Due to involvement in an incident of leaking goods to CCP spies which alarmed the U.S. government, the Nvidia board is considering removing Jensen Huang from management to distance the company.
The United States and Taiwan have signed an agreement under which U.S. federal government officials will be stationed in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan and various ministries for joint operations.
Jensen Huang recently announced his formal resignation. His involvement in chip sales and his connection to Chinese spy Huang Le have sparked widespread attention and discussion both inside and outside the Great Firewall.
A fire at the Howard Johnson International Apartment in Taiyuan resulted in 14 deaths, leading to local fire safety rectification measures after the accident.
On the third day of the Fifth Plenary Session, veteran military leaders submitted a joint proposal at the Jingxi Hotel, warning of the border situation and demanding that Li Zuocheng act as Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
Former CCP official Du Wen revealed that Hu Chunhua has been placed under house arrest, his wife detained and subjected to investigation, and over a hundred relatives surnamed Du taken away by state security and police for interrogation.
Fu Chengyu, the former chairman of Sinopec who retired eleven years ago, was taken away from his home. He is being investigated for issues regarding the allocation of massive assets and the transfer of family interests during his tenure at Sinopec.
Intel's stock plummeted by 28.58%, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped by 7.22%, spot gold fell 3.62% to a one-year low, and Nasdaq along with Bitcoin suffered heavy drops.
On October 31, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council announced that from January 1, 2024, to October 30, 2026, a total of 466 Taiwan residents have gone missing, been detained for questioning, or are suspected of having their personal freedom restricted while visiting China. Among them, 177 are missing, 43 were detained for questioning, and 246 were imprisoned, with five new cases added in just the past eight days.
According to the Associated Press, data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics on October 31 showed that the manufacturing PMI for October fell from 50.1 in September to 49.3, the new export orders index dropped from 50.0 to 48.7, and the production index fell from 51.7 to 49.8, indicating that factory activity has shifted from expansion to contraction.
On October 31, Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration reported that the China Coast Guard vessel 3102 entered the restricted waters of Dongsha with its AIS turned off and broadcasted that the area was under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China. The Taiwan patrol vessel Xunhu No. 7 approached to monitor and expel the vessel. Coast Guard personnel broadcasted a declaration stating, "The Republic of China (Taiwan) is a sovereign and independent country, and it is not subordinate to the People's Republic of China," demanding its immediate departure. The two vessels came within approximately 1 nautical mile of each other.
Polish police and a group of newly appointed judges appeared at the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw. The new judges announced the suspension of the original president and vice-president, sparking accusations from conservatives that the Tusk government is seizing power and staging a coup.
Huafa Shares released its Q3 report, showing a net loss attributable to the parent company of 6.437 billion in the first three quarters. As of September 30, the owner's equity attributable to shareholders of the listed company was only 3.093 billion, a sharp decline from 19 billion within one year.
On October 30, the CCP Central Committee held a press conference for the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee. Zhang Fuhai, Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, disclosed that since the 18th National Congress in 2012, discipline inspection and supervision agencies nationwide have disciplined a total of 7.922 million people, including 963 centrally-managed officials, and stated that the anti-corruption situation remains severe and complex.
On October 30, The New York Times, citing anonymous sources, reported that US intelligence agencies determined that Alice Huang, an executive at data center company Megaspeed, passed intelligence to Beijing and discovered she had close contact with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Trump was informed of the intelligence about a year ago but took no action. Nvidia stated it was normal customer contact, and the Chinese Embassy in the US denounced the accusations as a smear.
The communique of the Fifth Plenary Session has been released. At the end of the communique, the words commanding the entire Party and the entire military were removed, and several clauses regarding the term limit system and lifelong accountability system for leading cadres were written into the plenary session's decision.
The Fifth Plenary Session of the CCP Central Committee concluded on October 29. The number of attendees was reduced, and the meeting confirmed the expulsion from the Party of 33 high-ranking officials, including Ma Xingrui, Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli, and Liu Jianchao.
