US defense company L3Harris issued a press release announcing that it has completed the production of the first 35 sets of Viper Shield electronic warfare systems specifically designed for F-16V fighter jets, and the system has currently received orders for 233 sets from 8 countries and regions, including Taiwan.
On September 3, when asked whether China is cooperating in economically isolating Iran, Vice President JD Vance stated that China is willing to cooperate and is more responsible than Iran and some other countries.
The Global Times published an article accusing the US of making an unreasonable demand by seeking entry and exit records from the Gyirong port, claiming that infrastructure in the disaster area and personnel registration ledgers may have already been destroyed.
Xianyou County in Putian, Fujian, was struck by exceptionally heavy rain and floodwaters; footage from the scene shows flooding in the area.
Palau President Whipps said he hopes the 18 member states of the Pacific Islands Forum will condemn China's July 6 missile test in a joint statement issued at the end of the summit.
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation has written to bipartisan leaders of the U.S. Congress, urging the current Congress to pass a permanent ban restricting Chinese connected vehicles and their software and hardware from entering the U.S. market.
Taiwan's Executive Yuan passed a supplementary central government budget, adding NT$145.7 billion to the 2026 defense budget, including funding for medium-range anti-tactical ballistic missile systems and the procurement of unmanned vehicles; the supplementary budget still awaits review by the Legislative Yuan.
The PLA and the Armed Police set up food service points about 2.5 kilometers from the port, erecting stoves and livestreaming the cooking.
Justin Sun released an open letter, responding to Hu Xijin on issues including asserting rights, moral friendship and contractual algorithms, and the sources of his wealth.
China's Foreign Ministry said Palau has repeatedly hyped up the issue, and stated that the relevant missile tests were conducted under safe conditions, and that China is willing to work with South Pacific countries to maintain regional peace, stability and prosperity.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced that Sun Yupeng has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges involving registering and voting under other people's identities, as well as submitting fraudulent immigration forms.
On September 3, Taiwan's Executive Yuan added NT$145.7 billion to the defense budget, planning to purchase more than 40,000 littoral attack drones, over 600 surveillance and reconnaissance drones, and more than 100 suicide unmanned boats, while also promoting non-red supply chains for drones to reduce dependence on Chinese components.
On September 3, 2026, New Yellow River reported that Changzhou Xingyu's full-time production employees fell by more than 40% in 2025, while labor outsourcing hours surged 25.9% against the trend, and mass contract cancellations by fresh graduates occurred one after another.
On September 3, 2026, sustained heavy rainfall caused severe rainstorm flooding in Xianyou County, Putian, Fujian, inundating large areas of urban streets and washing away a three-story residential building as floodwaters surged.
On September 3, 2026, Radio Free Asia reported that Chinese ports of entry and exit will implement new exit-entry management rules, adopting a system in which whoever approves bears the responsibility, further tightening restrictions on exits by people inside the system, scientific researchers, and university students.
On September 3, 2026, Australian media and the HiRISK organization released an investigation indicating that satellites had recorded signs of glacial instability weeks before the mudslide disaster on the Nepal-Tibet border, and disclosed that China significantly lagged in sharing cross-border hydrological early warning data.
On September 3, 2026, the Associated Press reported that Wang Xiahong, a partner at Beijing's Kaimen Law Firm, fled to Taiwan under the pressure of official orders to dissolve the firm after taking on the Zion Church case, and is seeking resettlement assistance.
On September 3, 2026, a severe fire broke out at a restaurant under renovation on Xiuying Avenue in Haikou, spreading throughout the entire building. Fire and rescue operations confirmed 6 deaths and 3 injuries.
On September 3, 2026, heavy rains caused sections of river dikes along the Mulan River basin in Putian, Fujian, to collapse. Floodwaters surged into villages such as Yuantou Village in Huating Town, Chengxiang District, trapping multiple villagers and elderly residents who were in urgent need of rescue.
On September 3, 2026, the General Administration of Sport of China stated at a State Council Information Office press conference that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period it will promote the construction of fitness facilities at rest stops for couriers and food delivery workers, prompting public discussion that it is detached from the reality of their labor.
On September 3, 2026, due to persistent heavy rainfall, roads around Xianhudong in Putian, Fujian, were severely flooded, and a landslide hazard occurred on a nearby mountainside.
On September 3, 2026, the US Embassy in China publicly issued a statement, accusing the Chinese side of conducting a closed-door trial and sentencing Gao Shen to three years in prison under retroactive law, and demanding that the Chinese government immediately release him.
On September 3, 2026, the South Korean government expressed serious concerns to the Chinese side over the wording in the press release on Wang Yi's visit to South Korea that stated it welcomes the peaceful coexistence of the two countries, South and North Korea, pointing out that this wording violates the principles of the joint communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations.
On September 3, 2026, a large number of food delivery riders in Guangzhou had their order-taking accounts banned by platforms; traffic authorities and platforms jointly demanded that riders must pay off all accumulated fines for violations such as running through bridges and tunnels caught on camera before their accounts can be unblocked.
At 19:39 on September 3, 2026, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred in Beichuan County, Mianyang, Sichuan, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. Obvious tremors were felt in Chengdu, Chongqing and other areas, and walls of some residential houses in the locality cracked.
On the evening of September 3, 2026, the Global Times published an article criticizing the U.S. demand for border entry and exit records from the day of the Gyirong mudslide as deliberate obstruction, and claiming that the flood had already washed away the port's personnel registration ledgers.
On September 3, 2026, The Economist reported that when its reporter traveled to Kangbao County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, to investigate the formaldehyde cabbage incident, they were obstructed on the spot by local police and officials from the propaganda department, who refused to answer any questions.
