On July 5, two sanitation workers in Xiaojin County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, stated in an interview that their monthly salary is only about 2000 yuan, with no days off year-round, making it difficult to take leave even when sick.
Mike Korda, a senior U.S. State Department official for Western Hemisphere affairs, was reported to have publicly stated that Washington does not accept the Chinese government's One-China principle and called for advancing relations between the United States and Taiwan.
In a national television address, Trump characterized the Chinese Communist Party's interference in the U.S. presidential election as a political event and said the United States would take action in response.
Iranian missiles and drones struck Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, killing two U.S. service members and leaving others injured and missing.
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.
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.
Former CCP official and commentator Du Wen revealed that Ma Zhaoxu, the current executive vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is about to take over as Foreign Minister, and the current Foreign Minister Wang Yi is about to step down.
According to Caixin News, at the close on July 17, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 3.05% losing the 3800-point level, the Shenzhen Component Index fell 5.40%, and the ChiNext Index fell 7.15%.
Zhang Xinyan applied for release to travel to Canada to attend a hearing. Thai judges said the Chinese embassy opposed the release, arguing that freeing her could harm Thai-Chinese relations, and therefore rejected the application.
The Japanese government reportedly spoke out to condemn the Chinese Communist Party's attacks in Japan and Taiwan on some 400 people, including Japanese nationals, and said it would protect overseas residents.
The host said a landslide occurred in a part of China on the morning of July 17, killing over 100 people, but did not specify the exact location or the official statistics.
Trump said he would impose sanctions on 5 countries that purchase Russian energy and oil, with related tariffs potentially raised to 100%.
A landslide struck a residential area in Pengshui County, Chongqing, causing several houses to collapse and burying multiple people; local sources say 34 people were buried and more than ten were rescued, with the exact death and injury toll still unknown.
Xi Jinping issued important instructions regarding the landslide in Pengshui, Chongqing, demanding that the safety of people's lives and property be ensured and that efforts be made to the fullest extent to search for the victims.
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that, citing Cambodia's failure to respond equally to Taiwan's goodwill, its publication of remarks that disparage Taiwan's sovereignty and support armed unification, and its involvement in transnational fraud, it will suspend the relevant visa-free and entry facilitation measures starting August 1, 2026.
During an inspection of Taiwan's drone research and development, Lai Ching-te said that drones are representative weapons of asymmetric warfare, and called on the Legislative Yuan to pass a special budget as soon as possible to build a drone offense and defense system.
CCTV’s “News Broadcast” reported that the meeting between Wang Huning and Kim Jong-un mainly used medium close-up shots, with fewer full venue layouts shown.
On the anniversary of Nie Er, dozens of local residents gathered in front of the Nie Er monument in Fujisawa, Japan, and performed the March of the Volunteers.
Wang Qiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the United Front Work Department, has been announced to be under investigation.
The U.S. House Select Committee on the CCP has requested five pharmaceutical companies to submit detailed information on their clinical trials conducted in China by July 17th.
Two painters working on the exterior wall of a 60-story residential building in Wuhan discovered that their secondary safety rope had been cut during evening work. Fortunately, the main rope remained intact, and both workers narrowly escaped. Police are investigating, with netizens speculating it may be related to a neighbor dispute.
On July 17, 2026, Wang Qiang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and Head of the United Front Work Department, voluntarily surrendered.
On the morning of July 17, 2026, Xinhua News Agency released news of a landslide in Pengshui, Chongqing, reporting that multiple people were buried.
The U.S. military released footage claiming that U.S. Marines descended from a helicopter onto the deck of the oil tanker Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday.
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Cambodian government has long failed to respond to Taiwan on an equal and reciprocal basis, and has repeatedly cooperated publicly with China in issuing statements that demean Taiwan's sovereignty and implicitly support the use of force for reunification.
Multinational forces continued live-fire sinking exercises, using a variety of advanced anti-ship missiles and armed helicopters.
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI officially released its new large model, KIMI K3, on July 17.
A fire broke out at a hotel while a large wedding banquet was being held. Personnel were carrying out emergency response at the scene. The specific location and casualty details were not stated.
