On September 24, Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a state visit. Officials including Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi waited on the plane for the US side to lay out the red carpet.
Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County in Chengde, Hebei, suffered 48 hours of continuous torrential rain, triggering flash floods and frequent landslides. Over 100,000 people were affected, and communications were cut off in many areas.
消息指习近平专机预计于9月23日晚抵美,24日会见川普后随即于25日回国,全程未安排出席同期举行的联合国大会。
On September 23, Xinhua News Agency reported that Xi Jinping had left Beijing by special plane for a state visit to the United States. His entourage included Peng Liyuan, Cai Qi, and Wang Yi, among others.
On September 19, The Wall Street Journal reported that Xi Jinping temporarily cancelled his attendance at the BRICS summit banquet held in New Delhi, India on September 12 due to physical discomfort, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi attending on his behalf. Official Beijing has not provided an explanation for the absence, prompting outside concerns regarding his health status and power succession, though currently there is no evidence indicating he is seriously ill.
On September 16, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing, urging all parties to take measures to open the Strait of Hormuz and maintain the stability of energy transportation. Araghchi responded that Iran had reached a plan with Oman, but emphasized that the United States must first fulfill its previous commitments.
中国工程院院士、海军中将、军委科技委原主任赵晓哲的名字自院士名单中被抹去,相关履历遭全网清理。
中共官方宣布将于8月17日在北京大会堂举行江泽民诞辰100周年纪念大会,习近平将出席并讲话。
Wang Yi and Lavrov discussed China-Russia strategic coordination and the outcomes of the victory in World War II, among other topics; the official press release did not mention Ukraine.
Wang Yi met with Araghchi, stating that the memorandum of understanding already reached must not be abandoned, and called for maintaining negotiations and properly handling the issue of the Strait of Hormuz.
Wang Yi met with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Manila, requesting that the UK provide a fair, just, and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises.
Wang Yi met with Rubio, and the two sides discussed core interests, the one-China principle, the consensus reached by the heads of state, and high-level exchanges in the next phase.
Wang Yi met with the ASEAN Secretary-General, the Philippine Foreign Secretary, and the Indian External Affairs Minister in Manila, and chaired the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official media "China Daily" reported that China's first Vice Foreign Minister Ma Chaoxu will visit the United States next week, and Hong Kong media interpreted it as paving the way for Xi Jinping's visit to the United States.
On July 17, a landslide occurred near the three bridges of Wu River in Pengshui County, Chongqing, burying or dropping more than ten residential buildings into the river. By that night, 18 people had been rescued, 8 dead, and another 34 missing. Officials said that before the incident, a grid worker had noticed falling rocks and organized an evacuation, but netizens questioned the insufficient warning.