On July 31, 2023, Xi Jinping conferred the rank of general on Rocket Force commander Wang Houbin and political commissar Xu Xisheng at the Bayi Building in Beijing, the first official public announcement of a new commander since reports that former Rocket Force commander Li Yuchao was under investigation.
The residual circulation of Typhoon Doksuri caused torrential rain in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region from July 29 to August 1. Beijing experienced flooding, Hebei activated flood storage areas, and Zhuozhou was severely affected.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has removed Qin Gang from his post as Foreign Minister, and Wang Yi has been reappointed as Foreign Minister.
In 2023, Foreign Minister Qin Gang was removed from his post as foreign minister and later resigned from the 20th Central Committee.
Rocket Force commander Li Yuchao was purged after a US military report exposed the Rocket Force's deployment, leading to another round of purges throughout the Rocket Force.