Chronicle TIMELINE
A chronological, causal record of the resistance, major political crises, and contemporary truth.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·United States
On September 15, Tahir Imin, founder of the Uyghur Times, testified at a U.S. Congressional hearing, revealing that the media outlet had been subjected to massive traffic attacks and harassment by spoofed websites. An Anthropic report indicated that actors used Claude AI to orchestrate smear campaigns and reporting against the outlet's journalists, and exploited the vulnerabilities of the families of Uyghurs living abroad to issue threats.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Shenzhen
On September 18, 2024, a 10-year-old Japanese boy was fatally stabbed outside the Shenzhen Japanese School. On the second anniversary of the incident, local authorities have increased police presence, while the school has implemented measures such as suspending classes and banning Japanese-style school bags. Japanese residents in China remain deeply concerned about their safety.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
On September 17, U.S. President Trump signed a document designating China as the world's largest producer of synthetic drug precursor chemicals, demanding that Beijing expand the scope of controlled substances and prosecute raw material suppliers in order to curb the outflow of fentanyl ahead of the Xi-Trump summit on September 24.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Guangzhou, Guangdong
An extreme violent incident, reportedly committed by a group, took place in Guangdong, where the attackers randomly targeted the eyes of pedestrians on the street. The incident has sparked immense local panic and raised societal concerns over retaliatory attacks against society amid current extreme social pressures.
09.18
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Pingtung, Taiwan
On the morning of September 18, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te visited Pingtung to inspect the joint precision missile live-fire exercise of the three armed forces. The three-day drill covers both domestically produced and U.S.-made missiles and rockets, and for the first time, includes attack drones. During this period, China dispatched military aircraft, drones, and naval vessels to operate around Taiwan.
09.18
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
On September 18, the United States officially signed the Graham Act, comprehensively strengthening sanctions against Russia, extending relevant sanctions against Iran, and clarifying that secondary tariffs of up to 100% can be imposed on third countries importing Russian oil and natural gas, which prompted a response of opposition from the Ministry of Commerce of China.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Pingtung, Taiwan
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te inspected a joint land‑sea‑air missile drill that included drones, stressing that the combined use of unmanned platforms and conventional weapons is a response to modern warfare and demonstrating the armed forces' confidence in defending the homeland.
09.18
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
On September 18, on the eve of the US-China summit, the US signed the Graham Act, authorizing tariffs of up to 100% on the top five buyers of Russian oil and natural gas.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·China
On Sep 18, developers revealed that Zhipu's AI programming tool, ZCode, uploaded users' entire workspace code to servers without clear notice. Zhipu subsequently apologized and admitted the feature was enabled by default. On the same day, related skeptical posts were complained and deleted by Meizhou Direction Public Relations Consulting Co., Ltd., triggering public opinion suppression over the controversy.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
On September 18, Trump said at a White House press conference that Xi Jinping will visit the US next week and that the two sides will hold a positive meeting, saying he does not rule out reaching multiple agreements with China, that he raised tariffs on China to 145% last year and now holds new tools, and that the US is also conducting espionage against China.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
On September 18, six major auto industry associations including the Alliance for Automotive Innovation sent a joint letter to Trump, saying that Chinese automakers hold zero market share in the U.S. and demanding a ban on Chinese automakers selling, importing, or manufacturing in the U.S.; the White House responded that it is working with U.S. automakers to defend national and economic security.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Russia
On September 18, Russia began the first parliamentary election voting since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The voting lasts three days and will elect 450 Duma deputies; critics say the Kremlin is almost certain to maintain its dominance due to the lack of a genuine opposition.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Strait of Hormuz
On September 18, a maritime security agency reported yet another tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz. An unidentified vessel was hit by an unknown projectile and caught fire. The fire has been extinguished and all crew members are safe. This was the second attack on a commercial vessel within three days, confirmed by the UK Maritime Trade Operations office.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 4
·South China Sea
On September 18, the Philippine Coast Guard accused a Chinese coast guard ship of deliberately ramming a fisheries bureau vessel near Bambay Shoal in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, about 54 nautical miles from Palawan Island, causing the railing to bend and come loose and damaging metal supports on the deck. The China Coast Guard countered that the Philippine vessel had suddenly accelerated and cut in front of the Chinese ship's bow, saying responsibility lies entirely with the Philippine side; the Chinese Foreign Ministry also accused the Philippine side of provocation and making trouble. U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Mary Lipton issued a statement strongly condemning the Chinese side's behavior.
