Before the top-level meeting between China and the United States in Beijing, the two sides had already completed substantive negotiations on trade and economic terms including the agriculture working group, financial services market access, and the artificial intelligence dialogue, and released a timeline.
On September 29, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton and Representative Krishnamoorthi separately wrote to the Secretary of War, expressing concern over F-35 fighter jet parts that went missing in transit and fell into China's hands.
On September 29, the self-media account “Ordinary People Inside the Wall” reported in a rumor-based post that Hu Jintao demanded Hu Chunhua take the stage and Wen Jiabao demanded launching political system reform; the program “Old Beijing Teahouse” relayed this.
Taiwan Defense Minister Wellington Koo said on the 29th that the 66 F-16V fighter jets Taiwan ordered from the United States have entered production and can be delivered at any time, and that arms sales to Taiwan worth approximately US$14 billion are also continuing to be discussed with the U.S. side.
South Korea's Defense Ministry said the explosion last week in the Demilitarized Zone that injured two South Korean personnel was caused by landmines laid by North Korea, a move Seoul called a violation of the armistice agreement, and vowed to take response measures.
The US Department of War announced that Boeing has won a $20 billion contract to develop the next-generation stealth fighter for the US Navy, marking the second consecutive year that Boeing has secured a US military sixth-generation fighter program.
Starbucks opened two branches in Xinjiang on September 29, located at Tianshan International Airport and the International Grand Bazaar flagship store respectively, and was subsequently publicly criticized by members of the US Congress.
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker met with Taiwan's representative to the United States, Yu Ta-lei, on September 29, discussing U.S. security commitments to Taiwan and the situation in the Indo-Pacific.
U.S. President Trump delivered a public address at the White House, making clear that he has no intention of making joint investments or cooperating with China in the field of AI, and emphasizing that the United States holds an absolute leading position in that industry.
At a construction site in Guangdong, migrant workers were locked inside the dormitory area so that fast food could be sold to them. Large numbers of workers gathered at the gate and argued with management.
New York Fed President Williams publicly stated that there is no need to rush to raise interest rates. Affected by these remarks, the probability of a rate hike in October fell from a high level to 50 percent.
Pentagon officials held approximately a one-hour meeting with staff of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Armed Services Committee, discussing specific details about F-35 stealth fighter parts being transshipped via UPS and flowing to Hong Kong.
The fiscal interest subsidy policy was officially announced on September 29 and went into effect at the start of the National Day holiday; combined with developer discounts, it drove up new home transaction volumes in some key cities.
The website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection reported that Zhang Yuebin, former Party group member and deputy director of Xiamen Customs, is currently under review and investigation.
Officials formally announced that Zhao Shitong has taken office as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and head of the United Front Work Department, taking charge of Fujian's key united front networks concerning Taiwan affairs, overseas Chinese affairs, and the non-public economy.
US President Trump announced the launch of the america.gov website, aimed at using artificial intelligence to help Americans more easily find federal government information and access services.
A netizen working in the garment industry posted a video saying that at the Nanxin Street day-labor market in Guangzhou, people have been waiting for daily-paid jobs for several days in a row but still have no work to take, and their savings are gradually running out.
An X account named “所谓伊人在水一方” uploaded a video of a female teacher talking about student safety, in which she reminds high school students to guard against strangers, vehicles, and the risk of losing contact.
The female researcher infected at the Irkutsk anti-plague research institute is being hospitalized in Shelekhov with symptoms of severe pneumonia.
On September 29, US Ambassador to China David Perdue reposted a graphic and text from the embassy dated the 27th, saying that China has imposed export licensing on rare earths and magnets since April last year, extended it worldwide in October last year, and now makes it illegal for companies to relocate out of China, allowing for arrest and prosecution, seizure of assets, and exit restrictions.
On September 29, the Ministry of Finance, the central bank, and the National Financial Regulatory Administration jointly announced that starting October 1, eligible first-home mortgages will receive fiscal interest subsidies, with an implementation period provisionally set at one year — the first time the central fiscal budget has subsidized individual housing mortgages. The subsidy applies to newly purchased first-home loans for properties with an area of no more than 120 square meters and a total price of no more than 1.5 million yuan, providing an annualized interest subsidy of 1 percentage point on loans of up to 1 million yuan, for a maximum of five years.
