Xi hosts Laos, plans North Korea visit.
Today's events
Xi hosts Laos.
President Xi held talks with Laos's visiting leader and witnessed a joint statement and accords building an “all-weather China–Laos community of shared future.”1Jun 5 · State CouncilNorth Korea trip.
China announced Xi will make a state visit to North Korea, his first in seven years, marking 65 years since the two countries' friendship treaty.2Jun 5 · Foreign MinistryJobs-first plan.
The State Council, chaired by Premier Li Qiang, approved the “Employment-First Strategy” plan for 2026–2030 and advanced work on new industrialization and future industries.3Jun 5 · State CouncilStrategic minerals.
New regulations under the Mineral Resources Law take effect June 15, mandating whole-chain management of strategic minerals to strengthen national supply security.4Jun 4 · State CouncilClean-power standard.
Five agencies issued a trial guide standardizing how non-fossil electricity use is counted, underpinning China's carbon emissions control system.5Jun 5 · Energy AdministrationPrivate fund rules.
The State Council issued guidance tightening oversight of private investment funds, curbing new county-level government funds and targeting funds used as tools for hidden corruption.6Jun 5 · State CouncilParty expulsions.
Anti-corruption investigators expelled from the Party a former vice-chair of Hunan's provincial legislature and a former vice-president of a state-owned insurer, both facing prosecution.7Jun 5 · Anti-corruption bodyTaiwan rebuff.
The Defense Ministry rejected the Taiwan leader's May 20 speech on asymmetric defense, warning that “seeking independence by force is a dead end.”8Jun 5 · Defense MinistryAntitrust report.
The market regulator's 2025 antitrust report logged 22 monopoly cases closed with 653 million yuan in fines and 706 merger reviews, up nearly 10 percent.9Jun 5 · Market regulator
Voices
“The two sides must jointly defend the socialist system and the Communist Party's governing position, maintain close strategic communication, and execute our parties' new five-year cooperation plan.”
Xi Jinping, China–Laos talks · June 51
“Artificial intelligence is not the preserve of big powers, and still less should it slide toward competition and confrontation.”
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning · June 52
“No matter how many weapons they buy, seeking independence by force is a dead end; the reunification of the motherland is the bright road.”
Defense Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Bin · June 58
“He turned the public power entrusted by the Party and the people into a tool for personal gain.”
Central anti-corruption commission, expulsion notice · June 57
“Some 95 percent of China's non-fossil energy is consumed as electricity, making its precise accounting the basis for carbon dual-control.”
Energy Administration, accounting guide · June 55
“[We aim] to foster a sound social atmosphere of fair competition for building a unified national market.”
Market regulator, 2025 antitrust report · June 59
Sources
- State Council (gov.cn), “Xi Jinping Holds Talks with Lao People's Revolutionary Party General Secretary and President Thongloun,” June 5, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/xi-laos-talks
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference,” June 5, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/…/mao-ning-press-conference-jun-5
- State Council (gov.cn), “Li Qiang Chairs State Council Executive Meeting; Approves the Employment-First Strategy '15th Five-Year' Plan,” June 5, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/employment-first-plan
- State Council (gov.cn), “Regulations on the Implementation of the Mineral Resources Law of the People's Republic of China” (State Council Order No. 839), effective June 15, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/mineral-resources-law-regulations
- National Energy Administration, “A Unified 'Yardstick' for Accounting Non-Fossil Electricity Consumption,” June 5, 2026. nea.gov.cn/…/non-fossil-power-accounting
- State Council (gov.cn), “Guiding Opinions on Strengthening Regulation, Preventing Risk, and Promoting High-Quality Development of Private Investment Funds,” June 5, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/private-investment-funds
- CCDI / National Supervisory Commission, “Ye Hongzhuan, Former Vice-Chairman of the Hunan Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee, Expelled from the Party,” June 5, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/…/ye-hongzhuan-expelled
- Ministry of National Defense, “Spokesman Jiang Bin Answers Questions on the Taiwan Leader's '5·20' Speech,” June 5, 2026. mod.gov.cn/…/jiang-bin-taiwan-5-20
- Market Regulation Administration, “China Antitrust Enforcement Annual Report (2025),” June 5, 2026. samr.gov.cn/…/antitrust-annual-report-2025