Xi Jinping visited the Central Cadre School of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, where he planted trees and unveiled a monument with Kim Jong Un. This symbolic power transfer marker has been pointed out as resembling an abdication during one's lifetime.
Construction of the Three Gorges New Channel project, with a total investment of nearly 80 billion yuan, officially commenced in Yichang, Hubei. Executive Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang attended and announced the start of construction, while Hubei Provincial Party Secretary Guan Zhiou was downplayed in the official report.
An 18-year-old boy in Kaizhou District, Chongqing, jumped into the river after being chased by fishery administration personnel while fishing downstream of a regulating dam. Law enforcement officers failed to rescue him, triggering protests from onlookers and family members on the shore, which were suppressed by the police.
Wei Xiaokui, an official promoted by Wen Jiabao, has been parachuted into Fujian to serve as the provincial discipline inspection secretary, responsible for retroactively investigating old cases involving the Fujian faction.
On June 8, 2026, the Pentagon updated its 1260H list of Chinese military companies; a U.S. lawmaker said that at least 4 of the companies had previously obtained Nvidia H200 export licenses to China from the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, a claim not corroborated by public reports.
Chen Weijun, a key member of the Zhejiang clique and Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office, and transferred to judicial authorities.
Peng Liyuan accompanied Xi Jinping on a visit to North Korea; the video says this is a relatively rare overseas trip for her since her visit to France in 2024.
Xi Jinping paid a 27-hour visit to North Korea. The joint communique lacked mentions of nuclear weapons and military alliance cooperation, reaching consensus only on commemorative facilities and other minor matters.
On June 8, 2026, according to the New Fujian client, the central government approved the appointment of Wei Xiaokui as a member and standing committee member of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, and as Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection; he previously served as Deputy Secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, later as Vice Governor of Fujian, and was appointed Acting Director of the Provincial Supervisory Commission on July 24.
On June 8, 2026, construction officially began on the Three Gorges Waterway New Channel Project, comprising two parts: the new channel at the Three Gorges hub and the shipping capacity expansion of the Gezhouba Dam. Official reports did not mention digging a separate river channel or building a new dam.
On June 8, 2026, the Hong Kong government submitted to the Legislative Council a proposal to amend subsidiary legislation, seeking to establish a Chief Executive certification mechanism, stipulating that the Chief Executive may determine whether an ordinary criminal case involves national security, and that cases so determined will be tried under National Security Law proceedings.
On June 9, 2026, Kuomintang Chair Cheng Li-wun attended an Asia Society forum in New York to lay out her cross-strait peace line; several overseas dissidents criticized her rhetoric for avoiding the Chinese Communist Party's dictatorial rule and military threat.
On June 27, 2026, Taiwan's The Reporter published an in-depth investigation revealing that intermediaries are recruiting young Taiwanese women with high 'nutritional fees' to travel to mainland China for illegal egg retrieval in private residences or underground clinics, where they face insufficient anesthesia and serious health risks.
The China Passenger Car Market Information Joint Branch released May market data: national passenger car retail sales totaled 1.51 million units, a sharp year-on-year decline of 22.1%, setting a record of eight consecutive months of year-on-year decline and reflecting the continued weakness of domestic consumer demand.
Rumors claim that during geological survey drilling operations in the ancient town area of Jieyang City, Guangdong Province, underground toxic gas leaked out; residents in the surrounding area were not evacuated in time and subsequently fell into comas and were poisoned one after another. Dozens of people were rushed to hospital by ambulance, and some in critical condition were admitted to intensive care units.
Statistics from the financial industry show that China's financial regulators issued 435 administrative penalty notices against the banking sector in the first 5 months, with cumulative penalties reaching 445 million yuan, up 15.3% year-on-year, of which rural commercial banks accounted for nearly half of the fines due to credit violations and other problems.
A wage-arrears dispute broke out at the Chuxu Photovoltaic Power Station under Wanneng New Energy Co., Ltd. in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. Several workers demanding their unpaid wages went to the front gate of the power station and unfurled banners to protest and defend their rights.
On June 12, 2026, Vietnamese media reported that Vietnamese police raided a hotel, apprehending 83 Chinese criminal suspects on site for suspected transnational telecom fraud, and seizing a large amount of equipment and documents used in the crimes.
On June 8, 2026, in Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, a candidate ranked first in a public institution exam but was illegally replaced. After the person involved continued to defend her rights and appeal, local officials directly issued an announcement canceling the entire recruitment position in question.
On June 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced lawsuits to revoke the citizenship of 17 naturalized citizens, following the government's continued push to strip citizenship from naturalized citizens, citing reasons including fraud and concealment of crimes.
According to an RFI report on June 8, the French Cultural Center in Beijing suddenly canceled all film screenings for June, which outsiders suspect is related to the removal of Pride Month films.