At the UN headquarters, Wang Yi, together with Global South countries including Brazil, South Africa, Egypt, Indonesia, and Turkey, launched the Group of Friends for Peace on the Ukraine crisis.
In September 2024, the Rocket Force launched an intercontinental ballistic missile into the high seas of the Pacific Ocean. Videos claimed this was the first full-range test launch in 44 years.
Around September 23, 2024, biologist Rao Yi published “Facts Trump Emotion: Wang Zhenyi, Chen Zhu, Chen Saijuan’s Research and Zhu Yuejun” on his WeChat public account, carrying out a professional verification of the historical literature and timeline. Rao Yi pointed out that the core breakthrough of all-trans retinoic acid-induced differentiation therapy for leukemia predates Zhu Yuejun’s doctoral studies, so there was no plagiarism; Zhu Yuejun’s research foundation was at the doctoral level, and his failure to obtain a degree was the combined result of academic disputes, difficulties in interpersonal communication, and the evaluation mechanisms of the time. He called on the public to view this historical tragedy rationally rather than engaging in an emotional witch hunt.
A Hong Kong man produced a video using the Cultural Revolution slogan "Revolution is not a crime, rebellion is justified" and uploaded it to social media to promote it. He was charged under Article 23 of the Basic Law with "knowingly publishing seditious publications" and was sentenced to 14 months in prison by the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court on September 20.
On September 20, 2024, facing rumors continuing to swirl online about his "results being plagiarized and suppressed," Zhu Yuejun accepted a public interview to clarify the facts. He stated explicitly that his results had not been stolen, and that his failure to graduate back then was due to disagreements with his supervisor over research approaches that he refused to compromise on, rather than deliberate suppression by his supervisor; he said he had been unlucky but did not regret it, and that he had always been full of admiration for the pioneering contributions to medicine made by senior scholars such as Academician Wang Zhenyi.
On September 18, a Japanese schoolboy studying at a Japanese school in Shenzhen, Guangdong, was attacked and injured on his way to school. Hiroshi Moriya, Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, stated at a press conference that the Japanese side has requested local authorities to take measures to prevent such incidents from happening again and to provide detailed information.
Chinese-American politician Sun Wen was arrested in 2023, accused of accepting tens of millions of dollars in bribes from the CCP and obstructing exchanges with Taiwan and human rights issues.
In mid-September 2024, as Academician Wang Zhenyi was awarded the "Medal of the Republic," videos from self-media outlets visiting Zhu Yuejun, who practices medicine in poverty in rural Wugang, Hunan, went viral on platforms like Douyin and Weibo. The stark contrast between his past role as the first author of a top-tier leukemia paper and his current status as a village doctor living on social security caused a sensation online, rapidly evolving into a public opinion storm regarding "stolen achievements and academic lords suppressing those from humble backgrounds."
The Chinese government announced 360 billion yuan in aid to Africa.