The CCP Holds the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee
The CCP held the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee in Beijing, deliberating and adopting documents related to comprehensively strengthening Party discipline.
The CCP held the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee in Beijing, deliberating and adopting documents related to comprehensively strengthening Party discipline.
Cheng Wanjun, former editor-in-chief of the magazine "Law and Life," was sentenced to six years in prison for commenting on Xi Jinping. After his release, he fled to Thailand and flew to Taiwan on November 3 to seek help, but was deported back to Thailand due to a lack of valid documents.
On November 3, Zhang Shengmin, Secretary of the Military Discipline Commission who was recently added to the Politburo, met with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov at Diaoyutai.
The Greenland Parliament approved a trilateral agreement with the United States by a vote of 16 to 0, allowing the U.S. military to expand its base and deploy missile defense system facilities.
As over 3,300 A-share stocks plummeted, the state-run China Fund News published an article attributing the correction to external factors such as the decline in the South Korean stock market, the drop in US tech stocks, and the midterm elections.
A suspected shell weighing 32 kilograms was found in a shipping container at a port in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, leading to the arrest of four Chinese citizens. The Chinese embassy claimed it was a liquor bottle, while local police stated it contained explosives.
The US military raided an Iranian island on November 3, intending to force Iran to sign an agreement before January.
Media reports indicate that Nanjing University's Xianlin Campus has implemented a smart classroom system equipped with facial detection and intelligent recognition algorithms, which tracks real-time attendance and head-up rates, sparking criticism over privacy violations.
At 8:50 AM on November 3, about 7,000 people were at a job fair site looking for work, but there were very few job openings, leaving a large number of people just sitting around to kill time.
Data released by Secretary-General of the National Security Council Joseph Wu shows that there are over 100 China Coast Guard vessels and warships in the Western Pacific, including off the coast of Hualien, which includes the Liaoning aircraft carrier strike group.
U.S. voters completed the midterm elections on November 3, using the re-election of members of Congress to check presidential power and demand adjustments to the government's policy direction.
Russian Defense Minister Belousov visited Beijing, and Zhang Shengmin met with him; Dong Jun did not appear to receive him.
According to a Financial Times report on November 3, citing three people familiar with the matter, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) held meetings with investment banks over the past few days, issuing informal window guidance to suspend corporate IPOs and halt large-scale share sales by existing shareholders until the market recovers.
According to a Financial Times report on November 3, citing people familiar with the matter, Nvidia has requested that global data center and cloud service partners allocate at least 51% of their services to non-Chinese customers to reduce reliance on the Chinese market.
On November 3, The Wall Street Journal reported that among approximately 3,500 leaked A7 transactions, Chouzhou Bank appeared most frequently as the receiving bank. In February 2025, a Kyrgyz front company ordered 40,000 kilograms of molybdenum trioxide from a Chinese supplier, with a payment of about $1.5 million wired to an account at the bank. Both the Biden and Trump administrations had internally flagged the bank but did not impose sanctions. Chouzhou Bank stated it has launched an internal investigation, while China opposes unilateral U.S. sanctions.
A netizen posted that their roommate needed to submit political vetting materials for their parents to apply for CCP membership, with one section requiring them to fill in their parents' performance during the 'June 4th turmoil'. The roommate, not understanding what this meant, asked Doubao (a product under ByteDance) and received the reply: 'I cannot answer this question.'
The official website of Wenzhou University of Technology has made public similar correspondence materials, requiring the village committee, neighborhood committee, or sub-district office where parents reside to provide political vetting materials. The attached form lists columns for 'whether there are any issues or conclusions regarding the Cultural Revolution, the 1989 turmoil, or Falun Gong'.
On November 3, over 3,300 A-share stocks fell, with semiconductors and optical modules suffering heavy losses. The STAR 50 index has retreated about 49% from its July high.
On November 3, Cheng Wanjun, former editor-in-chief of "Law and Life" magazine, flew from Thailand to Taiwan Taoyuan Airport to seek short-term humanitarian protection and transit to a third country. He is currently restricted to the airport holding lounge. He stated that although the UNHCR in Thailand classified him as a high-risk case, his personal safety could not be guaranteed.
