Singer Liu Huan dies in Shanghai at 63
Famous singer Liu Huan died of illness in Shanghai, prompting tributes from all walks of life; his illness history and health condition before his death have drawn attention.
Famous singer Liu Huan died of illness in Shanghai, prompting tributes from all walks of life; his illness history and health condition before his death have drawn attention.
Putin said at the St. Petersburg United Cultural Forum that Russia welcomes a U.S.-China negotiated deal favorable to the Russian economy, and reiterated that Russia and China are advancing major joint development projects such as the International Lunar Research Station.
Four bipartisan senators have introduced a bill to protect national security systems from the threat of Chinese optical transceivers, aimed at blocking sensitive national security systems of the federal government from using products made by Chinese manufacturers such as Innolight and Eoptolink.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te traveled to Chiayi to preside over the inauguration ceremony of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology's new Minxiong drone test site and the groundbreaking ceremony for the industrial park, emphasizing deepening cooperation with democratic partners to build a drone supply chain.
In response to the mention of the Flying Tigers and the Chinese Communist Party's history of the War of Resistance during the Trump-Xi meeting, the Government of the Republic of China issued a statement on September 25, stressing that the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949 and did not exist during the War of Resistance, that it was the Republic of China that fought shoulder to shoulder with the United States, and that the Chinese Communist Party cannot erase the historical contribution of the Republic of China.
Chinese media accompanying the delegation pushed and crowded into positions occupied by U.S. media during the White House welcome ceremony and Rose Garden event, prompting intervention and coordination by the U.S. Secret Service and Chinese delegation officials.
Some netizens reported that after going to Hong Kong to buy an Apple phone, their bank account was frozen by the bank on anti-fraud grounds, with temporary protective measures taken in accordance with relevant laws.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, supermarkets took unsold mooncakes off the shelves and returned them to the manufacturers. Some slow-selling mooncakes were bought back by a feed factory in Hebei at 1,000 yuan per ton and used as pig feed.
Rumors from the outside suggest that the nepotistic connections of former Hubei Provincial Party Secretary Wang Zhonglin's family reach into the core circle of Peng Liyuan's office.
Xi Jinping concluded his visit to the United States and returned to Beijing, leaving him with only four cards in his hand to deal with the upcoming Fifth Plenary Session.
On September 25, Xi Jinping concluded his state visit to the United States, boarded a special plane accompanied by Peng Liyuan, and departed from Andrews Joint Base in Maryland to return home.
The University of International Business and Economics issued an obituary stating that Liu Huan passed away in Shanghai at 9:52 a.m. on September 25 at the age of 63, and that, in accordance with his last wishes, no funeral committee or body farewell ceremony would be held.
On September 25, the White House released a list of summit outcomes covering trade, rare earths, Iran, arms control, and artificial intelligence, but did not mention Taiwan.
Starting September 25, Bangkok, Thailand, was continuously hit by torrential rain and flooding; by the afternoon of the 26th, rainfall had reached nearly 300 millimeters, and the city government declared all 50 districts in the city to be flood disaster zones.
On September 25, Yan Zongmin, principal of Kangjie Middle School in Yuncheng, Shanxi, responded to recent controversies: he stated that staggered holidays during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day were due to poor communication; admitted that the national flag was not raised to the top during the flag-raising ceremony and that the September 18 warning education was poorly handled; and claimed that the blackboard newspaper text was verified by the police as being self-created by students, reading phrases like "Long live Comrade Mao Zedong," while adding that the students' method of posting notes to express demands was unacceptable and that the police had intervened in the investigation.
On September 25, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said in an interview with CNBC that Trump had warned Xi Jinping face to face during a White House meeting that any direct or indirect Chinese support for Iran — whether intelligence, parts, or military equipment — is completely unacceptable.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet announced at an international anti-fraud conference that all large-scale telecom fraud parks identified within the country have been cleared, and warned that criminal organizations may break up into smaller, dispersed dens.