On September 29, Human Rights in China (HRIC) released a report stating that, as confirmed by lawyers, all five people arrested at the protest scene in Washington, D.C. on September 24 were anti-Xi Jinping activists. Pi Qiaohai was subsequently transferred to ICE custody, and the reason for the transfer was not disclosed.
A Chinese human rights report reviews incidents of attacks at multiple protest sites in Washington from September 23 to 25, saying protesters had their signs snatched, were pepper-sprayed, surrounded and beaten, and demanding that U.S. law enforcement identify the attackers and their organizational ties.
A Chinese human rights report quoted Students for a Free Tibet and others as saying that police told them at least one person involved in the assault was not detained because he had diplomatic immunity; lawyer Samuel Bickett said police indicated that this person was part of the diplomatic delegation for Xi Jinping's visit.
On September 29, days after the Trump-Xi meeting ended, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on 10 individuals and entities, including Tabatabai, the Iranian defense sector's procurement representative in Beijing, Hong Kong company EC Mojo Technology, and its China-based representative Li Fen, accusing them of supporting the procurement of weapons systems, dual-use components, and electronic components for Iran within China. The assets of the sanctioned targets in the United States will be frozen.
On September 29, after Xi Jinping's visit to the United States ended, U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, Republican Senator Roger Wicker met with Taiwan's representative to the United States Robert Yu and issued a statement, calling for continued fulfillment of security commitments to Taiwan, stressing that the United States should not consult Beijing on arms sales to Taiwan, and demanding that the training, security assistance, and arms sale resources for Taiwan already authorized and appropriated by Congress be used in accordance with Congress's original intent.
On September 29, China and Laos announced the establishment of a "joint support center" in Ban Khone, Vientiane Province, Laos. The Lao military said it is used to train air force pilots and denied speculation about a military base, but it raised concerns in the United States and its Asian allies about China's expanding military influence in Southeast Asia.
Netizen Cyberxinfang said that last year he received petition materials from Yanhu District, Yuncheng, Shanxi. The petitioner alleged that local gangsters colluded with government officials in the long-term gang rape of her granddaughter, and that she was threatened with lifetime imprisonment if she petitioned again. She has since gone missing, and he is now publicly soliciting information about the case.
Jie Lijian, a prominent overseas democracy activist and vice chairman of the China Democracy Party National Committee, lost contact with the outside world for dozens of hours starting on the afternoon of September 27, 2026. On September 29, overseas democracy activist Yang Maosen and a friend, with the help of an emergency contact and the New York landlord, opened the door and found Jie Lijian unconscious and in serious condition in bed at his New York residence. He was then urgently taken to hospital for emergency treatment by FDNY EMTs. Jie Lijian had long been active at the forefront of the anti-CCP democracy movement and had repeatedly suffered violent attacks and bizarre car accidents. The specific cause of illness and the progress of treatment still await a formal medical report from the hospital.
On September 29, the South Korean human rights organization Transitional Justice Working Group released a report stating that the consular section of the North Korean embassy in China (Chaoyang District, Beijing) has a secret prison underground, where North Korean nationals who attempted to defect or seek asylum are detained and interrogated before being forcibly repatriated; the operations are coordinated by North Korean security personnel acting under consular cover.
According to reports, a North Korean hacker in China was captured by Chinese authorities while traveling from Inner Mongolia to Mongolia. After being interrogated for about six months, he was handed over to the North Korean Consulate General in Shenyang and then transferred to the embassy in Beijing, where he was held underground for about a year. In 2023, he was wrapped in a full-body plaster cast disguised as a patient and put on a flight to Pyongyang, and he is reportedly dead in North Korea.
On September 29, Beijing Institute of Technology issued a notice stating that Pei Yi, an assistant professor at the School of Law, had seriously violated professional ethics standards for teachers, and that his qualification as a graduate supervisor was revoked, his teaching post qualification was rescinded, and his employment relationship was terminated.
Investigative reporter Liu Hu wrote on September 29 that Wang Yufeng, the whistleblower in the case of Huawel Microelectronics' illegal and non-compliant information disclosure, was taken away by Jilin police from Shanghai in November 2022 and has been detained for nearly four years. The case has entered the CSRC's proposed whistleblower reward list; as of September 23, the trial had lasted a cumulative 107 days, and several of Wang Yufeng's sealed companies have become substantively bankrupt.
