China and the United States Reach a One-Year Trade Truce in Busan
China and the United States reached a one-year trade truce arrangement after talks in Busan, suspending some tariffs and related measures.
China and the United States reached a one-year trade truce arrangement after talks in Busan, suspending some tariffs and related measures.
Chongqing police announced that they have opened a case against Shen Bayang on suspicion of the crime of splitting the country, and stated in the notice that a Taiwan civil defense organization is an organization that splits the country.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee in Ningbo deliberated on the 15th Five-Year Plan, where new energy vehicles were removed from the core position of strategic emerging industries, signaling the downgrading of the automotive industry into an object of governance.
On October 25, 2025, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Jiang Duntao, former Vice Mayor of Chongqing and former Party Secretary of Zibo, was under investigation on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law; the notice stated that during his tenure in Zibo he forcefully pushed projects and took on massive new debt.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee was held from October 20 to 23, 2025. When it concluded, it was decided to add Zhang Shengmin as Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
In October 2025, the Fourth Plenary Session expelled nine generals from the Party, eight of them full generals.
Under pressure from Zhang Youxia and CCP elders, Xi Jinping officially signed a power-transfer document at the Fourth Plenary Session, agreeing to step down in the Hua Guofeng model, marking the end of the Xi Jinping era.
On October 18, 2025, the Kuomintang held its chairperson election. Cheng Li-wun was elected with 65,122 votes, a vote share of 50.15%, and officially took office on November 1.
Officials announced that 9 people, including He Weidong, were expelled from the Party and the military.
On October 17, 2025, the Ministry of National Defense announced that it had opened cases for review and investigation against nine senior generals, including He Weidong, Miao Hua, and Wang Houbin, and imposed the punishment of expulsion from the Party and the military.
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission He Weidong has been expelled from the Party and from the military.
He Weidong, the military brother-in-arms and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) close to the leader, has been arrested, and elite generals of the 31st Group Army in Fujian have been purged in batches.
Mutadi, a suspect involved in the October 7 Gaza massacre, was arrested by the FBI after sneaking into the United States and living there for more than a year.
Zhang Wanying appeared in court for the third time for a bail review. During the hearing, prosecutors publicly disclosed state security background and the flight-support chain involving Miao Fatai and others. Federal District Judge Murillo refused to overturn the detention order.
Police in Beihai, Guangxi, took away Pastor Kim Myeong-il on suspicion of the crime of illegally using the information network. Kim Myeong-il said that a total of 18 people were taken away, some of whom were released on bail pending trial, while 8 remain detained.
On October 9, 2025, the Ministry of Commerce of China announced the strictest rare earth export control measures to date, and Trump immediately announced an additional 100% tariff on China; after a ceasefire was reached in early November, China suspended the measure.
Led by Florida Senator Scott, a resolution targeting multiple crimes by the Chinese Communist Party was officially introduced on October 19, 2025, and after several months, it recently passed the Senate unanimously.
According to an interview with Miles Yu, the American Institute in Taiwan recently stated that Taiwan's status remains undetermined, saying that the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Declaration, and the Treaty of San Francisco did not transfer Taiwan's sovereignty to the Chinese Communist Party or the Republic of China.
According to reports from outside the Great Firewall, after the Fourth Plenary Session in October 2025, Xi Jinping withdrew from relevant decision-making and coordination bodies.
According to accounts coming out of Beijing, Ma Xingrui was taken into custody around October 2025, after which he was dealt with and stripped of his Party membership and administrative posts.
An AITO M9 caught fire rapidly after striking a traffic pole in Shenmu, Yulin, Shaanxi, and the driver in the car died at the scene.
Before departing for South Korea, Trump received an intelligence briefing from U.S. intelligence agencies regarding the electronic surveillance of Huang Le and the discovery of Jensen Huang's name.
The People's Bank of China has officially unveiled its master console, centralizing eight major authorities—including currency issuance, wallet management, risk control, and smart contracts—under the central bank. It has also connected thirty commercial banks directly to the system, building a super-console capable of reaching into individual wallets.