At the Beijing Politburo meeting the day after the Hongfuyuan fire, CCDI Secretary Li Xi presented irrefutable evidence of Ma Xingrui's corruption, and he was placed under isolated investigation on the spot.
According to revelations from outside the Great Firewall, Li Xi kept Ma Xingrui behind at a top-level meeting, after which Ma Xingrui was placed under investigation.
On November 28, CCTV, together with Meituan, released a short film in which a white-collar graphic designer quits her job to deliver food, saying that food delivery brings freedom and brings her closer to her dreams; the film drew widespread mockery from netizens.
When Guo Degang performed “Great Skill, Timid Heart” at the Beijing Exhibition Center, he satirized state-run art troupes, after which members of the public filed complaints through the 12345 hotline; the Xicheng District Culture and Tourism Bureau summoned the organizer and demanded that the script be rearranged.
The fire at Wing Fook Yuen in Tai Po, Hong Kong, on November 26, 2025 killed more than 100 people; the exterior protective netting is suspected to have been produced by two Shandong companies, whose test reports cannot be found on the testing agency's official website, and outsiders question whether the materials were substandard.
A major fire broke out in Tai Po, Hong Kong. Hu Liren said that the plastic mesh involved did not meet fireproof standards, and pointed out that its materials were related to imported waste.
On November 24, a Xiaomi SU7 driving in Nanyang, Henan Province lost control and crashed into a roadside tree. The vehicle was severely damaged; the power did not automatically cut off after the collision, and none of the four door locks could unlock normally. Netizens worried that the doors could not be opened after a power failure.
The 62nd Golden Horse Awards ceremony was held in Taipei, where Fan Bingbing won the Best Actress award for her lead role in the Malaysian film 'Mother Earth'.
On November 21, 2025, during the Germany Düsseldorf International Medical Device Exhibition, about 200 exhibitors from China purchased a 20‑euro boxed meal from a local Chinese restaurant at the venue and subsequently suffered collective vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms, with some using the restroom more than 40 times in one night and showing blood streaks. The affected individuals were rushed to hospitals for treatment, with some in critical condition. Local medical institutions have intervened, and the exhibition organizers have launched an investigation into the catering provider.
Beijing Guokerong'an Biotech applied for a patent related to a plague vaccine on November 20, 2025.
A domestic media outlet released a photo showing a Chinese official with his hands in his pockets and a calm expression, while a Japanese official bows his head and listens respectfully. In the comments section, netizens criticized the Chinese official for being arrogant and rude.
On November 18, 2025, Masaaki Kanai, an official from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, communicated to the Chinese side in Beijing the intention to expel Xue Jian, the Chinese Consul General in Osaka. Liu Jinsong, then Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, warned on the spot, "If you expel one, we will expel two," leading the Japanese side to ultimately shelve the plan.
On November 18, hundreds of victims of a 70 billion financial fraud case involving an AVIC Jiangxi subsidiary gathered at the entrance of the Jiangxi Provincial Financial Regulatory Bureau, demanding that officials come out to meet them and thoroughly investigate the illegal activities. They waited from morning until late at night, but the officials consistently avoided meeting them.
Recently, a blogger on Douyin used official reports as source material to expose insiders and connected personnel at China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom and China Broadcasting Network who illegally issued SIM cards and became the hidden hands behind telecom fraud. The video was reported and taken down by the carriers on the grounds of reputation infringement.
On November 13, 2025, US Secretary of State Rubio announced that four far-left groups in Germany, Italy, and Greece would be designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, and that they would be listed as Foreign Terrorist Organizations starting the following week.
On Nov 9, a delivery courier publicly called out Liu Qiangdong, criticizing JD Delivery's "0.01-yuan treat" promotional event. The event forced merchants to bear the costs and drastically lowered courier delivery fees, causing courier earnings per order to drop far below normal levels, which triggered strong backlash from both merchants and couriers.
After undergoing a series of legal procedures in a Thai prison, She Zhijiang was eventually extradited back to China to face charges.
Guo Yonghang, Party Secretary of Guangzhou, accompanied the top leader in Guangzhou to attend the opening ceremony of the 15th National Games, marking the third key 'escort' mission in his political career.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to infidelity to his employees and issued an apology, while also facing allegations of intelligence-related misconduct involving China and an independent board investigation.
On November 8, screenwriter Gu Er (Cheng Junnian) released a recording and minutes through his account "Gu Er Xin Yu," claiming that while discussing a filming plan with director Li and executive producer Peng, Wong Kar-wai stated that the Chinese Communist Party only knows how to harvest leeks and that China is a greedy one-party state.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on the Taiwan issue have plunged China-Japan relations into prolonged confrontation and tension.
According to the account, Xi Jinping attended an event in Guangzhou on November 7, 2025, and then returned to Beijing, after which he has not left Beijing for a long time.
On November 7, at Maocaoping Primary School in Guangfu Village, Guanling County, Guizhou Province, a teacher born in the 1990s held on to a classroom of just four children, speaking up for rural children.
