US President Donald Trump announced that a peace committee has reached a historic agreement to push for the complete disarmament of armed groups in Gaza and an Israeli withdrawal.
On July 30, Xi Jinping unveiled a tightening policy restricting all citizens from traveling abroad, officially set to take effect on September 15, with customs set to intercept large numbers of outbound travelers.
The CCP Politburo held a meeting and decided to convene the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing in October 2026. The agenda includes the Politburo report, advancing comprehensive strict party governance, analyzing the economic situation, and deploying work for the second half of the year.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Tesla is evaluating options to split off, sell, or shut down its China operations, including its Shanghai Gigafactory; Musk said the report had never been discussed and was fake news.
The Politburo meeting on July 30 set the schedule of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee for October.
China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention released monitoring data showing that the positivity rate of COVID-19 tests rose from July 20 to July 26, up 4 percentage points compared with the previous week, with the dominant strain being NB.1.8.1.
After a vicious case in Tandian Town, Xiping County, Henan left one dead and four injured, the suspect fled into a cornfield. Villagers are suspected of voluntarily going to his hiding spot to leave supplies to help him escape, and police subsequently deployed a large number of officers and SWAT police to hunt him down.
A criminal case occurred in Baicheng Subdistrict, Xiping County, Zhumadian, Henan. After a dispute with a neighbor, tenant Xia Fugang carried out an attack and fled, sparking spontaneous support from villagers and widespread sympathy.
On July 30, 2026, the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee held a meeting and formally decided to convene the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee that October; the meeting was chaired by Xi Jinping. On the same day, MRI images of a right knee suspected to be Xi Jinping's appeared on the dark web.
The U.S. military launched fierce strikes on Iran, with targets including command centers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as well as missile and drone facilities.
The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on multiple companies and individuals in China, India and Russia, accusing them of providing logistics and commercial support to Iran's Mahan Air.
The White House Transparency Task Force released a fact sheet stating that China and its proxies obtained data on as many as 220 million US voters through hackers and other means.
The Politburo held a group study session on the theme of high-quality advancement of national defense and military modernization.
The CCP has confirmed that the Fifth Plenary Session will be held in October 2026.
A 51-year-old man named Xia Fugang had a dispute with a neighbor, resulting in at least one death and four injuries before fleeing into a cornfield. Police are offering a 50,000 yuan reward for his capture.
Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily reports that the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee will address personnel issues, including the replacement of Central Committee members and the ratification of the expulsion of fallen high-ranking officials such as Ma Xingrui from the Party.
Whistleblower Jiang Wangzheng released a personnel list, claiming it to be the agenda of a Politburo meeting, which includes Chen Xinwu as Mayor of Chongqing, Luo Wen as Secretary of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee, Liu Guohong as Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Zhang Wentong as Minister of Natural Resources, and Ni Yuefeng being reassigned to another post. Some of the appointments on the list were made before they were officially announced.
Multiple workers gathered in rights defense outside the Jiamusi Postal Bureau in Heilongjiang, reporting that the unit had not paid their housing provident fund and that there were problems such as exploitation and deliberate obstruction. During the incident, someone fell to the ground and was carried away by medical personnel.
A bipartisan delegation of U.S. Congress members visited Taiwan from July 30 to August 1, exchanging views with senior Taiwanese leaders on issues such as U.S.-Taiwan relations and regional security.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent and Trade Representative Greer held a video call with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, urging Beijing to fully honor its rare earth and agricultural product commitments.
The U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group 5, led by the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, has arrived in Da Nang, Vietnam, for a five-day visit.
Xia Fugang, a 51-year-old renter in Xiping, Henan, killed a neighbor with a knife and fled after a conflict.
The IMF released its latest assessment, concluding that the renminbi is undervalued by 21.3 percent.
The Ministry of Natural Resources website published appointment information, with Liu Guohong serving as Party Committee Secretary (actually Party Group Secretary), which was earlier than the official announcement.
After the original video was taken down, a girl's father continued to post new videos, having the girl wear a green big-mouthed fish headgear to film, and changed the account's avatar to the Chinese flag.
On the day the Politburo decided the dates of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee, Cai Qi still appeared at a symposium with non-party figures held at Zhongnanhai.
According to Nikkei Asia, SpaceX reviews its suppliers and requires that relevant projects not assign Chinese nationals, that products not use parts made by Chinese companies, and that factory equipment not use certain Chinese brands.
Senators from both U.S. parties have sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, asking Apple to stop purchasing chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies and Yangtze Memory Technologies, and to explain its cooperation with the two companies by August 21.
China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced on July 30 that from July 20 to 26, the COVID-19 positivity rate among influenza-like cases in outpatient and emergency visits at sentinel hospitals nationwide rose to 20.3%, up 4 percentage points from the previous week.
Data from the National Institution for Finance and Development show that the household sector's leverage ratio stood at 59.0% at the end of Q1 2026 and dropped to 57.7% in Q2, while household mortgage debt has recorded negative growth for 13 consecutive quarters since Q2 2023.
A man surnamed Xia in Henan is accused of wiping out the family of a village Party Secretary; following the incident, relevant authorities launched a mountain search operation, but his specific identity and whereabouts remain unknown.
On July 30, 2026, the CCP Central Committee Politburo held a meeting to analyze the economic situation. The Wall Street Journal reported that the meeting emphasized supply-side optimization and the implementation of existing policies, sending a clear signal that there is no intention to unleash flood-style massive stimulus in the face of slowing economic growth.
On July 30, 2026, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention released surveillance data showing that the positivity rate for COVID-19 among influenza-like cases in outpatient and emergency departments of sentinel hospitals nationwide climbed to 20.3%, with fever clinic patients increasing significantly in Guangdong, Henan and many other places.
The search for the man surnamed Xia in Henan reportedly used drones, infrared imagers, and other detection equipment, but his whereabouts have not been found for several consecutive days.
On July 30, 2026, a vicious case occurred in Tandian, Xiping County, Henan Province. Local police subsequently sealed off the village entrance, deployed SWAT police and drones in a manhunt, and issued a notice offering a reward of up to 50,000 yuan for clues about the suspect.
On July 30, 2026, the Shangzhou District Court of Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province, together with institutions including the Law School of Northwest University, established the first Shang Yang rule-of-law thought and culture research center in the country's court system, sparking public debate over rule-of-law ideals and Qin-system thinking.
On July 30, 2026, a major violent criminal case occurred in Tandian Township, Xiping County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province. Police deployed large numbers of SWAT officers and drones to seal off the village and entered the cornfields to conduct a dragnet search for the fugitive suspect.
On July 30, 2026, Nature and Nature Cancer simultaneously retracted two papers involving academic misconduct from Tongji University and Nankai University. Tongji's corresponding author Wang Ping was removed from the position of dean and demoted, while first author Jin Jiali was dismissed; Nankai's corresponding author Chen Quan was removed from the position of dean and demoted, and first author Zheng had their employment terminated.