On November 3, dozens of workers at Fujian Jinjiang Shuangchang Shoe Materials Co., Ltd. climbed to the top of the factory area to protest collectively due to unpaid wages, demanding that the company pay their overdue salaries.
Multiple workers at Jiangyang Cable in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, staged a collective protest after 2,000 yuan was deducted from their wages for both September and October, leaving them with only 2,500 yuan in hand. Workers stated that they even had to pay out of pocket to cover their mortgage payments. [Follow-up · November 2026] Workers at Jiangyang Cable in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, protested against wage deductions. Online chat logs indicate that workers had 2,000 yuan deducted from their pay for two consecutive months (September and October), leaving them with only 2,500 yuan in take-home pay, with no prior consultation with the workers.
On November 3, a netizen in Yancheng, Jiangsu, posted a video claiming that the FAW Yancheng branch had defaulted on employee wages and laid off staff. Employees gathered at the factory gate to defend their rights, with multiple police cars and SWAT police vehicles present at the scene. The netizen who posted the video stated that they were owed two months' wages and that the company had laid off employees during a leave period without prior notice.
According to reports by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on November 3, a suspected artillery shell was discovered inside a commercial freight shipping container in Papua New Guinea. Local police confirmed it was an unexploded 130mm Chinese Type 59 artillery shell, containing chemical explosives and a fuse. The Chinese Embassy in Port Moresby had previously claimed the object was a shell-shaped wine bottle.
On November 3, Xi Jinping attended the farewell ceremony for the remains of Liu Yandong at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing.
On November 3, the student posted a video stating that 119 days after the incident, the school stopped paying for rehabilitation costs, refusing to even cover a 14.5 yuan registration fee. The student also claimed that surveillance footage was initially reported as lost but later recovered, and that the two individuals involved have yet to face any substantive disciplinary action.
On the evening of November 3, Bruno Retailleau, chairman of the French Republican Party and presidential candidate, was asked on a BFMTV program whether Mao Zedong was a dictator. He replied "of course" twice, stated that Mao caused the deaths of tens of millions, and equated communism with Nazism as two forms of totalitarianism.
On November 3, Google released an investigation report stating that Shenzhen Shizhuang Technology exploited certification testing vulnerabilities to pre-install backdoors in TV boxes before they left the factory, selling device access rights to black and gray industry syndicates. Over 1.3 million devices worldwide were remotely controlled to click ads and install malware. Google has severed the control servers and terminated its certification partnership.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Chinese stock market has entered a bear market, with Morgan Stanley warning of a potential further decline of 10% to 15% before hitting bottom, noting that state-backed fund purchases may only provide short-term support.
On November 3, the headquarters of Chongqing Kunpeng Payment Service Co., Ltd. was crowded with a large number of people demanding rights. Multiple merchants and agents reported that their POS devices have frequently experienced issues such as funds not arriving and delayed settlements recently.
According to domestic media reports on November 3, Bai Baoguo, an associate professor at Yan'an University, has passed away, leaving behind a suspected suicide note accusing the school of chaotic research assessment. Before his death, he was rated as unqualified in his assessment due to failing to meet the targets for horizontal research funding and academic papers for two consecutive terms, and was facing demotion or reassignment. [Follow-up · November 4, 2026] On the evening of November 4, the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education issued a statement saying that it had formed a joint investigation team with relevant parties, which is conducting a comprehensive investigation and verification, and will handle the matter in accordance with laws and regulations.
On November 3, staff at the Social Affairs Bureau of the Ganzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone in Jiangxi confirmed that the family subsistence allowance for the girl who triggered a warning after traveling to Hong Kong for a concert has been cancelled. The district publicity department stated that the matter will be handled in accordance with laws and regulations.
On November 3, the Shanghai Bendibao WeChat official account posted that starting in 2030, the minimum contribution period for employees to receive a basic pension will be gradually increased from 15 to 20 years, rising by 6 months each year until it reaches 20 years in 2039. Netizens in the comment section responded with sarcasm and mockery.
Recently, the schedule for Jinghua High School in Suining County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, showed that students begin morning reading at 7 AM and finish their studies at 9:30 PM, with only a 40-minute lunch break and a 45-minute afternoon practice session scheduled after lunch.