09.18
·Hearsay
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
Rumors online claim that Hu Chunhua will, as a Central Committee member, put forward a motion at the Fifth Plenum of the CCP Central Committee in October 2026, calling on the plenum to authorize the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the cause of Li Keqiang's death, and that this will be made a condition for his succession; the military is also rumored to support the investigation and to demand that Hu Chunhua be added as a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission.
09.18
·Hearsay
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
Rumor has it that Zeng Qinghong put forward a plan at Beidaihe: Xi Jinping would resign from his three posts — General Secretary, President, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission — at the Fifth Plenum in October 2026 on grounds of poor health; the Party would let bygones be bygones regarding his past; in the Li Keqiang case, only the execution-level figures such as Cai Qi and Wang Xiaohong would be held accountable, without tracing responsibility up to the highest level.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
In September 2026, Huawei and Seres suddenly cut ties with the AITO brand. AITO owners worry about their in-car systems, build quality, and a sharp drop in used-car value; used-car dealers have suspended taking in AITO models, triggering a series of disputes including after-sales rights defense.
09.18
·Hearsay
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
Online reports claim that after flying from India to Beijing Capital International Airport, Xi Jinping was carried off the plane and immediately taken away, possibly to 301 Hospital. Together with the authorities' failure to release any footage of him disembarking, this claim has become a basis for outside speculation about his health.
09.18
·Hearsay
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
According to veteran media figure Guo Jun on the Elite Forum program, Ren Zhengfei is suspected of being drawn into the Zhang Youxia case and is under investigation, because Huawei, deeply involved in defense buildup under the military-civil fusion policy, has considerable overlap with Zhang Youxia, former Minister of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission, in weapons and equipment procurement.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
The international medical journal The Lancet published a research report jointly completed by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Beijing Anding Hospital, estimating that the number of people with mental disorders in China reached 190 million in 2023, an increase of about 45.6% compared with 1990, including 59.6 million patients with depressive disorders and 58.7 million patients with anxiety disorders.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·European Union
According to the blogger in the video, the EU has been in long-term talks with China over Chinese dumping in the EU of new energy vehicles, steel, medical equipment and other products, and has set October of this year as the final deadline. If the negotiations break down, the EU market will be closed and the relevant Chinese products will be unable to enter.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·Russia
Russian television released a video attempting to show that Xi Jinping was in normal condition during his meeting with Modi in India; some commentators said the video was doctored and pieced together, which instead deepened speculation that Xi suffered a stroke.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·South China Sea
According to comments, two U.S. aircraft carriers have suddenly been dispatched from the Middle East to East Asia, to be deployed around the South China Sea and the First Island Chain, with one of them already in position, creating military pressure on China.
09.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·China
Around September 18, Shan Xiangqian was promoted to Deputy Secretary of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee, Zhang Wenbing was transferred to the Standing Committee of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, Huo Bugang concurrently served as Deputy Secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee, and Zhang Yingchun took office as Deputy Secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Autonomous Region Committee. The simultaneous reshuffling of the Party Secretary of Dalian and the Mayor of Shenyang was interpreted as clearing the way for personnel arrangements at the Fifth Plenary Session.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Puan County
On September 17, it was circulated online that the Justice Bureau of Puan County, Guizhou Province, issued a notice requiring local lawyers, when handling cases related to cracking down on organized crime, to report to the county justice bureau for study and obtain approval before they can present defense arguments that involve changing the characterization of a crime, and demanding that all law firms strictly enforce this.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
According to a Reuters report on September 17, Japan and Taiwan are stepping up communication with the U.S. amid concerns that Trump might sacrifice Taiwan's interests for economic and trade commitments during the anticipated September 24 meeting with Xi Jinping. Japan has already dispatched officials to the U.S. to secure a meeting between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Trump, and Taiwan has also expressed its position to the U.S. side.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Zhengzhou
On September 16, The Wall Street Journal disclosed that Zhengzhou Zhirong Network Technology Company used AI technology to organize stolen foreign government classified data and sold intelligence to the Chinese public (Public Security) organs, involving secrets of countries such as Russia, the Philippines, Pakistan, and the Vatican.
