China's National Audit Office released a report pointing out that large amounts of local disaster-relief treasury bonds and special funds were left idle, diverted or misappropriated, or used to repay local debts and cover the "three guarantees" expenditures.
An AITO M9 in Wenling, Zhejiang caught fire from its undercarriage, and AITO user services responded by saying not to believe or spread rumors.
In June 2025, local authorities issued a press release claiming that the Liunan Reservoir had completed standardized construction and was equipped with intelligent monitoring and intelligent water level monitoring systems.
A U.S. federal court indictment states that Zhang Wanying met with a Chinese Communist Party government official in a private room in Changsha in June 2025 and accepted a surveillance assignment.
Through an introduction by an old classmate, another Hangzhou senior contacted Zhang Wanying, and the two met for dinner in Changsha at the end of June, with the Hangzhou senior bringing along another guest.
In June 2025, Zhaoyi Co., Ltd., headed by Shen Tu-cheng, the father of Puma Shen, was sanctioned by the mainland, and was subsequently accused of continuing trade under the names of other companies.
Wang Tongzhou, former chairman of China Communications Construction Group (CCCC), was taken away in June 2025.
Hirofumi Ohno, a former advisor to the Economic and Social Council of Japan, publicly recounted an episode from his early visits to China where he was targeted by a honey trap arranged by the CCP based on his personal preferences.
At the end of June 2025, the CCP Central Committee Political Bureau convened a meeting, at which it reviewed and adopted the Regulations on the Work of the Party Central Committee's Decision-Making and Deliberation Coordination Bodies; the meeting also removed Ma Xingrui from his post as Secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Regional Committee.
Rumors say that the central decision-making deliberation and coordination body established in late June 2025 consists of seven people: Wen Jiabao serves as the head, and members include Li Ruihuan, Zeng Qinghong, Wang Yang, Xi Jinping, Zhao Leji and Li Qiang, with one vote per person, and Politburo members must first request instructions from and report to this group.
In June 2025, the United States and Israel jointly launched "Operation Midnight Hammer," heavily damaging Iran's enriched uranium facilities, weakening its military-industrial system and weapons stockpiles, and shaking its strategic credibility as a potential nuclear-armed state.
For the first time ever, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has stepped in to acquire a village bank and reorganize it into its own branch, reflecting that the holes at the grassroots level are so numerous that the original takers lack the capacity to absorb them.
On May 31, 2025, Yu Chengdong stated at the Shenzhen Future Automobile Pioneers Conference that Huawei has strict quality standards, and not a single vehicle that fails to meet the standards can leave the factory; the cars of some automakers, by Huawei's standards, cannot be shipped at all.
In 2025, the military newspaper continuously published eight commentary articles, involving expressions such as "enfeoffing wives and promoting sons," "loyalty to an individual," and "running a family dynasty."
Rubio announced the full revocation of visas for certain Chinese students, expanding the audit scope from military ties to affiliations with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and banning study in sensitive fields.
On May 23, 2025, Trump threatened to impose 50% tariffs on EU goods starting June 1, and the stock market fell; after a call with European Commission President von der Leyen on May 25, he agreed to postpone it to July 9.
On the evening of May 22, Jensen Huang hosted a dinner at San Liu Shi Fu in Taipei. After the meal, Huang Le kissed Jensen Huang on the cheek and they left in the same car.
On May 15, a female student at Beijing University of Technology Gengdan Institute went to the infirmary for a medical note due to menstrual cramps, but was asked by the on-duty staff to pull down her pants to prove her physical condition. Afterward, the school administration released a statement on Douyin, insisting that the on-duty staff's workflow complied with regulations and accusing the related videos circulating online of being distorted.
In early August 2026, Fudan University scholar Zhang Weiwei claimed in a public lecture that Taiwan would have no next election, using this to hint at a timetable for a forced reunification. The remarks spread on social media platforms on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and sparked widespread controversy and resentment.
Around May 15, 2025, overseas media published a signed article by Zhang Yingjie, an associate professor at Peking University, titled "No Way Out of the Predicament, No Rescue for the System," criticizing the system; afterwards, the editorial office received a letter in her name claiming she had been impersonated and demanding the article be retracted.
Miles Yu points out that since its founding in 1921, the CCP has launched a century-long civil war and oppression against the Chinese people through a series of policies and campaigns, defining this as the true century of humiliation for the Chinese people.
The Saudi Central Bank withdrew from the mBridge project in May 2025 after completing a proof of concept. The project had previously been seen as a potential pathway for Saudi Arabia to promote oil trade with reduced reliance on the U.S. dollar. Despite its withdrawal, some media outlets continued to list Saudi Arabia as a participant as late as August 2026.
The State Council Information Office released the first national security white paper in the history of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
A notice released in May 2025 recruits students to sign up for the 2026 summer J-1 internship program in the US, with positions including amusement parks, kitchens, hotels and more, requiring participants to be willing to "tell China's story well", and charging an application service fee of 4850 yuan.
On Wednesday (May 7), the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill under which American universities with ties to certain Chinese universities would be barred from receiving Department of Homeland Security funding. Lead sponsor, Republican Representative Ploug, said there is already evidence that the Chinese Communist Party has maliciously expanded its influence in the United States through programs such as Confucius Institutes.
