According to Hu Liren's video, U.S. President Trump raised the cases of Li Zhiying and Pastor Kim Myeong-il directly with Xi Jinping. Xi Jinping said the release of Pastor Kim could be considered, and Pastor Kim was subsequently rescued and released from prison.
In 2026, Unitree Robotics listed domestically, with its IPO oversubscribed by retail investors more than 8000-fold. It closed up 460% on its first day of trading, after which the stock retraced about 45% from its post-listing high. This extreme volatility was seen as one of the factors prompting the securities regulator to tighten IPO thresholds for humanoid robot companies.
Content related to the game "Love and Deepspace" under Papergames was accused of "alluding to the historical atrocity of the Japanese army's Unit 731 during the invasion of China," touching a political red line and being named and criticized by multiple state media outlets.
As of August 31, the Nepali side announced that the death toll from the mudslides exceeded 900, with about 4,247 people missing, and the casualty figures had been updated at least 12 times.
China's officially published casualty figures for the Gyirong mudslide show 16 dead and 546 missing, including 261 foreign nationals.
The Nepalese government released data on zone-by-zone body recovery, missing persons, rescue statistics and aid, and made public the list of survivors and photos of unidentified bodies for families to identify.
China deployed personnel from the People's Liberation Army, the Armed Police, fire and rescue services, and China Coal Technology & Engineering Group (China Energy Engineering), mobilized nearly 4,000 sets of equipment, and ultimately recovered 7 bodies of the deceased, without rescuing any survivors.
China's professional rescue team arrived at the core area of the Jilong port more than 48 hours after the disaster occurred; officials subsequently said no more survivors had been found.
Xi Jinping and Japarov held a large-scale formal meeting in Bishkek, after which the official media of both sides subsequently released reports on the talks and cooperation.
Wei Xiaodong, former chairman of the Beijing Municipal CPPCC Committee, Jiangxi Governor Ye Jianchun, and Liu Jianyang, member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and head of its Organization Department, have successively been placed on file for review and investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission.
PLA Eastern Theater Command Commander Yang Zhibin met with US Indo-Pacific Command commander Paparo in Canada, and the two sides discussed maintaining high-level communication and signing a memorandum on crisis communication.
On August 29, 2026, Reuters cited an interview with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, reporting that during his visit to Finland this summer, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated face-to-face that China would never allow Russia to use nuclear weapons.
Xi Jinping arrived in Kyrgyzstan to attend the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit and participate in the welcome ceremony and related meetings.
Xi Jinping flew to Bishkek on a special plane, accompanied by Cai Qi, Wang Yi and Peng Liyuan.
Xi Jinping arrived in Bishkek at the invitation of Japarov to carry out a state visit and attend the subsequent Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
On August 30, Xi Jinping led a delegation by special plane to Central Asia to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, and then planned to visit Kyrgyzstan and Egypt; the trip, according to the official schedule, lasts 5 days.
Xi Jinping visited Kyrgyzstan on August 30, 2026.
The Nepalese military reported that it has deployed more than 8,300 personnel in total, rescued 2,697 people and evacuated over 10,000; among them, 2,497 were airlifted by helicopter, including 72 Chinese nationals.
From August 30 to September 3, Xi Jinping attended the SCO summit and visited Egypt, and from September 12 to 13 he traveled to New Delhi, India, with Cai Qi, director of the CCP General Office, accompanying him throughout. Reports said he was in poor condition during his stay in India and skipped the formal banquet that evening.
Chinese authorities said that as of the evening of August 29, the mudslide at Gyirong Port had killed 16 people and left 546 missing, including 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries.
Nepal has reported that floods at the Gyirong border crossing have killed 626 people and left 2,426 missing, with 14,829 military, armed police and police security personnel participating in search and rescue operations.
Chinese authorities released disaster figures for the Tibetan side, saying 7 people were killed, 554 were missing, and 2 others were rescued.
Changpeng Zhao wrote on X that marketing should not be escalated into personal attacks and suggested resolving the matter through litigation; after posting, he unfollowed Justin Sun.
The New Gansu client reported that an expanded meeting of the Gansu Provincial Government Party Leadership Group was held, presided over by Kong Shaoxun. Kong previously served as deputy director of the CCP General Office.
Changpeng Zhao posted that marketing can be aggressive, but one should not harm others through personal attacks and the disclosure of private details, and suggested resolving disputes through legal means. Justin Sun subsequently said he would say no more.
