China issues rules to protect strategic minerals.
Today's events
Strategic minerals.
China's cabinet published rules enforcing the Mineral Resources Law — a strategic-minerals catalog with output caps and restricted miners takes effect June 15.1Jun 4 · State CouncilOutbound investment.
The State Council issued its first unified regulation on outbound investment — granting firms autonomy while tying overseas deals to national-security goals. Effective July 1.2Jun 4 · State CouncilFarm modernization plan.
The State Council released its 15th Five-Year Plan for agricultural and rural modernization — prioritizing grain security, higher crop yields and farm-technology self-reliance.3Jun 4 · State CouncilQianfan satellites.
China launched the 11th batch of Qianfan low-orbit broadband satellites on a Long March 6A from Taiyuan — the rocket family's 648th flight.4Jun 4 · China MilitaryUrban renewal plan.
A companion Five-Year Plan for urban renewal shifts cities from outward expansion to upgrading existing stock, with new housing-model and low-altitude-economy pushes.5Jun 4 · State CouncilState-firm reform.
The central planning agency's chief met seven state giants — COSCO Shipping and Shenhua among them — on deepening reform, energy security and coal-to-chemicals.6Jun 2 · Development & ReformFuel prices cut.
The price regulator cut retail gasoline by 525 yuan and diesel by 505 yuan per tonne from June 4, tracking softer global crude.7Jun 4 · Development & ReformCoal-to-chemicals.
A Chinese Academy of Sciences pilot turning syngas into long-chain olefins passed a 72-hour industrial test, advancing self-reliant supply of strategic chemical feedstocks.8Jun 4 · Academy of SciencesDouble expulsion.
Chongqing's disciplinary body expelled Zhang Mingjin, ex-deputy chief of the city's airport group, from the Party and public office for bribery and meddling in contracts.9Jun 4 · Anti-Graft Watchdog
Voices
“More and more European companies are choosing to deepen their roots in China and expand operations here — that in itself is the most powerful answer to so-called ‘de-risking.’”
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning · Jun 410
“I hope everyone fully recognizes the strong resilience and latent room of our economy — hold firm to confidence and seize the opportunities.”
Zheng Shanjie, Director, National Development and Reform Commission · May 2011
“People's courts must uphold the principle that the environment has value and those who harm it bear the cost.”
He Li, President, Gansu High People's Court · Jun 412
“Developing service consumption is not a temporary expedient but an inevitable requirement of the shift in residents' consumption structure.”
Qiushi commentary · Jun 413
“The internet-finance industry must operate lawfully and in compliance, and fully submit to financial regulation.”
Tao Ling, Deputy Governor, People's Bank of China · Jun 314
“Using smart-digital technology for full perception, intelligent analysis and precise decisions is pushing urban renewal to upgrade from ‘experience-driven’ to ‘data-driven.’”
Jin Guanping, Cyberspace Administration commentary · Jun 415
Sources
- State Council, “Regulation on the Implementation of the Mineral Resources Law of the People's Republic of China” (State Council Decree No. 839), June 4, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/mineral-resources-regulation
- State Council, “Regulation on Outbound Investment” (State Council Decree No. 837), June 4, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/outbound-investment-regulation
- State Council, “15th Five-Year Plan for Accelerating Agricultural and Rural Modernization,” June 4, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/agriculture-rural-modernization-plan
- China Military Online, “China Successfully Launches 11th Batch of Qianfan Polar-Orbit Satellites,” June 4, 2026. 81.cn/syjdt/…/qianfan-satellites
- State Council, “15th Five-Year Plan for Urban Renewal,” June 4, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/urban-renewal-plan
- NDRC, “Director Zheng Shanjie Chairs State-Owned Enterprise Symposium,” June 2, 2026. ndrc.gov.cn/xwdt/…/soe-symposium
- NDRC, “Domestic Refined Oil Price Adjustment of June 4, 2026,” June 4, 2026. ndrc.gov.cn/xwdt/…/fuel-price-adjustment
- Chinese Academy of Sciences, “Progress in 1,000-Tonne Fischer-Tropsch Long-Chain Olefin Pilot Technology,” June 4, 2026. cas.cn/cg/zh/…/fischer-tropsch-pilot
- CCDI, “Zhang Mingjin, Former Deputy General Manager of Chongqing Airport Group, Expelled from the Party and Public Office,” June 4, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/yaowenn/…/zhang-mingjin
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Regular Press Conference (Mao Ning),” June 4, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/…/press-conference-jun-4
- NDRC, “Director Zheng Shanjie Chairs Private-Enterprise Symposium,” May 20, 2026. ndrc.gov.cn/xwdt/…/private-enterprise-symposium
- Supreme People's Court, “Opening a New Chapter of Ecological-Environment Justice in the Code Era,” June 4, 2026. court.gov.cn/zixun/…/eco-environment-justice
- Qiushi, “Further Releasing the Potential of Service Consumption,” June 4, 2026. qstheory.cn/…/service-consumption
- People's Bank of China, “Deputy Governor Tao Ling Attends Internet-Finance Association 10th-Anniversary Symposium,” June 3, 2026. pbc.gov.cn/…/tao-ling-internet-finance
- Cyberspace Administration, “Jin Guanping: Make Good Use of Smart-Digital Technology to Advance Urban Renewal,” June 4, 2026. cac.gov.cn/…/digital-urban-renewal