The CCP has updated the roster of the Central Military Commission leadership; only Xi Jinping and Zhang Shengmin remain on the list of the Central Military Commission, serving as the chair and deputy chair respectively.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress removed Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from their posts on the Central Military Commission of the State, and their qualifications as deputies to the National People's Congress were subsequently terminated.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the CCP has passed the newly revised National Defense Mobilization Law, which will take effect on October 1, 2026.
Article 58 of the newly revised National Defense Mobilization Law stipulates that male citizens aged 18 to 60 and female citizens aged 18 to 55 shall all perform national defense service, while personnel with special expertise are not subject to age limits.
Article 64 of the newly revised National Defense Mobilization Law stipulates that all organizations and individuals have the obligation to accept the lawful requisition and expropriation of civilian resources.
The central bank has introduced a new policy extending the term of personal housing loans from 30 years to 40 years, and related media have promoted it as easing the monthly repayment burden on homebuyers.
The National People's Congress meeting revoked Zhong Shaojun's qualification as a deputy to the National People's Congress. The video says this move may affect his status as a member of the 20th CCP Central Committee and his eligibility to vote at the Fifth Plenary Session.
A session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress announced the removal of Zhang Youxia as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the state and Liu Zhenli as a member of the Central Military Commission of the state, and terminated the two people's qualifications as deputies to the National People's Congress.
Bo Guagua published a post responding to Shen Dong, defending his father’s political achievements in Dalian, refuting claims about his father’s work style and Chongqing’s “promote red culture and crack down on black forces” campaign, and accusing Shen Dong of packaging “red nobility” as a personal brand.
Chinese Communist Party official media reported that a barrier lake upstream of Gyirong Port overflowed, and mudslides could occur again; the forward command post ordered search and rescue teams to stop advancing toward the port.
Zhong Shaojun and Ju Gansheng have had their qualifications as National People's Congress deputies revoked.
Several fresh graduates whose employment contracts were terminated by Changzhou Xingyu complained about the matter to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the German Volkswagen Group; the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and relevant Volkswagen departments confirmed that they had received the materials.
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against an Egyptian bank's branches in the United Arab Emirates and related Hong Kong shell companies, accusing them of providing multi-billion-dollar money laundering channels for the Iranian regime and terrorist organizations.
Zhang Youxia was dismissed on August 28.
Hu Xijin posted a criticism of Sun Yuchen, saying that after a failed courtship and while seeking the return of property, he unilaterally made another person's privacy public, calling his behavior seriously immoral and a disgrace to Chinese men and the crypto circle.
At a Chinese workers' dormitory in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, local security guards entered rooms to rob money; after a clash between the two sides, 20 foreigners were detained and face deportation.
Owners of a residential development in Chengdu gathered to defend their rights over numerous safety problems at the property. After police took away some of them, the remaining owners surrounded the officers and demanded their release.
Hong Kong's Education Bureau announced a series of student mainland exchange programs themed on the "90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March" for the new school year, arranging for students to visit relevant memorial sites and participate in themed activities.
Hu Xijin published a long article arguing that Sun Yuchen's public disclosure of private details from his time dating Jing Tian was intended to damage her reputation and acting career, while also saying that the related dispute should be resolved through legal channels.
The draft Anti-Cross-Border Corruption Law has been opened for public comment starting from August 28, covering overseas deposit and investment reporting, anti-money laundering cooperation, cross-border corporate compliance, and state-owned enterprises' overseas projects, among other content.
U.S. President Trump honored the crew of the Artemis 2 mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston and presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the four astronauts, while also announcing the establishment of the United States Space Force Academy.
The War Zone reports, based on satellite imagery, that new runways, taxiways, hangars and related facilities have been added at the Malan flight test base in Xinjiang, and the expansion is still ongoing.
The U.S. Navy announced that the land-launched Harpoon coastal defense system purchased by Taiwan completed development testing off the coast of California, with the missile hitting a target ship at sea.
After netizens turned Zhang Xiaoquan nail clippers into meme images related to Justin Sun's article, Zhang Xiaoquan was listed as a "concept stock," and its A-share price rose by more than 11% at one point when the market opened on August 28.
Taiwanese people hold a march in support of arms purchases.
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California sentenced Huang Wenhui to 78 months in prison and Song Yang to 57 months, and ordered both to pay restitution; prosecutors said the fraud caused Apple losses of at least $16.2 million.
The Taiwan Coast Guard Administration stated that the Chinese research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 3 was sailing in waters southwest of Kaohsiung. A Taiwanese coast guard patrol boat was dispatched to monitor the vessel and issued radio warnings for it not to enter Taiwan's waters.
People’s Daily Online published a commentary criticizing private disputes occupying the hot search lists and intimate details of personal lives being continuously exposed, and said that platforms must not fan the flames and must not put traffic above everything.
