Xi to make state visit to North Korea.
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Xi to visit North Korea.
Beijing announced President Xi will make a June 8–9 state visit to North Korea, at leader Kim Jong Un's invitation.1Jun 5 · XinhuaMineral-resource security.
State Council issued regulations under the Mineral Resources Law, creating a strategic-minerals directory and whole-chain supply controls, effective June 15.2Jun 4 · State CouncilAntitrust report.
The market regulator's 2025 annual report logged 20 monopoly cases and 653 million yuan in fines, plus 706 merger reviews.3Jun 5 · SAMRFuture energy push.
The energy administration reported 2025 hydrogen output topped 37 million tonnes — the world's largest — and grid-storage capacity reached 144.7 gigawatts.4Jun 5 · NEACarbon dual-control.
Five agencies, led by the central planners, issued China's first unified rules for counting non-fossil electricity — a foundation for carbon dual-control assessment.5Jun 5 · NEAAI sandstorm forecasts.
A meteorological-administration AI model now runs global dust forecasts in 36 seconds, lifting accuracy 10–30% over leading international systems.6Jun 5 · CACGreen prosecutions.
The top procuratorate released six model environmental public-interest cases, enforcing the principle that polluters bear the cost of ecological damage.7Jun 5 · SPPEcological civilization.
On World Environment Day, the State Council reported nationwide PM2.5 fell to 28 and 89.3% of days reached good air quality in 2025 — record levels.8Jun 5 · State CouncilTaiwan red line.
The Foreign Ministry barred four New Zealand lawmakers from China for a year over a Taiwan visit, warning they would “pay a price.”9Jun 4 · MFA
Voices
“Blue skies have become the norm. The ‘APEC Blue’ I announced to the world at the Beijing APEC summit — I did not break my word; it has been achieved.”
President Xi Jinping · Jun 58
“More and more European companies are choosing to dig deep and expand in China — that, in itself, is the most powerful answer to so-called ‘de-risking.’”
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning · Jun 49
“The State shall promote the rational development of mineral resources, strengthen resource and ecological protection, advance high-quality mining, and safeguard the security of mineral resources.”
Mineral Resources Law Implementing Regulations · Jun 42
“We are stepping up efforts to break down local protectionism and market fragmentation, fostering a fair-competition climate for a unified national market.”
2025 Anti-Monopoly Enforcement Annual Report · Jun 53
“The environment has value, and those who cause damage must bear responsibility.”
Supreme People's Procuratorate · Jun 57
“Future energy is moving from conceptual exploration toward industrial-scale deployment, written into this year's Government Work Report as the foremost of six future industries.”
National Energy Administration · Jun 54
Sources
- Xinhua (via Supreme People's Court), “Xi Jinping to Pay a State Visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,” June 5, 2026. court.gov.cn/…/xi-state-visit-dprk
- State Council, “Regulations on the Implementation of the Mineral Resources Law of the People's Republic of China” (State Council Order No. 839), June 4, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/mineral-resources-law-regulations
- State Administration for Market Regulation, “2025 Annual Report on Anti-Monopoly Enforcement in China,” June 5, 2026. samr.gov.cn/…/antitrust-annual-report-2025
- National Energy Administration, “Turning Future Energy from a 'Bonsai' into a 'Landscape',” June 5, 2026. nea.gov.cn/…/future-energy-industrialization
- National Energy Administration, “Guidelines for the Accounting of Non-Fossil Electricity Consumption (Trial),” June 5, 2026. nea.gov.cn/…/non-fossil-electricity-accounting
- Cyberspace Administration of China, “AI Model Improves the Accuracy of Sandstorm Forecasting,” June 5, 2026. cac.gov.cn/…/ai-sandstorm-forecasting
- Supreme People's Procuratorate, “Six Model Cases on Ecological-Environment Public-Interest Litigation,” June 5, 2026. spp.gov.cn/…/environmental-public-interest-cases
- State Council, “Building a Beautiful Homeland of Blue Skies, Green Land and Clear Water” (World Environment Day), June 5, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/ecological-civilization
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Regular Press Conference of Spokesperson Mao Ning,” June 4, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/…/mao-ning-press-conference