A message circulating on social media claims that a Ctrip blow-up left 170 million depositors unable to withdraw their money, involving 320 billion yuan and implicating 11 banks, and that it may eventually affect 40 banks and tens of thousands of branches.
On August 28, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress issued an announcement declaring the removal of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from their respective positions.
On August 29, the semi-annual report of China State Construction Engineering Corporation showed that its accounts payable exceeded 1.1 trillion yuan, with nearly 300 billion yuan overdue for more than a year. The company admitted to extending payment cycles for subcontracted projects, despite holding 395.1 billion yuan in cash and cash equivalents. On September 10, the State Council required state-owned enterprises to take the lead in making timely payments, focusing on large enterprises that have sufficient cash but still delay payments.
On August 29, 2026, Kong Shaoxun, deputy director of the CCP Central Committee General Office, was transferred to serve as deputy secretary of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the leading Party members group of the Gansu Provincial Government; on September 2 he became acting governor, moving to a position at the full ministerial level. The video interprets this as Xi Jinping's faction losing its eyes and ears inside the General Office.
The CCP has updated the roster of the Central Military Commission leadership; only Xi Jinping and Zhang Shengmin remain on the list of the Central Military Commission, serving as the chair and deputy chair respectively.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress removed Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from their posts on the Central Military Commission of the State, and their qualifications as deputies to the National People's Congress were subsequently terminated.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the CCP has passed the newly revised National Defense Mobilization Law, which will take effect on October 1, 2026.
Article 58 of the newly revised National Defense Mobilization Law stipulates that male citizens aged 18 to 60 and female citizens aged 18 to 55 shall all perform national defense service, while personnel with special expertise are not subject to age limits.
Article 64 of the newly revised National Defense Mobilization Law stipulates that all organizations and individuals have the obligation to accept the lawful requisition and expropriation of civilian resources.
The central bank has introduced a new policy extending the term of personal housing loans from 30 years to 40 years, and related media have promoted it as easing the monthly repayment burden on homebuyers.
The National People's Congress meeting revoked Zhong Shaojun's qualification as a deputy to the National People's Congress. The video says this move may affect his status as a member of the 20th CCP Central Committee and his eligibility to vote at the Fifth Plenary Session.
A session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress announced the removal of Zhang Youxia as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the state and Liu Zhenli as a member of the Central Military Commission of the state, and terminated the two people's qualifications as deputies to the National People's Congress.
Bo Guagua published a post responding to Shen Dong, defending his father’s political achievements in Dalian, refuting claims about his father’s work style and Chongqing’s “promote red culture and crack down on black forces” campaign, and accusing Shen Dong of packaging “red nobility” as a personal brand.
Chinese Communist Party official media reported that a barrier lake upstream of Gyirong Port overflowed, and mudslides could occur again; the forward command post ordered search and rescue teams to stop advancing toward the port.
Zhong Shaojun and Ju Gansheng have had their qualifications as National People's Congress deputies revoked.
Several fresh graduates whose employment contracts were terminated by Changzhou Xingyu complained about the matter to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the German Volkswagen Group; the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and relevant Volkswagen departments confirmed that they had received the materials.
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against an Egyptian bank's branches in the United Arab Emirates and related Hong Kong shell companies, accusing them of providing multi-billion-dollar money laundering channels for the Iranian regime and terrorist organizations.
Zhang Youxia was dismissed on August 28.
On August 28, 2026, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress revised and promulgated the National Defense Mobilization Law, stipulating that men aged 18 to 60 and women aged 18 to 55 shall lawfully undertake national defense duties, effective October 1.
On August 28, China's NPC Standing Committee revised and passed the National Defense Mobilization Law, which will take effect on October 1. Compared with the old 2010 law, civilian resources have been expanded from "requisition" to "expropriation and requisition."
On August 28, 2026, the official "Statistical Bulletin on the Development of China's Health Undertaking in 2025" was released, showing that the national number of births in 2025 fell to 7.92 million, with a sex ratio at birth of 111.5.
On August 28, 2026, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China issued a decision announcing the removal of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from their relevant posts.
On August 28, 2026, China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress voted to pass the revised National Defense Mobilization Law, expanding the disposal of civilian resources from conscription to include both requisition and conscription, and for the first time specifying provisions on wartime information management and compulsory performance of contracts.
On August 28, 2026, a meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress abruptly removed Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia and Chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission Liu Zhenli from their military posts.
On August 28, the National Development and Reform Commission raised domestic refined oil prices, with gasoline and diesel up 375 yuan and 360 yuan per ton respectively, marking the first of two rounds of oil price hikes within 14 days.