On August 28, 2026, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress revised and promulgated the National Defense Mobilization Law, stipulating that men aged 18 to 60 and women aged 18 to 55 shall lawfully undertake national defense duties, effective October 1.
On August 28, China's NPC Standing Committee revised and passed the National Defense Mobilization Law, which will take effect on October 1. Compared with the old 2010 law, civilian resources have been expanded from "requisition" to "expropriation and requisition."
On August 28, 2026, the official "Statistical Bulletin on the Development of China's Health Undertaking in 2025" was released, showing that the national number of births in 2025 fell to 7.92 million, with a sex ratio at birth of 111.5.
On August 28, 2026, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China issued a decision announcing the removal of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from their relevant posts.
On August 28, 2026, China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress voted to pass the revised National Defense Mobilization Law, expanding the disposal of civilian resources from conscription to include both requisition and conscription, and for the first time specifying provisions on wartime information management and compulsory performance of contracts.
On August 28, 2026, a meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress abruptly removed Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia and Chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission Liu Zhenli from their military posts.
On August 28, the National Development and Reform Commission raised domestic refined oil prices, with gasoline and diesel up 375 yuan and 360 yuan per ton respectively, marking the first of two rounds of oil price hikes within 14 days.
China has introduced a new real estate policy that allows 30-year mortgages to be extended to 40 years, correspondingly lowering monthly payments, and permitting a gap period of several months.
Those struggling with mortgage repayments can reportedly negotiate with banks to defer payments or set up a buffer period, but the outstanding debt still must be repaid.
On August 28, 2026, the Hong Kong Education Bureau sent a circular to all primary and secondary schools across Hong Kong, launching a student mainland exchange program for the 90th anniversary of the Long March victory, organizing students to visit Zunyi and other places to enhance their sense of identity.
On August 28, 2026, overseas civil groups projected laser slogans at landmarks in multiple countries, including the United Nations headquarters, the German Bundestag, and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, calling for an investigation into the truth of the Wangwang incident.
On September 3, 2026, the exhibition team for the Chinese Pavilion at the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea announced a collective withdrawal and work stoppage after protesting the organizer's decision to restore the use of the name 'Taiwan Pavilion,' following unsuccessful negotiations with the Chinese Embassy in South Korea.
On August 28, 2026, fresh graduates whose offers were rescinded by Changzhou Xingyu Shares filed complaints over labor rights violations with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and their client, Germany's Volkswagen Group. The HKEX's Listing Division and Volkswagen's investigation office successively confirmed in writing that the complaints had been received and would be examined.
On August 28, 2026, official statistics showed that Shanghai’s total retail sales of consumer goods in July 2026 were 120.978 billion yuan, down 6.3% year-on-year, marking a fourth consecutive month of negative growth with the decline widening.
On August 28, 2026, the Nepal Tourism Board issued a search and rescue report stating that in the catastrophic flash flood disaster at the China-Nepal border, rescuers had successfully evacuated 121 foreign nationals from the Nepalese side, including 16 Chinese citizens.
On August 28, 2026, Radio Free Asia reported that the Baoxing Funeral Home in Hongkou District, Shanghai, had stopped holding Catholic and Christian funeral services and no longer allowed priests to officiate, while other funeral homes were also subjected to strict time limits.
On August 28, 2026, the People’s Bank of China and the National Financial Regulatory Administration jointly issued new real estate credit policy rules, officially extending the maximum term of personal housing loans from 30 years to 40 years, sparking widespread public debate.
On August 28, 2026, China's Ministry of Finance released a draft of the Local Surcharge Tax Law for public comment, proposing to merge the urban construction tax, the education surcharge, and the local education surcharge into a single local surcharge tax, with a unified tax rate set at 11% to 13%.
On August 27, 2026, the People's Daily, an official media outlet of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), opened an account on the overseas social platform Threads. It was immediately flooded with reports and mockery from a large number of netizens, and the People's Daily closed its comment section the following day.
On August 28, 2026, people in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and other cities across the United States held rallies simultaneously. Protesters gathered outside the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles and other locations, holding up signs urging China to enact anti-animal-abuse laws as soon as possible.
On August 28, 2026, hundreds of owners at Country Garden Phoenix City in Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou, Henan, went to the Zhongyuan District Education Bureau and the subdistrict center to protest and defend their rights, shouting demands about schooling, after the promised high-quality middle school was downgraded and replaced.
On August 28, 2026, the National Natural Science Foundation of China announced the handling of 31 cases of scientific misconduct, revoking the involved projects and recovering funds from individuals including Wang Ping of Tongji University, Chen Quan of Nankai University, Su Jiacan of Shanghai University, and Kuang Dongming of Sun Yat-sen University.