In July 2026, Iran attacked a US military base in Jordan, resulting in the deaths of 3 US soldiers. US officials stated that prior to the attack, Iran obtained high-resolution satellite images provided by Chinese entities to observe the US military base system, and acquired related images after the attack to assess the strike effectiveness. The US side subsequently investigated whether Chinese companies also assisted Iran in tracking US warships, while the Chinese side denied the relevant accusations.
The Xinhua News Agency's Ban Yue Tan magazine published an investigative report, exposing that public officials within the CCP system use their positions to obtain internal secrets in advance about officials being promoted or being arrested by the disciplinary committee, and then post them online in the form of “official resumes” or homophonic coded short videos, charging fees.
On July 17, 2026, a severe landslide occurred near Wujiang Third Bridge in Pengshui County, Chongqing. Falling rocks buried dozens of homes and shops along the way, leaving multiple residents trapped in the rubble.
On July 17, 2026, reports circulated online that a vehicle struck pedestrians near the bustling Jiefangbei commercial district in Yuzhong District, Chongqing, leaving several passers-by injured and lying on the ground.
On July 17, 2026, French President Macron and German Chancellor Merz jointly announced that France and Germany would draw up a joint roadmap to address the widening trade deficit with China and the industrial impact, showing that Europe's economic and trade defensive policies toward China are converging further.
On July 17, 2026, more than 50 international human rights and press freedom organizations, including Reporters Without Borders, Safeguard Defenders, and Chinese Human Rights Defenders, issued a joint statement calling on the Thai government to urgently halt the deportation of Chinese exiled investigative journalist Bai Zhaodong.
On July 17, Iran launched an attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, killing 3 US soldiers and wounding 4 others. It was the first US casualty since the ceasefire in April, showing a significant improvement in the precision of Iran's strikes.
On July 17, 2026, Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai and delivered a keynote speech, proposing that the development of artificial intelligence should be people-centered, and advocating helping developing countries gain equal access to AI capabilities.
On the night of July 17, 2026, a severe fire broke out at the Meishan branch plant of Fujian Longyan Zhuoyue New Energy Co., Ltd. Flames raged at the scene, thick smoke billowed into the sky amid intense bursts of firelight, and firefighting forces rushed to the site to battle the blaze.
On July 17, 2026, Mandy, manager of the independent bookshop Liu Xia Bookshop, who had earlier been taken away in handcuffs during a search operation by the Hong Kong Police's National Security Department, along with two other arrested employees, were granted bail pending investigation and left the police station.
On July 17, 2026, after Hong Kong police raided an independent bookstore and seized books, the monograph accused of seditious intent, “Only Red Flowers Bloom,” quickly topped bestseller lists in Taiwan, including Books.com.tw and Kingstone, and an emergency reprint was launched.
On July 17, 2026, due to sustained heavy rainfall, the water level of the main stream of the Mudan River, a tributary of the Songhua River in Heilongjiang Province, rose far above the warning line. The surging river water overflowed and flooded multiple towns, villages, and farmland along its banks.
On July 17, 2026, the underside of a pedestrian overpass in Dongguan, Guangdong, was physically sealed off with iron railings. Reports online said the move was intended to prevent homeless people from sleeping under the bridge, drawing public criticism of the practice of excluding vulnerable groups.
On July 17, 2026, a severe fire broke out near the Pingjiang Bridge in Hunan. Online reports say the blaze was started by a man who, after his attempt to return a motorcycle was refused, brought gasoline to the shop and set it on fire in revenge, leaving three people dead.
In July 2026, Party media Banyuetan disclosed that Duan, a public servant at a government organ in Guiyang, ran 9 WeChat official accounts, using information advantages within the system to predict officials' downfalls before official announcements and drive traffic to charge group-joining fees, sparking discussion on regulatory systems.
On July 17, 2026, a bus fully loaded with passengers overturned on a road around the Daocheng Yading scenic area in Garze Prefecture, Sichuan. The vehicle ended up nearly vertical, wedged at the edge of the roadbed, with multiple passengers trapped. Rescue operations began immediately.
On July 17, Hong Kong Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung responded to the arrest of independent bookstore staff, stating that booksellers have a responsibility to ensure that the books they sell do not endanger national security. However, he refused to publish a "list of banned books," claiming that doing so would be "detrimental to effective law enforcement," and compared selling books to selling food.