Defense Minister Dong Jun attended the August 1 reception in Beijing and delivered a speech. Xinhua's release did not name any current member of the Central Military Commission, saying only that leaders of CMC organs and relevant units stationed in Beijing were in attendance.
Chen Wenqing, Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, presided over a national video conference on the campaign to combat organized crime and root out local mafia, announcing the relaunch of the relevant special campaign for a period of approximately one year.
Phoenix Television director Qin Feng was suspected of revealing on the X platform that Hu Jintao, Liu Yongqing and Hu Haifeng were poisoned at dinner; Qin Feng later personally replied that it was a photoshopped image and that those who believed it were the "basic demographic of telecom fraud." The claim drew widespread attention and speculation.
Xinhua News Agency released a bulletin of fewer than 60 characters, announcing that the CCP Central Committee has decided that Luo Wen will serve as Secretary of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee, that Ni Yuefeng will no longer hold the post, and that he will be assigned other duties.
China’s State Council has promulgated regulations on exit and entry administration, covering verification of purposes of exit, provision of electronic data, decisions by administrative authorities to restrict exit, and enforcement by border inspection.
Former Finance Minister Lou Jiwei is under investigation. The program said Lou once served under Zhu Rongji and had criticized "Made in China 2025" and the pandemic lockdowns.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Guo Wenqing, former deputy secretary of the Party group and general manager of China Minmetals, turned himself in under the crackdown campaign.
Xin Baoan, former chairman of State Grid, was taken away in Beijing after returning from New York.此前 news of his participation in government activities in Hangzhou had previously been reported.
Xin Bao'an, former Party Group Secretary and Chairman of the State Grid Corporation of China, is under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission.
Guo Wenqing, former general manager of China Minmetals Group, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and has voluntarily turned himself in to the relevant authorities.
Xinhua News Agency reported that Chen Wenqing announced at the national conference on the special campaign against organized crime and evil forces that the campaign would be deepened, and called for striking the "protective umbrellas and networks of connections" of criminal elements.
The Shanghai Municipal Administration of Planning and Natural Resources issued guidelines for the renewal of land use rights for industrial and commercial projects, stipulating that renewal prices must not be lower than 70% of the current benchmark land price, sparking public concern over land property rights and the mechanism of fiscal revenue collection.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officially announced that Luo Wen has been appointed member, standing member and secretary of the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee, and that Ni Yuefeng no longer holds this post.
The United States announced on Thursday sanctions against six entities and individuals located in China, India, Russia and Iran, accusing them of providing support to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
After the U.S. military launched attacks on Iran, Iranian forces carried out strikes; the Jordanian military intercepted five Iranian missiles, and Iran also struck a building belonging to a Chinese company in northern Kuwait.
Xinhua News Agency released the State Council's Regulations on Exit and Entry Administration, which specify that individuals will be barred from leaving the country under various circumstances, including when civil lawsuits have not yet been concluded, and which will officially take effect on September 15.
Chinese coast guard vessels have been carrying out regularized law enforcement patrols in the waters east of Taiwan. Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration dispatched vessels to monitor the operations throughout the process and condemned the Chinese side's move as law enforcement in name but an expansion of power in reality.
A Reuters investigation found that researchers linked to the Chinese military are using content generated by AI models from US companies OpenAI and Anthropic to train domestic AI systems intended for defense use.
The Southern Theater Command conducted joint sea and air exercises near Scarborough Shoal, while the coast guard simultaneously organized rights defense law enforcement and control drills.
China has officially released exit-entry administration regulations known as Order No. 841.
China's manufacturing PMI for July was 49.2, down 1 percentage point from June; PMI for large, medium, and small enterprises were all below the expansion-contraction threshold.
The CCP announced new regulations on exit and entry management. The relevant content is alleged to incorporate the public security, procuratorate, court, and state security systems into the review process for personnel going abroad.
An X account, Luo Xiang, received a submission from a netizen stating that roads at the boundary between Beijing's Haidian District and Chaoyang District can be sealed off at any time, sparking discussion about Beijing's grid-style management and "the lower classes preying on each other."
After Chen Yongmei, a female resident of Beijing's Chaoyang District, described her difficult situation in a social media group chat, she received a call from the local police officer of the Chaoyang Police Station, showing that the police can monitor the contents of group chats and demanding that she shut up.
Some netizens typed "pig" into 360 Search, and the search results showed a photo of Xi Jinping along with his relevant titles, but that result quickly disappeared; the incident was described as "Special pig Xi Jinping lightning offline."
