Xi visits North Korea, meets Kim Jong Un.
Today's events
North Korea visit.
Xi held talks with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, his first visit in seven years, and proposed a four-point plan to deepen ties.1Jun 23 · State CouncilSummer Davos.
Premier Li Qiang told the Dalian forum China's new technologies bring the world “opportunity, not shock,” framing 2026 as the 15th Five-Year Plan's opening year.2Jun 24 · State CouncilJobs plan.
The State Council issued a 15th Five-Year Plan on employment, vowing to keep at least one earner working in every “zero-employment” family.3Jun 18 · State CouncilUnified market.
Central planners told the national legislature that the framework for a single domestic market is basically built, with the access blacklist trimmed to 106 items.4Jun 24 · NPCYangtze megaproject.
Construction began on a new Three Gorges shipping channel, the 15th Five-Year Plan's first major national project, at a cost of 77 billion yuan.5Jun 23 · State CouncilPower market.
The energy administration declared the national unified electricity market initially built, as wind and solar capacity overtook coal for the first time.6Jun 18 · Energy Admin.Women's employment.
The central bank, financial regulator, and women's federation ordered lenders to ease collateral rules for women entrepreneurs and curb gender bias in lending algorithms.7Jun 23 · PBOCFiscal data.
Finance ministry figures showed January–May government-fund revenue down 19 percent, dragged by a 29 percent fall in land-sale income, while tax revenue rose 4 percent.8Jun 22 · MOFParty expulsion.
The Party's anti-corruption body expelled Henan provincial advisory-body official Kan Quancheng from the Party and public office for bribery in drug procurement.9Jun 24 · CCDI
Voices
“No matter how the international situation changes, China's firm commitment to its traditional friendship with North Korea will not change, nor will our support for its socialist cause.”
Xi Jinping, CPC General Secretary & President · Jun 231
“China's technologies and products in emerging fields bring the world not shock but opportunity, not threat but empowerment.”
Premier Li Qiang, Summer Davos, Dalian · Jun 242
“China's position on keeping global critical-mineral supply chains stable and secure has not changed; we urge the Group of Seven to stop disrupting trade with ‘small-circle’ rules.”
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian · Jun 1810
“In 2025 the national unified electricity-market system reached its milestone of being initially established — a multi-tier market that secures supply, drives the transition, and stabilizes prices.”
2025 China Electricity Market Development Report, National Energy Administration · Jun 186
“Banks should prevent gender bias in their models and algorithms, and lower or waive counter-guarantee requirements for women entrepreneurs with good credit.”
Implementing Opinions, People's Bank of China, Financial Regulator & Women's Federation · Jun 237
“China's foundational market rules keep improving, and a batch of prominent problems obstructing a unified market and fair competition have been corrected.”
NDRC report to the National People's Congress Standing Committee · Jun 244
Sources
- State Council (gov.cn), “Xi Jinping Holds Talks with Kim Jong Un,” Jun 23, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/xi-kim-talks
- State Council (gov.cn), “Li Qiang Attends and Addresses the 2026 Summer Davos Opening Ceremony,” Jun 24, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/li-qiang-summer-davos
- State Council (gov.cn), “Notice Issuing the 15th Five-Year Plan for Implementing the Employment-First Strategy,” Jun 18, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/employment-15th-five-year-plan
- National People's Congress (npc.gov.cn), “Report: Framework of the National Unified Market Basically Established,” Jun 24, 2026. npc.gov.cn/…/national-unified-market-report
- State Council (gov.cn), “First Major National Project of the 15th Five-Year Plan Breaks Ground: New Three Gorges Shipping Channel,” Jun 23, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/three-gorges-new-channel
- National Energy Administration (nea.gov.cn), “2025 China Electricity Market Development Report: National Unified Electricity Market Initially Built,” Jun 18, 2026. nea.gov.cn/…/2025-electricity-market-report
- People's Bank of China (pbc.gov.cn), “Implementing Opinions on Further Strengthening Financial Support for Women's Employment” (with the Financial Regulatory Administration and the All-China Women's Federation), Jun 23, 2026. pbc.gov.cn/…/financial-support-women-employment
- Ministry of Finance (mof.gov.cn), “Fiscal Revenue and Expenditure, January–May 2026,” Jun 22, 2026. mof.gov.cn/…/jan-may-2026-fiscal-data
- Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (ccdi.gov.cn), “Kan Quancheng, Former Chair of the Henan Provincial CPPCC Population, Resources and Environment Committee, Expelled from the Party and Public Office,” Jun 24, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/yaowenn/…/kan-quancheng-expelled
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (mfa.gov.cn), “Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference,” Jun 18, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/…/lin-jian-jun-18-briefing