Between 2018 and 2020, Tong Liya continuously received important resources from CCTV, with related content linking this to the period when Shen Haixiong was in charge of the station.
Cai Fuchao served as the Director of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television from 2013 to 2016.
The self-media account "Financial City Beast" published an article claiming that Shen Haixiong had pursued Tong Liya and subsequently married and divorced her; these claims have not been verified.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Cai Fuchao, former deputy head of the Publicity Department of the CCP Central Committee, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation.
Official CCP reports on July 14 stated that former Xinjiang party secretary Ma Xingrui was expelled from the Communist Party and removed from public office for serious violations of discipline and law, involving allegations of condoning relatives in seeking massive benefits and family corruption.
The State Council of China unprecedentedly issued a document on expanding consumption under the name of a five‑year plan, aiming for total retail sales of consumer goods to reach 60 trillion yuan by 2030.
CCTV cited data from the Ministry of Public Security stating that the number of criminal cases nationwide decreased by 16.1% year-on-year from January to May. However, the phenomenon of multiple regions investing financially in expanding detention centers and prisons has led to external doubts about the real public security situation.
A shoe factory in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian suddenly caught fire, with the blaze lasting nearly 8 hours and causing 28 deaths. Leaders from the State Council and provincial and municipal governments subsequently visited the scene and apologized.
Shen Haixiong was promoted to Executive Deputy Minister of the Publicity Department of the CCP Central Committee after the Two Sessions in March 2025.
Beijing Haidian police announced that three individuals who fabricated and spread false information involving Tong Liya have been placed under administrative detention.
Ma Xingrui has replaced Chen Quanguo as the Party Secretary of Xinjiang. He previously served as the Party Secretary of Shenzhen and Governor of Guangdong Province.
Hong Kong's Ming Pao, citing Beijing sources, claimed that Shen Haixiong remarried Tong Liya; Tong Liya denied the rumors and reported the matter to the police.
Tong Liya hosts the CCTV Spring Festival Gala main venue for the first time, partnering with Negmat Rahman, while Li Sisi withdraws from the main venue.
Online reports claim that Shen Haixiong arranged for Tong Liya to host the program "Walking on the Road Home," which tells the story of her life.
After the merger of CCTV, China National Radio, and China Radio International to form the China Media Group, Shen Haixiong was appointed as its first president and Party secretary.