After an internal appeal failed, the teaching assistant posted their experience online. Subsequently, their office access was revoked and their employment contract was terminated. The contract stipulated a work week of no more than 40 hours over five days.
On November 3, netizens discovered that as the APEC meeting approaches, white barriers have been installed at parking areas for electric bicycles near subway stations on Longzhu Avenue and other locations in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, to conceal the vehicles, sparking mockery from netizens who called it an act of 'burying one's head in the sand' and a waste of money.
On November 3, a netizen in Shaanxi posted with a photo of a document, claiming that BYD will adjust its wage plan for grassroots employees. Performance bonuses will be merged into additional incentives; those who receive them will no longer be eligible for compensatory leave, and income adjustments will be linked to production volume and attendance.
On November 3, China Fund News published an article citing external factors such as the decline in the South Korean stock market, the drop in U.S. tech stocks, and the U.S. midterm elections to explain the A-share correction. The related topic entered the top ten trending list on Weibo, drawing mocking comments from netizens.
A woman posted a video stating that she purchased a Bull power strip on Pinduoduo labeled as '100% authentic' and 'ten times compensation for fakes.' Upon receiving it, she discovered the power cord plug was not an original Bull part. The merchant admitted the cord end was from another brand, and the product page simultaneously claimed it was authentic while noting it came with a non-original cord.
On November 3, a netizen in Zhejiang posted a recruitment poster from a Mixue Bingcheng store, which explicitly stated that it only hires employees aged 16 to 22, sparking questions from netizens about whether young people are easier to manipulate and willing to accept lower wages.
A parent posted online that the school repeatedly urged their child to get the HPV vaccine. After refusing once, the teacher still stated that without it, "attending school in the second half of the year will be difficult," leading the parent to question if this was a threat.
On November 3, Beijing Youth Daily published a commentary refuting the claim that there is no need to be sensitive about controversies like Mbappe and 'The Bureau'. It stated that being confused on issues of right and wrong is a form of spiritual rickets, and advocated for cutting off channels commercially and pursuing the matter to the end, in order to form international public opinion default rules favorable to China.
On November 3, a woman in Inner Mongolia took her child to demand unpaid wages from China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau No. 2, was driven away, and subsequently posted a video accusing the company of wage arrears.
On November 3, the Guangxi Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision announced that Deng Guofu, former Party Secretary and President of the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences and a hybrid rice expert, has been expelled from the CCP and is under investigation. He had been engaged in hybrid rice breeding for nearly 40 years, resigned as a member of the Guangxi CPPCC at the end of January this year, and was placed under investigation at the end of May.
On November 3, Shenzhen announced temporary traffic control measures during the APEC meeting via the "Shenzhen Fabu" WeChat official account: from November 17 to 20, between 6:00 and 22:00 daily, non-Guangdong B licensed passenger cars are prohibited from driving in the six districts of Futian, Luohu, Nanshan, Bao'an, Longgang, and Longhua, and trucks are also subject to restricted access by category and time period.
On November 3, a netizen posted a video demonstrating that when using a certain domestic Android phone to dial the 120 emergency number, the screen failed to enter the call interface. Instead, it popped up 'shake-to-open' ads for Douyin Lite, Meituan, JD.com, etc. The slightest movement caused automatic redirection, making it difficult to close.
After posting a video, the student commented that college teachers came to find him. He stated that he refused private negotiations and demanded that all negotiation outcomes be made public.
On November 3, a food delivery rider near Lanxi Road in Shanghai was stopped by traffic police while delivering food. Suspected of jumping into a river due to a fine, a large number of police, firefighters, and rescue personnel arrived at the scene to forcibly pull him ashore.
On November 3, the management of Changsha Martyrs Park responded that the clothing and swords were anime props, adding that they do not recommend visitors wear Japanese-style clothing in the park and will advise them to leave as soon as they are discovered.
On November 3, The Wall Street Journal cited research from The Accounting Review, stating that Chinese companies provide less information in their English annual reports compared to their Chinese versions. The probability of them responding to inquiries from foreign investors is only half that of domestic investors, leading to lower forecast accuracy for foreign analysts.
On November 3, People's Daily Online published a signed commentary claiming that the Japanese right-wing is feeding falsified historical data into mainstream large models and recruiting writers to use AI to mass-produce false content involving China.