed out as becoming a policy tool for purging mediocre officials and mediocrities.