Sayings SAYINGS

On October 29, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee concluded in Beijing, deliberating and adopting the "Decision on Several Major Issues Concerning Persistently Advancing Comprehensive and Strict Governance over the Party," with Xi Jinping personally serving as the head of the drafting group.

The PLA continues to implement the policy of "building the army with diligence and thrift." An Air Force unit recycles old briefcases, and a detachment of the Henan Corps of the People's Armed Police turns waste into treasure to save procurement funds, echoing Xi Jinping's call to live a frugal life.

On October 26, a caricature graffiti of Xi Jinping appeared on the wall of a restroom at a high school in Huangzhuang, Beijing; the restroom was subsequently forced to be locked and renovated.

On October 25, Russian presidential aide Ushakov said preparations for a trilateral meeting between Xi Jinping, Trump, and Putin have begun, planned to be held during the Shenzhen APEC summit on November 18 to 19.

On October 26, the CCP's 20th Central Committee Fifth Plenary Session opened, and CCTV's Focus Report launched a three-part series The Power of Thought starting the same day, systematically interpreting Xi Jinping's thinking on Party building.

Aftermath of Xi Jinping's taboo nickname — netizens cracked down for mildly tower-rushing with homophone phrases, bans extended to Weibo and QQ with widespread permanent bans, trigger words keep expanding.

On October 24, netizens discovered that the Douyin comment "学习牛逼" (xuexi niubi, "studying is fucking awesome") could not be posted because it contained "习牛逼" (xi niubi, "Xi is fucking awesome"), triggering the Xi Jinping sensitive-word filter; netizens joked by splitting it into phrases like "少羽牛逼" (shaoyu niubi).

Asia Society report says the Chinese Communist Party's Fifth Plenary Session will be held in Beijing from October 26 to 29, with the core agenda being a decision on strict governance of the Party, an unprecedented purge of the PLA's senior leadership, and only Zhang Shengmin and Dong Jun among the original 44 members of the Central Military Commission left untouched.

On October 22, a meeting marking the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, with about 3,000 people attending. Xi Jinping stressed the Party's absolute leadership over the military and strict governance of the Party, and said that it must be prepared to withstand the major test of stormy seas.

On October 19, Trump said outside the White House that he was willing to hold a trilateral meeting with Xi Jinping and Putin, focusing on nuclear weapons and denuclearization rather than the Ukraine issue.