On December 21, Guo Dianli, a former curator at the Nanjing Museum, filed a real-name report against former director Xu Huping, accusing him of massively and illegally embezzling and smuggling cultural relics relocated from the Palace Museum during his tenure, and selling them to overseas businessmen and domestic artifact dealers for huge profits.
Changsha Helong Puli Community banned delivery drivers from entering with e-bikes, sparking strong dissatisfaction, delivery boycotts, and fierce conflicts.
A report by Rhodium Group dated December 22, 2025 estimated that China's real GDP growth in 2025 was between 2.5% and 3%, roughly half the officially announced rate.
The Chinese military promoted two generals in December 2025.
On the night of December 22, Yu Faxiang, the actual controller of the "Xiangyuan group" and a billionaire worth tens of billions of yuan, was subjected to criminal coercive measures by the Shaoxing Municipal Public Security Bureau on suspicion of committing a crime. The case is under investigation, and all three listed companies — Xiangyuan Culture and Tourism, Jiaojian Shares, and Haichang Ocean Park — have confirmed it in announcements.