In May 2025, Shi Taifeng replaced Chen Xi as head of the CCP Central Committee Organization Department, while also serving as deputy head of the Central Inspection Leading Group and deputy head of the Central Leading Group for Party Building, a move widely seen by outside observers as a major shift in the balance of power at the top.
During the China-US negotiations, the US side submitted a list of approximately $20 trillion in assets held by the families of CCP officials in the West. The list did not include the names of Hu Jintao, Li Keqiang, Hu Chunhua, or Zhang Youxia, while the families of Zeng Qinghong, Jia Qinglin, and Zhang Dejiang accounted for the bulk of the assets.
The Light of Xi'an Church in Xi'an, Shaanxi, has been subjected to government suppression, with three people, including Pastor Gao Quanfu, arrested and held in custody.
In an interview on the eve of Computex Taipei, Jensen Huang stated that there is no evidence that chips have been diverted to China, and that servers are too heavy to fit into a pocket.
In May 2025, Huang Le entered Taiwan again on a business visa, sparking discussions across various sectors in Taiwan regarding prior vetting and loopholes in high-tech products.
China and Kazakhstan signed a memorandum on waterway cooperation, involving the advancement of related water transport corridor construction.
Jensen Huang and Ms. Huang were spotted together again attending a business banquet in Taipei in May 2025.
In the May TVBS poll, when Shen Bo-yang was first proposed as a candidate for Taipei mayor, his support rate was 30% compared to Chiang Wan-an's 58%, a gap of 28 percentage points.
Since May 2025, audits have uncovered over 260 major disciplinary and legal violations, involving more than 1,100 people and approximately 91 billion RMB in funds.
As poverty-alleviation propaganda was being published, several elderly people at the bottom of society said they could not afford meat, saw no hope in life, and suffered too much just living; even past the age of 70, they still had to survive by scavenging and selling vegetables.
Zhao Huanyu cited information from the Ganzhou Finance Bureau in May 2025, stating that the local government had arranged a budget of 8 million yuan for the annual assessment and funding rewards of the Jiangxi Ganxing Women's Basketball Club.
China passed and implemented the Private Economy Promotion Law on May 20, the first foundational law in New China specifically regulating the private economy.
Incumbent CSRC Vice Chairman Wang Jianjun is under investigation.
Around April 29, 2025, an open letter signed by Lin Ying, dean of the School of Biology and Biological Engineering at South China University of Technology, and Han Shuangyan, calling for resistance to dictatorship, circulated online. The university's official website subsequently removed their personal profiles, and the authenticity of the letter remains in doubt.
On April 27, the CPPCC website published a speech by Xi Jinping: The Chinese Communist Party keeps its word. All 56 ethnic groups across China have been lifted out of poverty, not a single one left behind — this is a solemn pledge.
On April 25, 2025, a Chinese netizen was criminally detained by police on suspicion of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, for circumventing the Great Firewall to fill in real working conditions such as evening overtime at a former employer on an overseas job-seeking website, prompting questions about the abuse of pocket offenses and the conviction of online speech.
According to a report dated April 25, 2025 by Pingshan County's official account "Pingshan Fabu," a local villager aged 60 or above with family difficulties applied for an 82,300 yuan "social security credit loan" and completed the pension insurance make-up contribution procedures on site.
From 2010 to 2024, the permanent resident population of the three northeastern provinces dropped by 14.56 million from a peak of 109 million, including 2.23 million in Liaoning, 4.293 million in Jilin, and 8.043 million in Heilongjiang, bringing the total back to the level of the 1980s.
On April 17, 2025, Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee, sent letters to the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, demanding an investigation into whether the left-wing groups "Code Pink" and "People's Forum" were suspected of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act and receiving funding from the Chinese Communist Party.
After the EcoHealth Alliance announced its impending closure following the anti-science investigation controversy, Peter Daszak announced the establishment of a new non-profit organization, Nature Health Global, to continue operations.
Wang Qunshan, a wealth manager at a Postal Savings Bank in Shangqiu, Henan Province, was found dead by hanging early the next morning after his superiors discovered problems in his work and he was spoken to by leaders; subsequently, his economic crime of embezzling more than 10 million yuan of depositors' funds came to light.
Media reports say that in Jiayuguan, Gansu, a 14-year-old student was handed over by his parents to a non-professional surnamed Zhao, who had a criminal record, for discipline. Zhao and others took the boy to the Gobi Desert and a residence, where they beat him, causing hemorrhagic shock and asphyxiation that led to his death.
April 10, 2025, the White House clarified that the newly imposed 125% “reciprocal tariff” on China, combined with the previously imposed 20% tariff due to fentanyl, brings US tariffs on most Chinese goods to a total of 145%.
The Trump administration had raised tariffs on Chinese goods to 145% earlier this year, after which China and the United States temporarily lowered tariffs and maintained a trade truce. Trump said relevant talks would be held during the summit.
On April 10, 2025, Song Mouqi, a staff member of the special task force of the Supervisory Commission of Gangcha County, Qinghai, impersonated someone and sent private messages insulting Long Mou, a woman who was seeking justice for her brother, calling her a "comfort woman" and threatening her personal safety; after verifying the facts, the police imposed no administrative penalty, and the supervisory commission only gave internal criticism and education.