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On October 29, the Chinese government announced that domestic refined oil prices would be raised again that night, just as diesel supplies are tight during the busy autumn harvest season.

October 22 is the deadline set by the Chinese government for declaring historical back taxes on offshore trusts. On that day, Chinese stocks officially entered a technical bear market, with the wealthy selling assets to pay the taxes, triggering selling pressure.

The Chinese government warned on Wednesday that Taiwan's coast guard must bear the consequences for using high-pressure water cannons against Chinese fishing boats. On the same day, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted joint combat readiness patrols around Taiwan, while the U.S. State Department urged Beijing to cease its pressure.

According to Radio France Internationale (RFI), the Yemeni government has formally expressed concern to the Chinese government over the Houthis' suspected use of Chinese-made technology to produce weapons. The question of the origin of the relevant weapons technology has drawn attention and diplomatic engagement regarding the regional situation.

On October 13, 2026 Beijing time, an overseas Twitter user posted that a Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been accused of having helped the Chinese government persecute the Uyghur people. The remarks drew public attention and discussion, involving controversy over the link between winners of an internationally renowned award and China's human rights issues.

Research by the Conference Board shows that interest payments on the debt of China's central and local governments are expected to reach 1.4 trillion yuan in 2026, far exceeding the roughly 348 billion yuan in 2014; central government debt service is projected to rise to 19.2% of the general public budget.

On September 30, the British human rights organization "Tibet Watch" published a 75-page report analyzing documents such as Chinese government procurement notices from 2017 to 2026, claiming that the authorities have deployed police drones, automated drone nests, and anti-drone equipment in Tibet, building an aerial control system and strengthening control over civilian drones.

The video cites data claiming that in 2026 the central government's direct financing was about 13.24 trillion yuan, higher than the full-year 11.86 trillion yuan in 2025; no public source can be found for this figure, while publicly visible data shows about 7.49 trillion yuan of treasury bond issuance in the first half of 2026, and 11.86 trillion yuan of new government debt in 2025.

Starting September 20, 2026, China will set up a permanent special airspace restriction zone with a diameter of 600 kilometers and an area of about 280,000 square kilometers centered on Beijing, covering most of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region as well as parts of Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shandong and Liaoning and the Bohai Sea. Only commercial airliners, approved business jets, and military, police, customs and firefighting flights will be allowed through; the official reason given is the June 26 incident in which a light aircraft struck the China Zun tower.

According to comments, governments across China charge fees for graves on the grounds that land belongs to the state; graves whose owners don’t pay are bulldozed as ownerless graves, and families of the deceased are being made to pay everywhere.

On September 11, Wang Huning, Chairman of the CPPCC, met in Beijing with the Speaker of Angola's National Assembly, de Almeida; the official communique stated that Hu Chunhua and others attended the meeting.

UK Prime Minister Burnham, who took office in July 2026, held his first phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. According to Downing Street, the two discussed practical cooperation to promote economic growth, and Burnham also raised issues of domestic security, Hong Kong and human rights.

According to reports, several men dressed in dark clothing, wearing masks and sunglasses, observed and filmed crowds near the National Archives. It remains unconfirmed whether they were related to the Chinese police.

On August 12, 2026, Radio Free Asia reported that the scope of China's requirement to hand in private passports has expanded from public officials to universities, hospitals, key private enterprises, and even ordinary residents in some communities, as exit restrictions are being tightened at every level.

China has issued new exit and entry administration regulations, which stipulate that local government departments may require passport applicants to provide and prove the authenticity of their reasons for going abroad, and add provisions for dissuading and returning citizens traveling to high-risk countries.

On July 22, 2026, Bloomberg reported that the Chinese government's fiscal spending in June fell sharply by 11.9% year-on-year, while local land transfer revenue in the first half of the year plunged by more than 30%, reflecting local fiscal difficulties and the government's strict control over spending.

