NPC Vice Chairperson Li Hongzhong's high-profile inspection of the transition work has been interpreted as an announcement to the entire party that the succession process has begun and power is no longer in Xi Jinping's hands.
At 12:00 on March 29, at the Dahanji market in Fangshan District, Beijing, someone suspected of lashing out at society allegedly drove a loader into a crowd. On-site videos show multiple vendors and passers-by knocked to the ground, their conditions unknown.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Guo Yonghang is under review investigation.
The US House Foreign Affairs Committee has passed a bipartisan chip security bill aimed at curbing the smuggling of American semiconductors to foreign adversaries like China.
Xu Yanbin, director of the Poyang Lake Water Control Hub Construction Office in Jiangxi Province, was placed under review and investigation on March 24. Officials said he voluntarily reported his issues to the organization.
In 2025, Xiaomi released its highest-ever annual report since going public, with total annual revenue reaching 457.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25%; adjusted net profit was 39.2 billion yuan, up 43.8% year-on-year. Revenue from the automotive business exceeded 100 billion yuan, with a profit of 900 million yuan.
Shenzhen Municipal Party Secretary Meng Fanli has been replaced by Jin Lei, as the big boss's stronghold in Shenzhen undergoes a personnel reshuffle.
Hu Henghua, Deputy Party Secretary and Mayor of Chongqing, has been officially announced to be under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation. Yuan Jiajun, Party Secretary of Chongqing, presided over a Standing Committee meeting to express support for the central authorities' decision.
The US Department of Justice has indicted three individuals linked to Super Micro Computer, accusing them of assisting in smuggling at least $2.5 billion worth of US artificial intelligence technology to China.
On the afternoon of March 17, 2026, an AITO M9 lost control due to slippery road conditions in rainy weather in Anhui, resulting in a serious traffic accident. The vehicle collided three consecutive times, leaving two people with minor injuries and one person critically injured. The critically injured patient suffered a fractured fifth cervical vertebra, leading to high paraplegia.
Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong was taken away by the CCDI to assist in an investigation after returning from Vietnam.
Australian rare earths company Lynas has reached a preliminary agreement with the US Pentagon to supply heavy rare earths, which have long been controlled by China.
The NPC of China passed the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which comprises a preface and 7 chapters with 65 articles; Beijing said it establishes norms and legal responsibilities for the cause of ethnic unity and progress.
On March 12, 2026, the National People's Congress passed the Law on Promoting National Unity and Progress, stipulating that schools and government agencies must use Mandarin as their primary language. From preschool to high school, Mandarin will be used for instruction, while Tibetan, Uyghur, and Mongolian are phased out of core curricula.
China has passed the Law on Promoting Democratic Unity and Progress, pushing the Chinese nation's community from a propaganda slogan into a legal obligation, requiring citizens to promote a specific identity community, making political neutrality even more difficult.
On March 12, 2026, the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress passed the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress. Article 63 stipulates that overseas organizations and individuals who undermine ethnic unity and progress and incite ethnic division shall be held legally liable in accordance with the law, effective July 1.
A US Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft transited the international airspace of the Taiwan Strait. The US stated that this action demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
According to the interview, the United Nations passed the relevant resolution in March 2026, with over 140 member states together with the United States condemning Iran's attack on neighboring countries and restricting navigation of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Supreme People's Procuratorate work report disclosed that within one year, nationwide procuratorial organs handled as many as 19,900 cases of illegal out-of-area enforcement and profit-driven enforcement, supervised the withdrawal of 2,760 cases, decided not to prosecute 3,539 people, and returned illegal seized, detained, and frozen assets totaling 2.63 billion yuan.
According to data from the 2026 Two Sessions, the national statutory debt balance will exceed 108 trillion, and combined with hidden liabilities, it will exceed 2 trillion, highlighting the local government financing vehicle (LGFV) debt crisis.
Three British men are under investigation for allegedly violating the 2023 National Security Act by assisting Chinese intelligence agencies, including David Taylor, the husband of a Labour MP.
In March this year, after flying back to Beijing from a meeting in Vietnam, Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong was directly taken away by Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Deputy Secretary Liu Jinguo to assist in an investigation, and has since faded from substantive power meetings.
In early March 2026, the Italian government, on national security grounds, ordered the deportation of 8 Chinese citizens suspected of surveilling and intimidating dissident Teacher Li (Li Ying).
According to satellite images and reports, China is accelerating the construction of a runway and carrying out land reclamation at Antelope Reef in the Paracel Islands, with the total area of the reef increasing to 602 hectares by March 2026.
China has announced 2026 national defense spending of 1.94 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.9% over the previous year.
It is rumored that Zhou Hongxu, Director of the Central Guard Bureau, broke away from Cai Qi's control during the 2026 Two Sessions in March and demanded immediate military action but received no order from the Central Military Commission. Old military leaders such as Liu Yuan and Li Zuocheng reportedly reached out to him, urging him to obey the arrangements of Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao.
Hong Kong's fiscal reserves fell from over 1.17 trillion in March 2019 to over 650 billion in March 2026, with deficits in 5 of the 6 fiscal years and a cumulative deficit of over 550 billion, dropping below the unwritten bottom line set by former Financial Secretary Antony Leung that reserves must be enough to sustain the government for 12 months with zero revenue.
During the Two Sessions in March 2026, Xi Jinping attended a meeting of the military delegation; of 26 generals, only 6 appeared publicly, and several senior PLA officers were absent, showing turmoil within the military.