The Douyin, Weibo, and Bilibili accounts of anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi have published no new content since their last update on September 25. As of October 7, they have been inactive for nearly two weeks, and many netizens have asked in the comments about his safety.
According to a tip-off from Twitter account @Isalmwp, Phurbu Dondrup, member of the Standing Committee of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and head of the United Front Work Department, is under investigation on suspicion of soliciting prostitutes. The related reports have drawn attention and discussion online.
On September 25, a blowout occurred at the Gumere W8 well in Niger, operated by a subsidiary of CNPC. Crude oil and natural gas sprayed more than 10 meters into the air, the integrity of two other wells on the same platform was affected, and two employees were injured and hospitalized.
Recently, a Douyin blogger posted two GTA-style AI workplace short videos in which an employee fights through team leaders, bosses, and clients all the way just to clock out on time; the two videos together earned about 250,000 likes.
Recently, Meituan handed out "Mid-Autumn Joy" gift boxes to employees and organized check-in photos; when delivery riders opened them, they found the boxes empty inside, and a netizen submitted a report exposing the incident.
On September 25, a netizen submitted a report stating that Shanxi Taiyuan Wanbailin District Lantai Property Group Co., Ltd. has long required employees to work unpaid overtime and weekend shifts, while higher-level leaders and the boss frequently subjected employees to verbal pressure and PUA.
On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, multiple netizens shared on social media the Mid-Autumn gifts distributed to employees by BYD, a Fortune Global 500 company. Some netizens claimed the total value of the gifts did not exceed 10 RMB, while others said it was less than what kindergartens give out.
Recently, a lawyer blogger on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) who has long focused on women's safety and specialized in anti-domestic violence cases announced that she would no longer post content related to domestic violence. She stated that her account had encountered issues and significant resistance, and that if she continued to speak out, her account might be banned. The video received 100,000 likes, with many netizens leaving comments to thank her for speaking out.
On September 25, during a physics teacher's demonstration of electromagnetic induction at Jilin Changchun City Wenli High School, a student said 'so awesome' twice, and was kicked by the teacher and had the desk flipped.
On September 25, a netizen from Fujian posted that after traveling to Hong Kong to purchase an iPhone on the official Apple website, they received an SMS from China Merchants Bank (CMB). The message stated that, following instructions from the police and in accordance with the Anti-Telecom and Online Fraud Law, temporary protective measures had been taken on all bank cards under their name, suspending both counter and non-counter services. The netizen claimed they only used credit cards and Alipay while in Hong Kong, with the rest being cash transactions.
On September 25, during the Mid-Autumn Festival gala livestream on the Greater Bay Area TV's WeChat Channel, a large number of netizens flooded the comments section, speaking out about the "Wangwang" and "Jack Latiao" incidents and calling for animal protection.
After netizens flooded the screen with comments, the Greater Bay Area TV live stream pop-up window displayed "host has disabled comments" and shut down the comment function.
On September 25, netizen videos showed employees at the Hefei BYD Phase III factory sitting side by side at a Mid-Autumn Gala, with melon seeds, large bottles of cola, and a small amount of mooncakes on the tables, sparking ridicule from netizens.
A user stated that after posting about suicidal thoughts on Weibo, the police came to their home, asked to see medical records, took them in for questioning, and demanded that they delete their account.
On the evening of September 25, the live stream comment sections of multiple official channels broadcasting the CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala were flooded by netizens calling on the state to introduce an animal cruelty prevention law as soon as possible and commemorating Wangwang, an animal killed in a previous abuse incident.
On September 25, in Rome, Italy, an animal protection event in solidarity with "Wangwang" was held at Piazzale Ugo La Malfa opposite the Colosseum. A "Justice for WangWang" exhibition board was set up at the scene, and the concern was expressed through violin performances.
On September 25, an event in support of "Wangwang" was held in Milan, Italy. Participants gathered outside the Chinese Consulate General in Milan to call on China to further improve animal protection legislation.
