中国外长王毅与菲律宾外长拉扎罗在东盟会议期间举行两年以来首次会晤，双方就仁爱礁附近冲突交换意见。
On July 20, the Chinese and Philippine coast guards clashed near Second Thomas Shoal. The Philippine side accused Chinese personnel of using clubs in an attack that injured a Filipino service member; the China Coast Guard responded that Philippine personnel rammed Chinese vessels and used clubs and oars to attack Chinese personnel.
央视旗下账号“玉渊谭天”发布南海对峙现场照片时重新编辑图片，抹去扩音器上的“中国武警”字样，遭网友质疑后开启评论精选。
深圳地铁安检新规实施第二天，碧海湾站有人冲卡并将安检员撞倒，现场安检排队严重。
河北多地遭遇大暴雨和狂风，造成多处房屋受损，一辆汽车被风吹来的钢管击中。
西安遭遇特大暴雨和强风，树木被连根拔起，屋顶铁棚被掀翻，老旧墙体倒塌砸中车辆，路面积水严重。
深圳地铁从7月20日起将抽检升级为“逢包必检、逢人必查”，所有乘客接受行李过机和人身安检，早晚高峰排队超过20分钟。
The silt after the flood in Su Long Township, Hengzhou, Guangxi has not been cleared, and another rise in water caused houses to be flooded.
四川内江市顺河镇突发大水，大量家具和物品被洪水冲走。
浙江一车站安检员在安检时没收一名儿童的玩具火药枪。
Two days after the Chongqing landslide accident, only a small amount of surrounding building debris has been cleared at the site, while the vast majority of the collapsed mass and boulders remain essentially unchanged.
南方航空收到两架C919新机后，向中国商用飞机公司发投诉函，称飞机飞行13小时即出现面板乱闪、传感器故障、漏油、烧电路和舱门卡死等问题。
中国日报发布一段人工智能生成视频，因疑似将菲律宾描绘成猴子而引发菲律宾方面抗议。
菲律宾媒体《Daily Tribune》在官方脸书账号发布将习近平P成维尼熊的图片，并配文称该照片无法在中国刊登。
A total of 135 kilometers of razor wire fencing has been discovered built around the Mount Tai scenic area, with non-tourist areas being cordoned off layer by layer.