On September 3, 2026, China's Ministry of Commerce lodged solemn representations over the punitive anti-ultra-fast-fashion law introduced by France targeting platforms such as Shein, urged the French side to immediately stop implementing it, and stated that all consequences arising therefrom shall be borne by the French side.
On September 3, 2026, Taiwan's Executive Yuan added NT$145.7 billion to the defense budget, planning to procure more than 40,000 drones and over 100 unmanned vessels, and to fully promote non-red supply chains to reduce dependence on Chinese components.
On September 3, 2026, Reuters reported that the Indian government, citing national security, data storage, and political considerations, has shelved the plan for Alipay+, a unit of Singapore-based Ant International, to connect to India's UPI payment system.
On September 3, 2026, a Shanghai resident posted a complaint about being visited and investigated at home by community police officers. Because the resident had once bought scissors online, called 12315 to defend their rights, and reported cases to the police, they were labeled a high-risk member of society and warned to make fewer police reports.
On September 3, 2026, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, representing major automakers such as General Motors and Toyota, wrote to the U.S. Congress, strongly urging legislation to comprehensively ban the sale and import of Chinese vehicles in the United States on the grounds of government subsidies and data security risks.
A mini program developed by a netizen to check which companies offer two-day weekends once had more than 150,000 users before its service was suspended; on September 3, 2026, searches for the mini program on Xiaohongshu and Weibo returned no results.
On September 3, 2026, Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum that there is an opportunity for peace between Russia and Ukraine, that fully restoring Russia-US relations is his wish, and he thanked everyone who has pushed for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, saying that the intelligence services of the two countries have remained in contact.
Surviving workers at a Nepali hydropower project said that before the flood arrived, workers noticed something abnormal and demanded to evacuate the tunnel, but were stopped by the Chinese supervisor. The supervisor said they should go out first to check, then fled on his own and never returned, leaving a large number of workers trapped in the tunnel.
For several consecutive days, the US Embassy in China has asked the Chinese side to provide updates on the search and rescue efforts for the Jilong mudslide, the identities of the victims, the situation of foreign nationals, and entry-exit records at the port. A Global Times article said this was unsettling, and the Chinese side also claimed that the port had been severely damaged and records could not be provided. BBC reported that electronic records in Nepal show that within less than ten minutes after the mudslide occurred, the registration details of people who had handled business there could be checked.
The China Maritime Studies Institute of the U.S. Naval War College released a report stating that CCP maritime militias are directly commanded by the People's Liberation Army and the coast guard, and that Chinese ocean-going vessels use concealed on-board systems to collect signals intelligence along the coasts of North America, Europe and Asia, carrying out military missions under the name of private enterprises.
On September 3, the Luding County government announced regulations setting the distance between tobacco retail outlets at 10 meters in both the old town and the new town, with total caps of 98 and 63 outlets respectively. The regulations take effect 30 days after publication.
On September 3, 2026, after a short video reviewing pandemic-prevention scenes from the Shanghai outbreak was posted on Douyin, the comment section saw a large number of netizens collectively posting photos of A4 blank sheets in response to memories of that year.
On September 3, 2026, an AITO car owner posted a video revealing that while filming the old battery during a faulty power battery replacement at a 4S dealership, after-sales staff snatched his phone twice and forcibly unlocked his photo album to delete the photos.
On September 3, 2026, multiple parents of students at Bo'ai Primary School in Changyuan, Henan, gathered at the school gate to protest with banners, reporting that the new classrooms lacked air conditioning, fans, and curtains, leading to students suffering from heatstroke and nosebleeds, and that lunch services had been canceled.
On September 3, 2026, at the Gari Kindergarten project in Rangtang County, Ngawa, Sichuan, undertaken by Sinohydro Bureau 10, multiple workers drove vehicles to block the project gate, demanding unpaid wages and defending their rights after three months of unpaid wages.
On September 3, 2026, a worker in Jin'an District, Lu'an City, Anhui Province, climbed to the end of a tower crane at a construction site in an attempt to take his own life to defend his rights after his wages were withheld. Police, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel rushed to the scene to handle the situation.
On September 3, 2026, multiple owners of the Nayunxi Section 4 development in Xinzheng City, Zhengzhou, Henan, having endured a housing delivery delay of as long as six years, had no choice but to climb onto the unfinished rooftops and unfurl banners in a rights-defense protest.
On September 3, 2026, a netizen in Shandong posted a video reporting that a local Huawei store had privately blocked the public sidewalk outside its door with iron railings, making it impossible to pass, sparking widespread online mockery about privilege.
On September 3, 2026, two contract teachers who had taught for five years in the primary school division of Meixi Experimental School in Xuwen County, Zhanjiang, Guangdong were unilaterally verbally dismissed by the school, and were stopped by security guards outside the school gate when reporting for the start of the new term.
On September 3, 2026, netizens exposed Shandong Medical College for rolling out harsh rules, including a ban on bed curtains and desk curtains, a prohibition on using the toilet 70 minutes before evening self-study, and heavy deductions of moral education points for violations.
On September 3, 2026, a prospective AITO car owner disclosed that after he posted a video on Douyin complaining about delayed delivery of his new car, the brand managed to obtain his employer's information and contacted his supervisor to pressure him into deleting the post.
On September 3, 2026, a netizen published a post exposing that dispatched workers at JD.com's Shanghai Asia No. 1 warehouse account for as much as about 70%, allegedly violating the statutory red line on employment, with working hours exceeding 13 hours and strict meal and rest conditions.
On September 3, 2026, media reported that several commercial banks in Shanghai are implementing new mortgage rules. Because they enforce the restriction that age plus loan term must not exceed 75 years, borrowers must be under 35 to take out the full newly introduced 40-year mortgage.