On July 24, 2021, the General Office of the CCP Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Double Reduction" guidelines, prohibiting academic after-school tutoring institutions from listing for financing and making profits. This led to the bankruptcy of a large number of companies in the tutoring industry and mass unemployment for workers.
The General Office of the CCP Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the Opinions on Further Easing the Burden of Homework and Off-Campus Tutoring on Students in Compulsory Education, delivering a devastating blow to the tutoring industry.
Zhao Wei appeared at a night party in Chengdu's Tianfu New Area as a Fendi brand ambassador. This was also her last time attending a commercial event in China in her capacity as a star, and she was reportedly divorced from Huang Youlong the same day.
From July 17 to 23, 2021, Henan was hit by exceptionally severe rainstorms, with Zhengzhou suffering the worst devastation on July 20. A State Council investigation report put the death and missing toll at 398 across the province, including 380 in Zhengzhou.
The Court of Appeal in Bordeaux, France, rejected China's extradition request for Huang Youlong, accepting the defense arguments regarding the political nature of the case and the risks he faces.
Two days after Didi listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Cyberspace Administration of China announced the launch of a network security review of the company; its app was subsequently forced off shelves, and it was ultimately delisted in June 2022 and hit with a massive fine.
After a French court rejected the extradition of Huang Youlong, Zhao Wei was completely banned across the entire mainland internet, with her social media accounts suspended and multiple film and television works removed.
Qin Gang was promoted from spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and protocol official to Chinese Ambassador to the United States.
It is rumored that in July 2021, Zhou Hongxu, former deputy chief of staff of the Northern Theater Command Army, took office as director of the Central Guard Bureau and was awarded the rank of major general, breaking the precedent that his three predecessors were all promoted from within the guard system. The authorities never announced this appointment.