On November 4, according to CCTV, the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court in Guangdong Province announced the first-instance verdict in the Bai family criminal gang case: Bai Suocheng, Bai Yingcang, Yang Liqiang, Hu Xiaojiang, and Chen Guangyi were sentenced to death; Li Fushou and Li Zhide received death sentences with a reprieve; Guo Jianzheng, Pan Xian, and three others received life imprisonment; Li Longhua, Luo Wending, and six others received fixed-term sentences ranging from three to twenty years.
Anti-Xi forces began a large-scale gathering last November, followed by reports of Zhang Youxia's arrest, which triggered strong shock and backlash within the military.
While delivering a handover address at the APEC summit closing ceremony in Gyeongju, South Korea, Xi Jinping went off script and improvised, saying "I hope the beautiful butterfly flies to Shenzhen, and will even sing," triggering an awkward silence and scattered laughter throughout the hall, with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung also appearing confused and bewildered.
Geng Changyou, head of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission stationed at the Central Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, has left his post and been transferred to serve as secretary of the Hebei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, leaving the position of head of the discipline inspection group of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office vacant.
In November 2025, a 20-year-old college student in Shanghai attempted to withdraw medical subsidies and funds deposited by their mother at a bank, only to be unreasonably reported to the police and restricted by the bank, resulting in the funds being indirectly withheld.
Since returning to Beijing from Guangzhou on November 1 last year, apart from trips to Dezhou and Beidaihe, Xi Jinping has not left Beijing for nearly ten months, and security around him has clearly been tightened.
A 35-year-old programmer has remained unemployed since being laid off in late November 2025, and says he is limited by his educational background.
A Shanghai resident renewed an expiring passport in November of last year.
In November 2025, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae said in the Diet that a Taiwan incident could constitute a “existential crisis” for Japan; China then issued a travel advisory for trips to Japan and suspended imports of Japanese seafood, causing Sino-Japanese relations to deteriorate sharply.
On November 1, 2025, the White House claimed that the US-China agreement would effectively lift relevant rare earth export controls through general licenses; but the suspension list China subsequently released did not include the measure implemented that April placing yttrium under export licensing management.
The White House announced in November 2025 that China committed to purchasing at least 25 million tonnes of US soybeans each year from 2026 to 2028; this procurement target is not a new pledge made during the September 2026 visit to the US, nor does it amount to the removal of the related tariffs.
Students at Leiyang No. 1 Middle School in Leiyang, Hunan Province shouted from the building in a collective protest against the school forcing students to "voluntarily" come to school for self-study, occupying their rest time to hold a school sports meet, leaving only one day of monthly leave.
In November 2025, a 12-year-old girl in Quzhou County, Handan, Hebei went to work at an unlicensed plasticine workshop, putting in 8.5 hours a day; on the 13th day of work her right arm was drawn into a mixer, and she was later assessed as having a level 6 disability.
In November 2025, the news that "under the 2026 new rules, drug records can be sealed" sparked protests from a large number of netizens. Zhao Hong, a professor at Peking University Law School, as the core promoter and main defender of this system, received extensive attention and subsequently faced online harassment.
The U.S. Department of Justice said it established a special division in November 2025 to combat transnational online fraud networks related to cryptocurrency; these networks operate mainly from Southeast Asia, with signs indicating they are controlled by Chinese criminal groups.
The Transit Corps of the Beijing Public Security Bureau released a proposed hiring list of 80 auxiliary police officers, which includes graduates from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China University of Political Science and Law, University of International Business and Economics, and Communication University of China.
China and the United States reached a one-year trade truce arrangement after talks in Busan, suspending some tariffs and related measures.
Chongqing police announced that they have opened a case against Shen Bayang on suspicion of the crime of splitting the country, and stated in the notice that a Taiwan civil defense organization is an organization that splits the country.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee in Ningbo deliberated on the 15th Five-Year Plan, where new energy vehicles were removed from the core position of strategic emerging industries, signaling the downgrading of the automotive industry into an object of governance.
On October 25, 2025, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Jiang Duntao, former Vice Mayor of Chongqing and former Party Secretary of Zibo, was under investigation on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law; the notice stated that during his tenure in Zibo he forcefully pushed projects and took on massive new debt.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee was held from October 20 to 23, 2025. When it concluded, it was decided to add Zhang Shengmin as Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
In October 2025, the Fourth Plenary Session expelled nine generals from the Party, eight of them full generals.
According to the broadcast, Xi Jinping's cousin Zhang Shengmin entered the Central Military Commission around September 2025 and was promoted to Vice Chairman.
Data released by the Supreme People's Court shows that courts nationwide accepted 648,000 first-instance labor dispute cases in the first three quarters of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 37.5%.
Under pressure from Zhang Youxia and CCP elders, Xi Jinping officially signed a power-transfer document at the Fourth Plenary Session, agreeing to step down in the Hua Guofeng model, marking the end of the Xi Jinping era.
On October 20, 2025, the School of Business Administration of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics issued the "Notice on Carrying Out Tuition Reduction and Waiver Work for Undergraduate Students in the 2025-2026 Academic Year," which likewise listed smokers, heavy drinkers, and those addicted to the internet and other consumption-type bad habits as circumstances for canceling tuition waiver eligibility.
On October 18, 2025, the Kuomintang held its chairperson election. Cheng Li-wun was elected with 65,122 votes, a vote share of 50.15%, and officially took office on November 1.