The Standing Committee of the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress held a meeting and appointed Chen Xinwu as vice mayor and acting mayor. Xinhua News Agency issued a report in the evening.
The CCP Central Committee approved Tang Yifeng's appointment as a member and standing committee member of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee. Nanfang Daily and Xinhua News Agency subsequently relayed the news.
A doctor in Shandong posted that the hospital's emergency room is overcrowded, with no space on the floor to lie down; patients with mild symptoms are advised to leave, pneumonia patients are receiving treatment, and critically ill patients have no beds.
On July 31, the Chinese Communist Party introduced new regulations and tightened policies regarding going abroad, leading to higher thresholds and more restrictions on leaving the country in the future.
The Chinese Navy's Task Group 83 has set sail for a visit to Indonesia.
According to the streamer, Xi Jinping introduced a new law on July 31 that he called an "evil law"; the streamer believes this measure will further restrict Chinese citizens' access to overseas societies.
Xi signed an order at his desk to award a unit and issued a circular.
A blogger stated that followers reported being denied passport applications; she also mentioned that personnel in certain regions or departments require approval, guarantees, and sureties for travel.
China has announced the State Council Order No. 841, an exit ban order, which stipulates that individuals may not be notified in cases involving national security or criminal investigations.
On July 31, Chinese authorities announced a one-year special campaign to deepen the crackdown on organized crime, vowing to remove the malignant tumors eroding the social fabric. Building on the fight against traditional criminal gangs, the campaign will focus on organized crimes committed through online platforms and soft violence.
On July 31, 2026, China's State Council promulgated the State Council Regulations on Exit and Entry Administration, signed by Li Qiang, which incorporate harm to industrial security and technological security into the circumstances for restricting citizens' exit, granting administrative departments greater discretion in exit border controls.
On July 31, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that it would add 43 Chinese companies, including Synear Food, Qiaqia Food, and Septwolves, to the Uyghur Forced Labor Entity List, restricting their imports — the largest expansion since the list was established.
On July 31, 2026, China's State Council announced new exit-entry administration rules that list harm to national industrial security and technological security as grounds for exit prohibition, and grant administrative authorities the power to impose exit bans on dual-use items and core technical personnel.
On July 31, 2026, flood victims in Dutian New Village, Hengzhou City, Guangxi, reported that officials distributing relief supplies required villagers to bring their own oil drums and rice bags, and that each person received only one jin of rice and one jin of cooking oil, sparking public questioning and heated discussion.
On July 31, Tongji University issued new rules announcing that it would no longer sign long-term employment contracts and that teachers must undergo periodic assessments. Scholars criticized the move as abolishing tenure and pushing universities toward social Darwinism.
On July 31, 2026, Guizhou Provincial Party Secretary Xu Lin presided over a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, stating that the Fifth Plenum is a manifestation of the Party Central Committee with him at its core having the courage to carry out self-revolution, and calling on the whole province to study, comprehend and practice its Party-building thought in depth.
According to claims, Xi Jinping has been targeted in multiple assassination attempts during his time in power, once suffering an injury, and therefore wears a thick bulletproof vest and is accompanied by multi-layered tight security when going out; this claim has not been officially verified.
On July 31, 2026, it was reported online that an animal protection publicity board was placed outside a restaurant in Shenzhen, Guangdong, publicly speaking out for the puppy "Wangwang" that was abused to death in Jieyang, Guangdong, and calling on people to oppose animal abuse.
On July 31, 2026, multiple electronic screens inside the Tun Razak Exchange MRT station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia continuously played footage supporting the abused puppy "Wangwang," calling for an end to animal abuse.
Online reports claim that a relative of a Shanghai court president received 7 compensation apartments, worth more than 20 million yuan in total, after the demolition of an old 40-square-meter house in a town, which is said to reflect the collusion between officials and real estate developers, leaving ordinary people with no avenue to defend their rights.
US President Donald Trump announced that a peace committee has reached a historic agreement to push for the complete disarmament of armed groups in Gaza and an Israeli withdrawal.
On July 30, Xi Jinping unveiled a tightening policy restricting all citizens from traveling abroad, officially set to take effect on September 15, with customs set to intercept large numbers of outbound travelers.
The CCP Politburo held a meeting and decided to convene the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing in October 2026. The agenda includes the Politburo report, advancing comprehensive strict party governance, analyzing the economic situation, and deploying work for the second half of the year.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Tesla is evaluating options to split off, sell, or shut down its China operations, including its Shanghai Gigafactory; Musk said the report had never been discussed and was fake news.
The Politburo meeting on July 30 set the schedule of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee for October.