British Court Unseals Documents in Yang Tengbo Espionage Case
The High Court of Justice in London has unsealed the identity information of espionage suspect Yang Tengbo, codenamed H6, disclosing his relationship with Prince Andrew.
The High Court of Justice in London has unsealed the identity information of espionage suspect Yang Tengbo, codenamed H6, disclosing his relationship with Prince Andrew.
The Intermediate People's Court of Xianning City, Hubei Province, announced the first-instance verdict in the case of Li Tie. Li Tie was convicted of crimes including accepting bribes and sentenced to 20 years in prison. His status as a non-state personnel has sparked external discussions about the football association system.
The Public Security Bureau of Xin Barag Left Banner dismissed the case against Xing Yanjun about 8 months after his death, citing a lack of criminal facts, and unsealed his property.
In a speech at the end of 2024, Gao Shanwen expressed sensitive views on the cyclical bubbles, consumption structure, actual growth rate, and future low growth of the Chinese economy. The speech was subsequently banned, marking his final public address.
Zhang Youxia launches a purge within the military, and Xi Jinping's loyalist Miao Hua is taken down.
At the 2024 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit held in Lima, Peru, Xi Jinping proposed four so-called red lines to US President Joe Biden, covering Taiwan, democracy and human rights, the political system, and development rights, aiming to demarcate areas where the new US government must not interfere.
On November 15, 2024, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Tang Renjian, former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, had been expelled from the Party and removed from public office, and that the case of suspected bribery had been transferred to the procuratorate; the announcement said he had improperly accepted gift money and sought benefits for others.
On November 14, Wang Wenzhi and Cheng Zilong, journalists with Xinhua News Agency's Economic Information Daily, were beaten while reporting at a China Railway Seventh Group construction site on the Hefei–Xinjiang high-speed railway in Anhui, and their phones were seized. On-site video shows a person in charge admitting that the reporters' phones were confiscated, and saying the beating may have been carried out by his subordinates.
Rights campaigner Xu Zhiyong has been on a hunger strike for 40 days in protest against Lunan Prison depriving him of his right to communicate with his fiancée Li Qiaochu. Currently, Xu Zhiyong cannot meet with his lawyers, making it difficult for the outside world to know his specific physical condition.
The FBI and CISA state that hackers linked to the Chinese government have infiltrated several US telecommunications companies, stealing call records and private communications, and replicating wiretap request information.
Zhao Bing and others repeatedly beat Hui Jian on a hillside in Jiangxi, causing severe head injuries and fatal intracranial hemorrhage; the killers then covered his body with dry grass and fled.
On November 8, 2024, the Chinese Communist Party approved a quota of 6 trillion yuan for replacing hidden debt, rolling over and cutting interest rates on local government financing vehicle (LGFV) debt at a pace of 2 trillion yuan per year, effectively shifting losses onto creditors.
On November 5, 2024, US-based seismologist Chen Youlin was arrested by state security at the Beijing airport as he prepared to return to the United States after visiting family and lecturing. His wife stated that he has already faced over 100 interrogations and is facing trial on fabricated espionage charges.
The program stated that from November 2024 to the first quarter of 2026, China issued a cumulative 4.96 trillion yuan in replacement bonds; no public reports could be found for this figure.
Blogger Hui Jian (Wu Kai), who had long exposed the inside story of telecom fraud in Northern Myanmar and Cambodia on his WeChat official account, was kidnapped by fake police in Huizhou, Guangdong, in November 2024, and later murdered in Dingnan, Jiangxi. The second-instance ruling by the Guangdong High People's Court was disclosed on October 27, 2026.
Overseas leaks claim that amid a military purge led by Zhang Youxia, Peng Liyuan's military post of major general was suspended on the spot, and she and Zhong Shaojun were both expelled from the Bayi Building of the Central Military Commission.
On November 1, 2024, the canopy of the railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, collapsed, killing 16 people. The station had previously been renovated under contract by a consortium of Chinese-funded enterprises. Students demanded accountability for the accident and an end to corruption; the protests continued for nearly two years and grew into a nationwide movement calling for early elections.
