While delivering a handover address at the APEC summit closing ceremony in Gyeongju, South Korea, Xi Jinping went off script and improvised, saying "I hope the beautiful butterfly flies to Shenzhen, and will even sing," triggering an awkward silence and scattered laughter throughout the hall, with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung also appearing confused and bewildered.
On November 1, 2025, the White House claimed that the US-China agreement would effectively lift relevant rare earth export controls through general licenses; but the suspension list China subsequently released did not include the measure implemented that April placing yttrium under export licensing management.
The White House announced in November 2025 that China committed to purchasing at least 25 million tonnes of US soybeans each year from 2026 to 2028; this procurement target is not a new pledge made during the September 2026 visit to the US, nor does it amount to the removal of the related tariffs.
Students at Leiyang No. 1 Middle School in Leiyang, Hunan Province shouted from the building in a collective protest against the school forcing students to "voluntarily" come to school for self-study, occupying their rest time to hold a school sports meet, leaving only one day of monthly leave.