Sayings SAYINGS

On October 30, Hu Heping, Vice Minister of the Publicity Department of the CCP Central Committee, stated at a CCP Central Committee press conference that the "Decision" of the Fifth Plenary Session proposes that strengthening party spirit is the fundamental task of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party.

Report on October 28, the Ministry of Public Security of China has established a new Bureau of Drone Security and Control, with provincial, municipal, and county-level control agencies established successively, forming a complete regulatory system from the central to local levels, and various ministries have also set up low-altitude economy management agencies.

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.

Shenzhen bans honking citywide around the clock from November 1, violators fined 300 yuan, netizens riff on the meme by posting dubbed videos of citizens howling at the top of their lungs, joking that the city has entered an era of atavism.

According to the China Statistical Yearbook 2026, in 2025 China's old-age dependency ratio reached 23.1%, exceeding the child dependency ratio of 22% for the first time in history, with aging accelerating.

China Construction Bank disclosed that its digital renminbi smart campus solution has covered 316 schools across 17 provinces and cities, involving 630,000 students, and the digital renminbi is gradually entering consumption scenarios on university campuses.

On October 25, the PLA Daily published an article demanding the entire military to improve its 'strategic capability to promote reunification by force,' to be 'ready to fight at any time and capable of winning,' and discussed preparations for amphibious landing operations against Taiwan by citing the historical examples of Zheng Chenggong's sea-crossing campaign and Su Yu's inspection of the Normandy battlefield.

From October 26 to 29, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was held in Beijing, with the main agenda being a work report by the Politburo and the study of a number of major issues concerning the sustained and unwavering advancement of full and strict Party self-governance.

On October 25, Yicai reported that due to declining enrollment, kindergartens in many places are being converted into nursing homes and preschool teachers are switching to caring for the elderly; in 2025, China's old-age dependency ratio surpassed its child dependency ratio for the first time.

Nantong University and Yangzhou University in Jiangsu notified, in accordance with requirements from the provincial Department of Finance, that starting in November salaries will be paid in digital RMB, and staff must open digital RMB wallets within a deadline.