On October 29, 2024, the Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Sun Zhigang to death for accepting more than 813 million yuan in bribes, with a two-year reprieve and life imprisonment.
The Taiwan Affairs Office announced that it has listed Shen Bo and Robert Tsao as so-called stubborn Taiwan independence separatists, and imposed sanctions on the Kuma Academy, affecting related family members, organizations, and corporate partners.
Wu Bangguo, former member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, passed away in Beijing, China, on October 8, 2024, at the age of 84.
On October 8, 2024, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced the investigation of Qi Tongsheng, former chairman of the Ningxia CPPCC; on December 16, 2025, he was sentenced to a suspended death penalty in the first-instance trial for taking 111 million yuan in bribes.
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.
Xi Jinping met with visiting U.S. National Security Advisor Sullivan at the Great Hall of the People.
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has arrived in Beijing for two days of strategic communication with Wang Yi.
After Lai Ching-te took office, the “Thunderbolt Operation” was launched again, claiming to have uncovered over a thousand infiltration cases, but Taiwan officials said they do not understand.
Wang Shujun, a U.S. citizen who set up the Hu Yaobang Zhao Ziyang Foundation in Flushing, was found guilty by a jury on all four counts.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released a settlement order against Wu Zheng, finding that during his tenure at Edison Max he concealed related-party transactions and used a listed company's money to pay off his own debts.
In August 2024, former Guizhou Provincial Party Secretary Sun Zhigang appeared in court for trial, accused of amassing vast wealth by helping others subscribe to shares, secure construction contracts and engage in real estate development, among other means, embezzling 813 million yuan. He said in court, "I have let the Party down and betrayed my original aspirations."
Wang Yi discussed the China-Ukraine strategic partnership and bilateral trade with Kuleba, stating that China will continue to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
Chen Jun pleaded guilty on July 24, 2024 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, admitting to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government and bribing IRS officials; on November 19 of the same year he was sentenced to 20 months in prison.
Between 2023 and 2024, Rocket Force Commander Li Yuchao was investigated and later expelled from the Party.
A jury found Guo Wengui guilty on nine counts and not guilty on three. The guilty charges include racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, and securities fraud.
Guo Wengui was found guilty by a U.S. jury on nine felony charges, including racketeering conspiracy, securities fraud, and money laundering conspiracy.
After a seven-week trial, a US jury found Guo Wengui guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering, among other charges.
During the closed-door meeting of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee, Xi Jinping's head shook violently and half of his body leaned over, causing him to collapse in front of the podium, suffering a stroke and falling into a temporary coma.
Overseas rumors suggest that Xi Jinping suffered a stroke during the Third Plenary Session, military control changed hands, and Zhang Youxia placed him under control while contacting Hu Jintao through Liu Yuan.
The Chinese Communist Party's Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee was held in Beijing from July 15 to 18, 2024, later than the usual timing (September to December of the year following the Party Congress). The video claims that the delay of the session is linked to personnel changes in the military.
Thomas Matthew Crooks shot Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, wounding Trump and leaving two people dead or wounded; the gunman was then shot dead.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved the suspension of the securities lending business, a practice previously promoted by Fang Xinghai and widely regarded by retail investors as a tool for 'leek-cutting' (fleecing investors).
Macau's Court of Final Appeal delivered its final verdict in the Alvin Chau case, sentencing him to 18 years in prison and confiscating all illegal proceeds for the Macau SAR government.
In July 2024, Zhang Youxia and Liu Yuan seized military power into their own hands, after which Zhang Youxia drove Zhong Shaojun out of the Central Military Commission.
Overseas sources claim that Wen Jiabao pushed for the establishment of a Party Central decision-making and deliberation coordination body and personally serves as its head, that major decisions do not go through the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, and that Xi Jinping has been effectively placed under house arrest at Fengze Garden in Zhongnanhai.