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.
Xi Jinping attended the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, proposing four points including promoting AI open innovation and strengthening security governance. He also announced that China will provide AI training slots to developing countries and build an international artificial intelligence application cooperation center. He also took the lead in establishing the "World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization."
On the same day Xi Jinping attended the opening of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets plummeted across the board, with nearly 200 stocks hitting the daily limit, erasing all gains since August 2025. Technology, semiconductor, and gaming sectors related to AI fell the most.
On July 16, Guizhou Provincial Market Supervision Administration Party Committee member Xu Liuwei is currently undergoing review and investigation for suspected serious disciplinary and legal violations. Xu Liuwei went viral online for demanding that Wang Jianlin retain all profits.
After the Jinjiang shoe factory fire, on July 16, a waste recycling station in Tangcuo Village, Chidian Town, dozens of kilometers away, caught fire. Workers tried to extinguish the fire but the fire hydrant water pressure was insufficient, causing them to miss the golden rescue window. Some fire trucks could not reach the site due to narrow roads.
After the fire at the Jinjiang shoe factory, multiple netizens brought equipment such as cranes and drones to participate in the rescue efforts. However, they were unable to provide assistance because the equipment had not gone through approval procedures or was not permitted to enter the scene.
After the Jinjiang shoe factory fire, local relevant departments intervened to interview merchants, demanding that they not deliver flowers to the shoe factory area. Meituan's system blocked the flower delivery function in that area, and some merchants said the delivered flowers were taken away by traffic police.
After the Jinjiang shoe factory fire, local shoe factories held a safety production meeting. The government's instructions focused not on improving fire safety facilities, but on 'fining 10,000 yuan and arresting people for every cigarette butt found'.
On July 15, an AITO car owner posted a video claiming that the vehicle was unresponsive after pressing the SOS button, with the screen prompting "Cannot make call due to overdue fees." The owner stated that the vehicle was recently purchased and had been sent for repair, and there was no issue with data expiration.
On July 15, a fire broke out in the wedding banquet hall of Shuoguan Hotel in Linzi District, Zibo, Shandong.
Southern Weekend reported on July 14 about the dispatch, equipment failures, and command failures before the collapse of the Liulan Reservoir in Guangxi, revealing long-standing hidden dangers. The report was quickly deleted by censors after its publication.
Xinhua News Agency announced that Xi Jinping will travel to Shanghai this Friday to attend the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, sparking outside speculation about his trip to Shanghai for political networking.
On July 13, the Cyberspace Administration Bureau of China's Ministry of Public Security announced 25 typical cases of illegal and criminal activities involving online rumors related to floods and disasters. Among them, 4 people were criminally detained, and 23 people received administrative penalties.
On July 8, a man was administratively punished by Qinzhou police for spreading disaster information about the "Liulan Reservoir collapse." The reason was that he misreported the reservoir's location as Qinzhou instead of Hengzhou.
In the early hours of July 6, the Liu Lan Reservoir in Hengzhou, Guangxi collapsed due to gate failure and other issues, resulting in at least 26 deaths and 7 missing. The reservoir station chief said he had repeatedly tried to contact the mayor but no one answered, and grassroots staff assumed responsibility without clear instructions.