At a State Council press conference on September 22, Vice Minister of Natural Resources Zhou Xing announced a nationwide mineral exploration campaign targeting petroleum, iron, copper, and aluminum.
Xi Jinping convened a Politburo meeting, reclassified the charges against Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, and expelled them from the CCP, while also approving personnel adjustments for the party secretaries of six provinces.
On September 21, Liu Huanxin, Director of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, announced at a State Council Information Office press conference that a comprehensive "whole grains table revolution" will be launched to ensure national food security.
On the morning of September 20, multiple areas in Yuzhong District and Jiulongpo District of Chongqing experienced prolonged water outages due to the bursting of a water intake pump outlet pipe at a water plant, with some areas taking over 48 hours to restore water supply.