A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was attacked by the co-pilot during the flight, who maneuvered the plane into a dangerous dive; the crew and passengers worked together to subdue him and landed safely in Saudi Arabia.
US President Trump met with tech executives including Elon Musk and Jensen Huang at the White House, signed an executive order establishing the America.gov superintelligence platform, and made clear that the United States will not cooperate with China in the field of superintelligence.
U.S. Central Command announced that U.S. troops and equipment have withdrawn from the Erbil base in northern Iraq, marking the official end of the military mission against ISIS that began 12 years ago.
Russian forces used nearly 190 drones and ballistic missiles to strike Kyiv and surrounding energy facilities, killing 5 people, including a child, and injuring 14.
At the National Day reception on September 30, the supreme leader did not, as is customary, announce the upcoming Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee, and in his remarks on Taiwan he once again mentioned the "peaceful development of cross-Strait relations."
US Secretary of War Hegseth announced the creation of a new four-star autonomous warfare command and the launch of the Meridian Program, led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich, to study the future of war.
On a Dubai flight, the first officer stabbed the captain with a knife, sending the plane into a steep dive. Through a combination of coincidences and the joint efforts of the crew and passengers, the crisis was ultimately resolved.
The U.S. Department of Defense announced the formal end of its military mission in Iraq to counter ISIS and an orderly withdrawal, as Iraq welcomes its Day of Sovereignty.
Four bipartisan senators introduced a new bill requiring a ban on Chinese-made optical transceivers in U.S. federal government national security systems. The bill names Innolight and Eoptolink and sets a five-year transition period.
Xi Jinping led officials from the State Council, the National People's Congress, the CPPCC and other bodies to the Monument to the People's Heroes in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to hold a flower-basket laying ceremony.
The CCP held a large-scale October 1 reception, with black-clad guards densely deployed inside the venue monitoring the attending officials, creating a tense and tightly controlled atmosphere.
A Xinhua News Agency communiqué announced that Qiushi magazine will publish an article by Xi Jinping on strengthening universal, basic, and safety-net livelihood development, reiterating that there must be no excessive guarantees and that a slide into welfareism must be prevented.
Wang Xiaohong, in full police uniform and looking tense, appeared at the main table of the National Day reception, sparking speculation that he may be facing an investigation.
Xi Jinping appeared at Tiananmen Square on the morning of September 30, taking part in the flower-laying ceremony at the Monument to the People's Heroes together with Politburo Standing Committee members Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning and others.
Four U.S. Republican senators sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney General on September 30, calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a comprehensive investigation of Chinese criminal networks operating illegal marijuana businesses within the United States.
Trump officially announced that South Korea will participate in an energy investment plan totaling hundreds of billions of dollars, including the Alaska liquefied natural gas pipeline project.
At a press conference, a spokesperson for the Chinese Communist Party's Foreign Ministry, while discussing Japan's nuclear weapons and Taiwan-related remarks, unilaterally erased Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's title and called her by name.
He Xinyuan, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Director and General Manager of Genertec Machine Tool Co., Ltd., is undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law.
Four Republican senators have written to the Attorney General, calling for a full investigation into Chinese criminal organizations allegedly operating illegal marijuana and drug businesses in the United States.
The U.S. PCE price index recorded 3.4% year-on-year in August, coming in below expectations, pushing the probability of an October rate hike even lower, while the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield saw intense tug-of-war intraday.
Yi Huiman, former chairman of the Chinese Communist Party's Securities Regulatory Commission, was officially transferred to prosecutors and indicted on September 30 on suspicion of accepting bribes and sex-for-power transactions.
Michun Lei has officially stepped down as Chairman of Shanghai Life Insurance, a company that has previously been taken over by Shanghai state-owned capital.
U.S. Secretary of State Rubio personally unveiled the new 2028 U.S. passport, which features the bald eagle as its core design element and incorporates multiple moments in American history as well as dynamic anti-counterfeiting effects.
A China Energy Engineering infrastructure worker in Xinjiang said he had no time off during the National Day holiday, and received neither overtime pay nor compensatory leave.
Zhengzhou has proposed cleaning and repairing national flags used in previous years for reuse, and preparing them before National Day for use in the following year.
The Party branch of Zhejiang Rainbow Wanli Technology Co., Ltd. displayed activities resembling military training of employees.
A netizen said that when their friend was about to ship a drone, the free shipping stage in Beijing told them the drone was too large to be sent; photos posted by the netizen show that the drone was not of a particularly large size.
A netizen filmed a boy in Jiangxi being placed in the back of a closed cage-style tricycle on his way to school; the cage's appearance was described as resembling an ancient prisoner transport cart.
A blogger said that at 20:33 on September 30, traffic was flowing smoothly at the Shenzhen passage exit and the on- and off-ramp bridges, adding that this spot often saw long-lasting congestion in previous years.
According to the video, Zhu Jun participated in Fujian Province's event of laying flower baskets to honor martyrs in Fuzhou on September 30.
Xi Jinping took his cabinet members to the Monument to the People's Heroes to pay respects.
According to the material, Li Zuocheng attended the National Day reception on September 30, a rare public appearance for him since stepping down after the 20th National Congress.
A Chinese citizen in Argentina made a normal transfer on September 30, and then received a call from the local police station on October 8 saying that the anti-fraud center considered the transfer risky and imposed a protective payment freeze.
The Senate rejected a ratepayer protection bill that would have required data centers to pay for new substations and transmission lines connecting to the grid, a measure that had previously sparked controversy among Democratic lawmakers over the stringency of its restrictions.