09.17
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
The Federal Reserve voted unanimously on Wednesday to raise the federal benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to between 3.75% and 4%, marking the first hike in three years, aimed at addressing inflation pressures and uncertainties stemming from geopolitical tensions, with most officials planning another rate increase later this year.
09.17
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
The White House confirmed to the media on September 17 that Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the White House on September 24. President Trump will personally go to Joint Base Andrews at 4:00 PM on the 23rd to welcome him and will host a state dinner at the White House.
09.17
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
The National Bureau of Statistics announced that the unemployment rate for young people aged 16 to 24, excluding students, reached 18.9% in August, a record high since the methodology was changed.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Poland
Polish Prime Minister Tusk warned in the Sejm that, according to intelligence, Russia plans to attack countries supporting Ukraine with drones and missiles, and that the most dangerous period is late autumn and this winter.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
The Economist reported on September 17 that the number of college graduates this year reached a record 12.7 million; a property market slump and weak consumption have shrunk corporate demand, and even using an adjusted statistical method, summer youth unemployment was still approaching 20%.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·China
The police report receipt shown in the video indicates that Zhuanzhuan recycler and Bilibili blogger "CC Who Buys Phones" filed a report with the public security authorities at 18:14 on September 17, 2026, and the police have registered the case. On September 30, she posted a video making the matter public.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Beijing
On September 17, 2026, facing the continuing spread of AI deepfake pornographic image collections, face-swap videos, and malicious doxxing attacks, the blogger "CC Who Buys Phones," accompanied by the professional legal team of his employer Zhuanzhuan, formally went to the local public security bureau to file a report and defend his rights. At the scene, the legal team assisted the blogger in submitting to the investigating officers a complete set of notarized electronic evidence gathered from across the internet, covering Telegram black-market groups, posts on X, doxxing threads on forums, fake AI porn image file packages, and a large volume of harassing communications. After several hours of intensive recorded statements and evidence collection by the investigating officers, the public security bureau formally completed the case acceptance registration at 18:14 that day and issued a Case Acceptance Receipt in accordance with the law, opening an investigation into a series of criminal leads involving suspected defamation, insult, and infringement of citizens' personal information.
09.17
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
The half-year reports of the Big Six banks show that the combined balance of personal housing loans fell by 508.6 billion yuan in the first half of the year, more than half of the 711.5 billion yuan decline recorded for all of 2025; the non-performing loan ratio of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's personal mortgages rose 23 basis points in six months to 1.29%, and the mortgage NPL ratios of all six major banks are rising.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
On September 17, Bloomberg cited people familiar with the matter as saying that when China screens the entrepreneurs for Xi Jinping's US visit, in addition to considering potential US business deals, it also weighs their loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and whether they can avoid stealing the spotlight. Senior officials such as Cai Qi are reviewing the delegation list, and BYD founder Wang Chuanfu is under consideration.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·United States
An NPR interview with US and Chinese officials on September 17 disclosed that ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting, the two sides were still jockeying over issues such as state banquet seating (about 100 tables versus about 200 people in 2015), rare earth export controls and the delay of chip restrictions (expiring on November 10), and an order for 200 Boeing aircraft. China once proposed extending the suspension of rare earth controls until January 2029, but the US side rejected it.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·Kyiv, Ukraine
In the early hours of September 17, Russian missiles and drones attacked Ukraine, injuring 20 people in Kyiv, 6 in Odesa, and 3 in Zaporizhzhia, while energy infrastructure in Sumy Oblast and Odesa Oblast was damaged. A Russian drone also struck a civilian vessel flying the Tanzanian flag in the Black Sea, killing the captain and injuring three crew members.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Beijing, China
The 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum was held in Beijing from September 15 to 17, attended by about 2,000 representatives from more than 100 countries and regions, with the US and Chinese militaries continuing dialogue ahead of a leaders' summit. Researchers from Japan's Ministry of Defense and military attachés at the embassy in China were not invited or did not attend, Chinese officials twice used opposition to militarism to criticize Japan, and representatives from multiple countries expressed concerns about the risks of artificial intelligence.