After two years of anti-corruption protests, Serbian students launched a list of non-partisan social figures to participate in the general election, winning over half the votes and defeating President Vucic's party.
The New York Times reported that US intelligence agencies monitored Chinese businesswoman Huang Le, determining that she was passing intelligence to Beijing, and that surveillance records showed she had close dealings with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
The communique of the Fifth Plenary Session was released, and former Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong was expelled from the Party.
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee has concluded, with relevant personnel and political arrangements passed during the meeting.
On October 29, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee concluded. There were 162 Central Committee members and 117 alternate members in attendance, a significant decrease compared to the previous session. The plenary session elected Zhang Shengmin as a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and promoted only 10 alternate members to full Central Committee members, bypassing civilian officials such as Cong Liang, Ji Lin, and Zhu Hexin, as well as two deputy commanders of the People's Armed Police.
The Plenary Session confirmed the expulsion of 24 Central Committee members and 8 alternate members from the Party, including former Minister of the International Department Liu Jianchao, former Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong, two former directors of the CMC General Office Zhong Shaojun and Fang Yongxiang, as well as senior executives of military-industrial enterprises such as Yu Jianfeng of CNNC and Yuan Jie of CASIC; Li Yunze was removed from his Party positions but retained his Party membership. The CCDI had not previously disclosed that these individuals were under investigation.
Recently, diesel shortages have erupted in places including Hebei, Shandong, Zhenjiang in Jiangsu, Huangmei in Hubei, Daguan in Yunnan, and Shenzhen. Many gas stations have announced temporary rationing or even suspension of diesel sales, with per-vehicle refueling limits generally capped between 100 to 500 yuan or a maximum of 100 liters. [Follow-up · October 28, 2026] On October 28, netizens across the country reported that diesel is being rationed or is unavailable. Industry insiders analyze that government price caps have led to a price inversion between wholesale and retail, making gas stations and refineries unwilling to produce or sell at a loss. Compounded by international supply tensions due to conflicts in the Middle East, diesel prices have risen sharply.
On October 29, German President Steinmeier, visiting China at the invitation of Xi Jinping, delivered a speech at Peking University. He stated that China's pursuit of economic autonomy should not come at the cost of increasing the dependency of other countries, and pointed out that European companies face restrictions in the Chinese market while the European market receives a large volume of subsidized Chinese products.
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee passed the "Decision of the CCP Central Committee on Persistently Advancing Comprehensive Strict Party Governance on Several Major Issues," and decided to convene the 21st National Congress of the CCP in the second half of 2027.
On the afternoon of October 29, at the Fifth Plenary Session, Xi Jinping responded to questions about whether comprehensive strict party governance hinders economic and social development, stating that the impact is positive rather than negative, and emphasized that there must be no hesitation or retreat in the future. Xinhua News Agency published a feature report on October 31.
On October 29, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee concluded in Beijing, reviewing and adopting the "Decision on Several Major Issues of Persistently Promoting Comprehensive and Strict Governance of the Party." Xi Jinping personally served as the head of the drafting group for the "Decision." On October 30, the authorities held a press conference to brief the public.
Taiwan's national security units and Japan have released alarming military deployment data, showing as many as 53 Chinese warships, coast guard vessels, and aircraft carriers distributed from the waters around the Taiwan Strait to the First Island Chain.
Late at night on October 28, Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee, making 13 revisions to the documents for the Fifth Plenary Session based on the discussion opinions of 14 groups.
Insiders confirm that two matured trust products of Zhuhai Huafa Group were not redeemed on schedule, causing a sharp drop in the price of its offshore dim sum bonds.
According to an ANSA report on October 28, Milan prosecutors have completed their investigation into 10 suspects, accusing them of stalking, monitoring, and threatening Teacher Li, as well as rummaging through his mailbox and sending materials to China. Four of the Chinese nationals were in continuous contact with Beijing authorities, and some leaders of overseas Chinese associations were accused of being commissioned by Chinese police to coordinate the surveillance of dissidents.
