A Zhejiang driver, while driving a Wenjie M8 car, pressed the SOS rescue button due to a sudden tire pressure drop, but the system prompted “phone bill overdue”, raising doubts about the reliability of the vehicle’s emergency rescue function.
The Philippine government held a commemorative event in Manila to mark the 10th anniversary of the ruling handed down by the arbitral tribunal in The Hague on the South China Sea issue ten years ago, emphasizing the ruling's legally binding force.
According to the Zhejiang Meteorological Observatory, the center of Typhoon Bavi made its second landfall around 00:00 on the 12th in Qingjiang Town, Yueqing, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, maintaining a typhoon intensity of Category 13 during both landfalls.
Villagers of Hougezhuang Village, Huangzhuang Town, Sanhe City, Langfang City, Hebei Province held an emergency gathering near the embankment to protest the authorities using excavators to dig through the river channel for forced flood discharge, which destroyed their homes.
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.
Reports from outside China suggest that Liu Guozhou, director of the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department, was suspended and taken into control around July 12. There has been no official announcement to confirm these circumstances.
President Trump and Vice President Vance paid tribute to Lindsey Graham in posts, calling him a patriot, a great statesman, and an influential lawmaker.
Ukrainian President Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu each posted statements mourning Graham, saying he supported Ukraine, Israel, and the values of freedom.
Forces from Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain and the United States took part in the live-fire integrated exercise.
Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County in Chengde, Hebei, suffered 48 hours of continuous torrential rain, triggering flash floods and frequent landslides. Over 100,000 people were affected, and communications were cut off in many areas.
On July 12, 2026, on the tenth anniversary of the South China Sea arbitration, 14 countries including the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Australia, as well as the European Union, issued separate statements reaffirming that the arbitral award is binding and explicitly rejecting China's claims of historic rights in the South China Sea based on the nine-dash line.
On July 12, 2026, the 10th anniversary of the South China Sea arbitration ruling, the EU, the US, the UK, Japan, Australia and other countries issued a joint statement reaffirming the legally binding force of the ruling. A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry subsequently responded toughly, criticizing external forces for endorsing the illegal ruling.
On July 12, 2026, sudden heavy rainfall in Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County, Chengde, Hebei, triggered severe flash floods. Multiple roads were inundated, and some parked and moving vehicles were swept away by the floodwaters.
On July 12, 2026, anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi published a post reporting that a cement sales point in Shilin Town, Dengzhou City, Henan had illegally forced an unidentified disabled man to carry cement and do hard labor for more than ten years, and called on local authorities to investigate and rescue him.
On July 12, 2026, residents affected by floods in Hengzhou, Guangxi reported serious unfairness in the distribution of relief supplies, saying that villagers in severely hit areas had not received medicines and daily necessities, and questioning whether grassroots village officials were withholding supplies to favor relatives and friends.
On July 12, 2026, at the Saga International Shopping Center in Xi'an, Shaanxi, monks were invited to the spot where merchant Yan Peng had previously jumped to his death after reportedly facing a huge fine for improperly using coupons, to perform rites for the deceased.