中共十八届六中全会研究全面从严治党重大问题，会后通过新的党内政治生活准则和修订后的党内监督条例，并正式提出“以习近平同志为核心的党中央”。
During Zhao Xiaolan's visit to China, her husband McConnell suffered cardiac arrest in the United States and was rushed to the hospital, but Zhao Xiaolan still completed her meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng.
The Xicheng District Committee of Beijing has decided to place Ren Zhiqiang on probation within the party for one year, finding that he has repeatedly made erroneous remarks.
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has legally closed the Weibo account of Ren Zhiqiang, who had nearly 37 million followers, on the grounds of "continuously publishing illegal information."
Xi Jinping inspected three major state media outlets and put forward the assertion that "media sponsored by the Party and government must adhere to the Party."
Ren Zhiqiang publicly questioned on Weibo that “party media are partisan”, prompting a concentrated criticism by official media, and was labeled “anti-party” etc.
Xi Jinping inspected People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, and CCTV, proposing that media run by the Party and government must be loyal to the Party. CCTV displayed the slogan 'CCTV is loyal to the Party, absolutely loyal.'
In 2016, Xi Jinping put forward the requirement that party media belong to the party, further tightening ideology and public opinion control.
Between 2008 and 2016, 15 JPMorgan traders systematically spoofed the precious metals markets, resulting in $920 million in fines from U.S. regulators and criminal charges against three traders.
China introduced the Regulations on Online Publishing Service Management and the Cybersecurity Law in 2016.
Wang Zhanjiang founded Shenzhen Huasheng Investment Co., Ltd., and within less than four weeks the company cooperated with CITIC Real Estate and others to establish Shenzhen Xinghuo Xinteng Real Estate Co., Ltd., obtaining a credit endorsement for the Shenzhen old city renovation project.
Xi Jinping publicly stated that state-owned enterprises are an important pillar for the Chinese Communist Party's governance and national rejuvenation, demanding that they be strengthened, optimized, and expanded, marking the beginning of state-owned enterprises squeezing out private enterprises.