09.17
·Hearsay
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
Multiple versions of the CCP 20th Politburo member list are circulating outside the Great Firewall. While the names vary across versions, Hu Chunhua is pushed to the highest position in almost all of them, while the current top leader is missing from the lists, sparking speculation from the outside world.
09.17
·Hearsay
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
Online reports claim that retired elders such as Hu Jintao, Wen Jiabao and Zeng Qinghong held a private brainstorming session, discussing the political line, the retirement system, and how to pull back the recent overemphasis on national security; whether the meeting actually took place cannot be verified.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
On the eve of Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S., the Congressional-Executive Commission on China held a hearing on Wednesday to examine the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai and the detention of pro-democracy activists since the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law. Jimmy Lai's son, Sebastien Lai, and several experts testified, calling for efforts to secure Jimmy Lai's release.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Washington, United States
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on September 17 on a bill that expands sanctions against Russia, extends sanctions against Iran, and grants Trump new tariff powers. The bill already passed the Senate on August 7 by 86 votes to 11. Within 30 days of taking effect, the president will impose asset freezes and visa bans on Russian officials and tariffs of up to 500% on Russian goods.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·United States
According to commentary, a large U.S. arms sale order to Taiwan is currently being implemented, and is seen as one of the factors affecting whether Xi Jinping will visit the United States as planned.
09.16
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Berlin
On September 15, German Chancellor Merz criticized China at the Berlin Entrepreneurs' Conference, stating that through state intervention, overcapacity, and export subsidies, China has driven the EU's trade deficit with China to over 300 billion euros. EU leaders plan to discuss in October whether to deploy trade defense instruments.
09.16
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
It was reported on September 15 that Beijing planned to seek an extension of the US-China trade truce until the end of Trump's term ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting on September 24. However, due to China's failure to fully fulfill its rare earth export commitments, the US side was only willing to renew it for 6 months and demanded that China ease its rare earth restrictions on Japan.
09.16
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·London, United Kingdom
On September 14, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released an investigative report, pointing out that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's London branch, under directives from headquarters, tied commercial business to national strategy, provided financing to sensitive enterprises, and bypassed compliance procedures to assist Huawei in transferring huge sums of money, reflecting the operational logic of Chinese state-owned banks where profit serves political objectives.
09.16
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Jinan
On September 15, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in Shandong Province delivered a first-instance verdict, sentencing Bi Jingquan to 14 years in prison and a fine of 5 million yuan for accepting bribes totaling over 57.42 million yuan between 1995 and 2025 by abusing his official positions. Bi Jingquan previously served as Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council and Director of the State Food and Drug Administration.
09.16
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·United States
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill with 262 votes in favor and 159 against, authorizing the imposition of tariffs on countries that are top purchasers of Russian energy. These countries could face tariffs of up to 100 percent. The bill was introduced by the Republican Party, with 58 Democratic representatives supporting it and 7 Republican representatives voting against it. After passing, the bill was sent to the White House and still requires the President's signature. The relevant measures affect countries that purchase Russian energy, such as China and India.
09.16
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Hong Kong
At 11:00 AM on September 16, 2026, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced the first five-year plan in Hong Kong's history at the Legislative Council. The plan consists of 7 parts and 28 chapters, totaling over 60,000 words, and proposes 22 major indicators, 5 of which are binding. The plan covers targets such as land supply in the Northern Metropolis, innovation activities, industrial development, students, and tourists, requiring relevant indicators to be completed as scheduled.