On September 30, 2026, "Shou Shouji de CC" officially released a rights defense recap video titled "I've been a victim of AI-generated pornographic rumors for 2 months, and I've called the police!" on platforms including Bilibili and Douyin. Holding the case acceptance receipt issued by the police, the vlogger, teary-eyed but firm, fully exposed the entire journey and truth behind the events—from the graphics card recycling dispute in July and the satirical comics in August, to being targeted by black-market AI face-swapping for pornographic rumors and malicious doxxing in September. The vlogger stated firmly in the video: "All pornographic images, private photo sets, and videos circulating online are 100% fake. I have completed the notarization of all evidence and will never settle!" Within 24 hours of its release, the video surpassed 3.21 million views, quickly topping the trending lists on Weibo and Bilibili, and triggering a strong public condemnation of AI face-swapping rumors and cyberbullying.
On September 30, according to official media reports, the Supreme People's Procuratorate made an arrest decision against Yi Huiman, former chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), on suspicion of accepting bribes, and designated the Qingdao Municipal People's Procuratorate to review and prosecute the case. Recently, an indictment was filed with the Qingdao Intermediate People's Court, accusing him of illegally accepting huge amounts of property by exploiting the privileges of his positions at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and the CSRC.
On September 30, Tang Ho-wing, founder of the Hong Kong independent online media "Boom News - Afro," was arrested by the Hong Kong police on suspicion of "publishing false information to incite" on August 31, when he was reporting on a rally commemorating the anniversary of the 2019 crackdown on protests. The Hong Kong Journalists Association said he is the first journalist arrested on suspicion of incitement since the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance took effect, and Reporters Without Borders condemned the weaponization of national security procedures.
On September 30, CNBC published an investigation: a man calling himself Hummin Lee met Rogers, a former senior adviser to the Federal Reserve, in Shanghai in 2013, helped his Chinese girlfriend obtain a divorce, organized a wedding, and arranged for him to teach in China, using these favors to demand internal materials such as Federal Reserve economic forecasts, interest rate policy, and discussions on tariffs toward China.
On September 30, the UK's MI5 rarely issued an independent espionage alert, pointing out that China's General Technology Research Institute has close ties with the Ministry of State Security and has funded more than 100 British scholars to research AI, cybersecurity, covert communications and steganography, warning that those who continue to cooperate could be prosecuted under the National Security Law. The Chinese Embassy in the UK denied the allegations.
A Kyodo News report on September 30 said that internal military documents obtained by Japanese scholar Takashi Suzuki record that Wei Liang, then political commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region, argued in a document dated November 2, 2014 that military operations should be prepared in response to Hong Kong's "extreme situation" during the 2014 Umbrella Movement. The military ultimately did not carry out a armed crackdown, and it is unclear whether the proposal was approved.
A frontline English teacher using the online name "Teacher Li the Educator" posted an article claiming that Chinese cultural and ideological-political elements make up nearly 80% of the new People's Education Press (PEP) English textbook, that the protagonists have been changed from Li Lei and Han Meimei to "Fuxing" (Rejuvenation), and that because relations with a certain country have deteriorated, all material from that country has been deleted, calling for textbooks that combine Chinese and Western elements.
Data show that at the end of last year, among every 100 yuan of China's new industries, domestic demand exceeded exports by 28 yuan; by July 2026, exports surpassed domestic demand by 16 yuan. In eight months the balance between domestic demand and exports completely reversed, reflecting weak domestic demand and an economy increasingly reliant on exports.
On September 30, according to a CCTV report, Xi Jinping and other senior leaders attended the ceremony of presenting flower baskets to the people's heroes in Beijing for Martyrs' Day.
On September 30, a netizen posted that "Xiao Wu" (Feng Rui, who runs the WeChat public account "Chiapas East Wind TV"), an independent media figure who has long focused on labor rights, was suspected of having gone missing. His social media accounts have stopped updating since September 14, and his 100,000-character long article "2025 Labor Rights Incidents" was deleted.
According to a Ministry of Commerce announcement on September 30, imports of beef from Brazil reached 100% of the 2026 quota of 1.106 million tons on September 29. Starting from 0:00 on October 1, an additional 55% tariff will be levied on top of the current tax rates. This safeguard measure takes effect on January 1, 2026 and lasts for three years.
On September 30, some high schools in Changzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing, and other places in Jiangsu province suddenly adjusted the National Day holiday for senior students from three or four days to seven days. Schools notified students and parents to attend a parent meeting that evening to explain the situation. Netizens speculate it may be related to rumors of student falls.
On September 30, a netizen claiming to be a relative of Yang Ziyi posted on Xiaohongshu (RedNote), questioning that she had sought help from her supervisor only to be refused, and that two supervisors later refused to step forward, demanding that the school give the truth. The related plea posts were subsequently deleted, and the related content is also hard to search for.
On September 30, sophomores at Wuyuan No. 1 Middle School in Inner Mongolia launched a collective protest against illegal supplementary classes during the National Day holiday and signed a joint petition demanding that the school stop shortening the holiday.
On September 30, the Tianjin Municipal Government issued a notice declaring all administrative regions of the city as control airspace for unmanned aerial vehicles, effective from the date of publication, while repealing the June 4 notice on flyable airspace; the original flyable zone of about 2,205 square kilometers has been entirely cancelled.
On the evening of September 30, Pang Donglai founder Yu Donglai announced on his personal social media account that from March 2027, employees and management will work five days a week, seven hours a day, 35 hours in total, extending two-day weekends to ordinary employees.