On October 28, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the addition of BGI Group, BGI Genomics, and MGI Tech to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, accusing them of collaborating with the Xinjiang government to conduct genetic testing and provide equipment, with the relevant technology being used to monitor ethnic minorities and assist in the recruitment and transfer of forced labor.
The PLA erected tents around Taksing in Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh on the China-India border and continued the standoff, sparking speculation abroad about the military chain of command and the situation.
Veteran military leaders have proposed conditions to rehabilitate Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli before Hu Chunhua assumes the position of Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
At the Foreign Ministry press conference, spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated that words and deeds that hurt the feelings of the Chinese people will naturally be met with a joint boycott from all sectors of Chinese society.
On October 27, Mbappé posted a statement in French, Chinese and English on his personal account, saying his comments were "inappropriate," that he now understood they had hurt many people in China, apologizing to everyone hurt by his remarks, and expressing "deep respect" for the Chinese people and Chinese history. The statement garnered over 10 million views within about two hours of being posted on X, and many Chinese netizens said in the comments that he had no need to apologize.
Jiemian News reported on October 27 that blogger “Hui Jian” Wu Kai, who long exposed the inside story of telecommunications fraud in northern Myanmar and Cambodia, was abducted, beaten, and killed in China in November 2024.
The Epoch Times published an exclusive report on October 26 stating that CCP Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong is suffering from a terminal cancer, is about to step down, and is implicated in a massive black money case involving telecom fraud parks in Southeast Asia.
The eighth round of inspections by the 20th CCP Central Committee has officially begun. 15 central inspection teams have been stationed at the Ministry of Education and 31 universities under central administration, including Peking University and Tsinghua University, to conduct inspections, receiving reports from the public until December 21.
The Fifth Plenary Session opened on October 26. Xi Jinping delivered a work report on behalf of the Politburo and provided explanations. It is rumored that he was emotional and pounded the table.
On October 26, the Chinese Communist Party's 20th Central Committee Fifth Plenary Session opened, and CCTV reported on it.
From the evening of October 26, China Media Group halted broadcasts of La Liga matches, all games involving Mbappé, and advertisements featuring him. The trigger was Mbappé saying "Chinese dictator" during an interview when discussing face-swap memes of Mao Zedong.
The Chinese Communist Party held a commemoration in Beijing marking the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March, with Xi Jinping leading the seven members of the Standing Committee in attendance. Hu Chunhua, viewed as a potential successor, and Ying Yong, procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, both failed to appear as expected, sparking speculation about political changes at the top.
As votes are counted in the Serbian general election, Vucic, who has been in power for 12 years, publicly admits defeat, and the grassroots political newcomer 'Student List' wins a landslide victory.
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee opened at the Jingxi Hotel in Beijing. The meeting was jointly guarded by the Central Guard Bureau, the Beijing Garrison Command, and police forces, and has drawn close outside attention amid political maneuvering and high-pressure Party rectification.
Many netizens tentatively "rushed the tower" (probed the censorship line) using homophonic phrases such as "pingping dandan de rizi" (peaceful, plain days), and were harshly cracked down on by the authorities; the scope of the bans has expanded to Weibo and QQ, durations have generally escalated to permanent bans, and the trigger words keep expanding.
On October 25, the PLA Daily published an article demanding that the entire military prepare for major "Taiwan independence" contingencies, improve its "strategic capability for reunification by force," and ensure it is "ready to fight at any time and capable of winning at any time." It also discussed preparations for amphibious landing operations against Taiwan by citing Zheng Chenggong's cross-sea campaign and Su Yu's study of the Normandy battlefield.
On the evening of October 25, Serbian President Vučić acknowledged that the Progressive Party coalition he leads lost the snap parliamentary election to the "Student List" backed by the student movement, saying he accepts the results and will now become the opposition.
On October 25, Russian presidential aide Ushakov stated that preparations for a trilateral meeting between Xi Jinping, Trump, and Putin have begun, that all three countries are in principle ready to meet, that the Chinese side's attitude is "very serious," and that the meeting is planned to be held during the Shenzhen APEC summit on November 18-19.