According to a report by Liu Hu, Wang Yufeng continuously reported Hao Jun, the former head of the economic crime investigation unit who handled his case, while in detention. Materials from another case presented at trial showed that Hao Jun had accepted a 20 million yuan bribe from Xia Zengwen, chairman of Huawai Electronics. Hao Jun has already been sentenced to 13 years and 8 months for accepting bribes.
Local TV station WJLA reported, citing police sources, that the five people arrested in Washington, D.C., on September 24 are suspected of assaulting police officers, taking others' property without authorization, and simple assault.
On September 29, China's central bank cut the one-year pledged supplementary lending (PSL) rate by 25 basis points to 1.5%, expanded the scope of support to include telecommunications, logistics networks and other fields, and increased the quota for equipment renewal and technology re-lending by 200 billion yuan to 1.4 trillion yuan.
Ahead of the National Day holiday, a topic on Weibo opposing make-up workdays during the holiday garnered 360 million views and 120,000 discussions, and workers' dissatisfaction with holiday shifting, low wages, and excessive overtime has spawned consumer boycotts and rights defense through legal channels.
On September 29, China's Ministry of Commerce commented on the EU's plan to develop a tool similar to the US Section 301, criticizing it as protectionism and unilateralism, stating that if the EU insists on introducing discriminatory restrictive measures, China will certainly respond resolutely, and urging the EU to manage differences through dialogue.
In his program on September 29, 2026, Hu Liren predicted that Xi Jinping might quickly roll out Xi Mingze as his successor, based on her recent public appearances alongside him, facial recognition matches, and heightened security at Zhongnanhai.
Around September 29, Peking University issued the "Implementation Measures for Meeting the Requirement of Living a Tight Life," making clear that meetings must not be held at 21 scenic and tourist areas, and restricting spending on meetings, training, and travel. The related topic trended on Weibo's hot search, prompting netizens to speculate that Peking University had run out of money.
On September 29, according to reports from Langchao News and others, the procuratorate declined to approve the arrest of the homeroom teacher surnamed Tan involved in the case on the grounds that the facts were unclear and the evidence was insufficient. The lawyer representing the family raised an objection, stating that they would report the matter to the higher-level procuratorial organ.
On September 29, French President Macron, while meeting with students in Madrid, Spain, said that subsidies received by Chinese companies reach 8 times the OECD average and are undermining Europe's industrial base, that Europe had been too naive in the past, and advocated using trade safeguard measures to maintain fair competition, while also affirming China's post-pandemic innovation achievements.
On September 29, the Beijing Institute of Technology announced that faculty member Pei Yi had seriously violated professional conduct standards for teachers, revoking his qualification as a graduate supervisor and terminating his employment. Pei Yi had previously sparked controversy over remarks made in class discussing feminism and noting that all members of the Politburo Standing Committee are male.
On September 29, two Starbucks stores opened at the Urumqi International Grand Bazaar and Tianshan International Airport, and were listed by local official media as key investment-attraction projects for 2026; the company said it will step up its store openings in Xinjiang.
On the morning of September 29, the Taiyuan Municipal Public Security Bureau took Xuncheng Reformed Church preacher An Yankui from his home. His wife Yao Congya received a phone call from the police and was told that he had been placed under administrative detention for 15 days for "illegally organizing religious activities."
On September 29, China Blue News reported that the case of a female teacher in Shaanxi who died after being dragged has undergone a major reclassification: all 5 defendants, including Xiao, have been indicted on charges of intentional homicide. Previously, 2 were charged with causing a traffic accident, 1 with shielding a criminal, and the other 2 had not been held criminally responsible.
On September 29, according to Chinese official media reports, Starbucks simultaneously opened two specialty stores in Urumqi, drawing criticism from U.S. lawmakers.
John Moolenaar, chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, criticized Starbucks' opening of a store in Ürümqi as a morally bankrupt decision, calling for its immediate closure and saying that every cup of coffee ties American brands to the CCP's oppression of the Uyghurs.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun responded by saying that claims of genocide in Xinjiang are an outright lie, that U.S. institutions habitually fabricate things out of thin air for political purposes, and that Xinjiang enjoys social stability and ethnic unity.
On September 29, 2026, The Beijing News learned from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University that Wang Gang, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the College of Plant Protection, has officially left his post. The Human Resources Office confirmed that his departure is directly related to the retraction of a Nature paper, and the university is negotiating with him over the return of talent subsidies and other payments.