On September 25, the Huangpu Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau reported that a hospital had filed a report regarding rumors circulating online about an academician at the institution. Liu fabricated information claiming the academician had stolen others' research results and spread it across more than 50 groups, while Zhang used AI software to generate and publish a fake video. Both individuals have been criminally detained.
On September 25, a netizen in Guangdong posted a video showing a factory rushing orders during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, with workers standing on a high-speed assembly line rapidly repeating tasks such as processing phone cases, sparking heated discussion online; some complained that the daily wage was only 150 yuan.
On September 25, a Douyin blogger posted a video suggesting that the Two Sessions open an online suggestion channel, collect the 20 topics the public cares about most, openly discuss and vote on them to make law, and let the people be the masters of the country. The video received about 27,000 likes, while the page showed only 4 comments.
On September 25, a netizen said that they and an employee booked the same return flight through WeChat at the same time, with their own fare at 1357 yuan and the employee's at only 405 yuan — a difference of nearly 1,000 yuan — questioning whether WeChat flight bookings involve "big-data discrimination against returning customers."
On September 25, the development team of Snowbreak: Containment Zone issued a statement announcing the end of service: on October 15, installation packages will be removed from all platforms and top-ups and new user registration will be suspended; on December 30, operations will officially cease and servers will be shut down; on March 2, 2027, the community will be closed and official accounts will be deleted. Previously, the game's collaboration with China Post was canceled due to controversy over character design.
A 33-year-old music teacher surnamed Wang from Shanghai flew to Bangkok on September 24 and has been out of contact with family since the evening of the 25th. The family has reported the case to the police, and the school where the teacher works has confirmed it is cooperating with the police investigation.
The Ministry of State Security’s WeChat public account published an article, using the state-security-themed drama “Crossfire,” which it led in producing, to dissect the usual recruitment tactics of foreign espionage agencies—monetary bribery, emotional enticement, and coercion and threats—and cited real cases such as aerospace researcher Zhao and exchange student Xiao Zhe who went to Taiwan, urging the public to stay vigilant and report promptly.
In the early hours of September 25, the Mid-Autumn Festival, a 64-year-old man surnamed Cheng, wearing a headlamp, went out to the fields to do farm work in Macheng Town, Jingmen, Hubei, and was fatally shot by an air rifle. He had two penetrating wounds on his body, and the ambulance arrived about an hour later.
On September 25, a BYD worker in Shandong displayed the Mid-Autumn mooncakes issued by the company in the factory cafeteria. Their hardness was comparable to stone, refusing to break even when hammered hard, leading netizens to joke that it would be great if the car crash beams had this level of hardness.
9月25日中秋节，有网友在B站发布视频，讽刺北京禁飞区政策，指民众连中秋赏月都受限制。
On September 25, a netizen posted an AI-generated animated video on Douyin featuring the Calabash Brothers, captioned “Living well is what matters most,” with on-screen text reading “The real state of bottom-tier wage earners.” Two frogs gave up standing guard, saying “We’re minor characters, why risk our lives,” and commenters echoed the sentiment by complaining about low pay.
Ministry of Commerce data show that from January to July 2026, actual foreign investment nationwide was 438.33 billion yuan, a year-on-year decline of 6.2%.
A video claims that among the 9 newly filled provincial and ministerial-level party and government positions in the first half of 2026, 5 were given to 'three-non' officials—those who are neither members or alternate members of the CCP Central Committee, nor members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection; this statistic cannot be verified in public reports.
Commentator Liang Hongda arrived in Vancouver, Canada, from late July to early August, where he met up with Da Lao Wang, a Chinese self-media personality settled in Canada.
Wang Xiaohong convened a national symposium of public security department and bureau directors in Nanjing; on the evening of the day the meeting ended, Sichuan's vice governor and public security department director Huang Ruixue died suddenly of illness at the age of only 54.
Sun Yuchen's attorney Zhang Qihuai said that Sun Yuchen and Jing Tian had previously discussed marriage, that the two broke up in the first half of 2026, and that Sun Yuchen has already sued Jing Tian and her parents to recover more than 30 million yuan in bride price.