The NPC Standing Committee is holding a meeting from June 23 to 26, which is expected to review and approve reports on the termination of individual representative qualifications involving senior military officers and officials.
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Beijing on an invitation for a visit. Xi Jinping held talks with him, while Li Qiang and Zhao Leji met with him separately, indicating that foreign affairs activities are handled by other high-ranking officials for specific matters.
Facing the situation where the Kyaukpyu deep-water port is surrounded by the Rakhine Army, the Chinese side bypassed the Myanmar military junta and sent officials on a special plane to directly land in Rakhine State to negotiate face-to-face with the high command of the Rakhine Army to protect investment projects.
The purges within official circles of the Chinese Communist Party continue. Jiang Hongwei, Deputy Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission and Deputy Director of the Supervisory Commission of Heilongjiang Province, along with Cao Peng, Party Leadership Group Member of the Shenyang Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee, have both fallen and are under investigation.
Total retail sales of consumer goods in May showed their first negative value since the pandemic, foreign investment, confidence index, and local government finances all hit record lows, while the official unemployment rate slightly dropped to 5.1%.
The Myanmar military junta released some prisoners in an amnesty on a religious holiday, and official media broadcasted footage of Aung San Suu Kyi being transferred to house arrest, prompting the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to subsequently refer to her as an old friend.