In the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei rainstorms from July 23 to 28, 2025, 44 people died across Beijing; 32 died at the elderly care center in Taishitun Town, Miyun, and the district Party secretary acknowledged that the site had not been included in the evacuation plan.
An official report on the Tianshui kindergarten lead poisoning incident claims it was caused by the kitchen cook making three-color sponge cake with painted dipping sauce, shifting the blame onto kitchen staff.
The 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso formally granted exclusive succession rights to the Gaden Phodrang Trust, a private trust registered in India, sparking a geopolitical game between the US, China, and India.
On July 1st, Peng Liyuan's loyalist Ma Xingrui was stripped of his position as Xinjiang Party Secretary.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Liu Jianchao was taken away for questioning by authorities immediately after returning to China in late July 2025 following his overseas visit.
In the second half of 2025, Ma Xingrui was removed from his post as Xinjiang Party Secretary.
According to a report dated September 19, 2026, Yin Xiangfeng, director of the Shaoyang County Public Security Bureau, and Tang Zhanxiong, deputy director, both involved in the Zheng Shuai case, were removed from office in July 2025, but Zheng Shuai remained in custody as of the report's publication.
Rumors online claim that from July 2025, Li Keqiang's wife Cheng Hong and their daughter issued an open letter demanding an investigation into the cause of Li Keqiang's death; from the end of 2025 they sought the intervention of party elders such as Wen Jiabao and Wang Yang; in January 2026 they reportedly said that if the investigation was not reopened they would go to the petition center to file a public petition, with Wang Yang, Liu Yuan and Hu Chunhua said to be on their side.