On July 16, 2026, the Chinese government formally submitted an extradition request to Thailand, seeking the repatriation of former investigative journalist Bai Zhaodong, who fled abroad amid an investigation into corruption and is being detained in Bangkok. International human rights groups have urged Thailand to reject the extradition to prevent him from being subjected to torture.

On July 9, 2026, cybersecurity company SentinelOne released a report disclosing that multiple hacker groups linked to the Chinese government had launched cyberattacks against Pakistani law enforcement agencies.

Data show that in the first 5 months of 2026, the Chinese government's net bond financing reached 5.67 trillion yuan, accounting for 77% of all newly issued bonds.

The program reveals that the total debt of governments at all levels in China and related liabilities have accumulated to 100 trillion RMB, pointing out that these massive debts will ultimately be shifted onto ordinary citizens to pay.

At the end of June 2026, China donated police equipment to Madagascar, and Xinhua News Agency reported on the matter; this occurred before the United States took action against local telecom fraud gangs.

Eileen Wang, former mayor of Arcadia, Los Angeles, USA, was indicted by the federal government and pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered illegal agent of the Chinese government within the United States.

According to a Bloomberg report cited by the program, government departments require senior AI researchers and executives at companies such as Alibaba and DeepSeek to obtain prior approval before leaving the country.

70 recipients of the 2026 Chinese Government Scholarship from 16 Chinese universities arrived in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, to begin their studies there.

In 2026, China issued Order No. 834, restricting foreign companies from collecting information on China's supply chains and conducting due diligence on suppliers; exit bans may be imposed on relevant personnel found to have discriminated against Chinese suppliers.

In 2026, China issued Order No. 835 to counter foreign measures deemed by the Chinese side to constitute "improper extraterritorial jurisdiction" that harm China's sovereignty, security, or development interests.

Tang Yuanjun, a naturalized U.S. citizen and New York resident, has admitted to conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government within the United States, reporting information on overseas pro-democracy activists to the state security (MSS).

According to a Wall Street Journal report cited by the program, in early 2025 officials privately suggested that top AI entrepreneurs and researchers not travel to the United States in the near term.

The Chinese government announced 360 billion yuan in aid to Africa.

On June 6, 2024, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan signed the intergovernmental agreement on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project in Beijing, and the project broke ground in Kyrgyzstan on December 27 of the same year.

Official Chinese accounting data shows that between 2023 and 2025, the average annual stability maintenance spending was as high as 1.4 trillion to 1.45 trillion yuan.

The Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, attended Dr. Yan's nationwide tour event and delivered a speech, discussing the corrosive impact of pandemic mandates on society, the plight of small businesses, and the political pressure Dr. Yan faces from the Chinese government.

Meng Wanzhou returned to China on a government chartered flight, with CCTV broadcasting the event live. At the airport, she stated that the motherland is the strongest backing.

The National Conference on Summarizing Poverty Alleviation declared a comprehensive victory, announcing that all 98.99 million rural poor people under the current standard have been lifted out of poverty.

In 2021, Microsoft Exchange was attacked by the Chinese government, and tens of thousands of institutions in government, academia, defense and industry were affected.

Sun Wen is accused of drafting, without authorization, an invitation letter on behalf of a Henan provincial government delegation and forging the signature of Lieutenant Governor Hochul, thereby helping delegation members obtain visas and enter the United States.

Since 2015, the Chinese government has begun providing large-scale subsidies for the electric vehicle industry, with cumulative direct and indirect subsidies reaching 3 trillion yuan. This policy drove the rapid development of China's electric vehicle industry, but also laid the groundwork for subsequent overcapacity.

During the Beijing Olympics, the authorities set up a demonstration zone. On August 18, the Beijing Public Security Bureau said it had received 77 applications involving 149 person-times in total, and not a single one was approved.

The Chinese government intervened in the reincarnation process of the Panchen Lama. The Panchen Lama designated by the Dalai Lama was taken away by the Chinese side, after which China selected and promoted a Panchen Lama of its own.