Xi marks Communist Party's 105th anniversary.
Today's events
Party's 105th year.
Xi told the Communist Party's anniversary ceremony in Beijing that it is now the world's largest governing party, and urged members to “dare to struggle.”1Jul 1 · QiushiJobs-first plan.
The State Council issued its 15th Five-Year Plan for jobs (2026–30), setting a floor of no large-scale joblessness and one job per zero-income household.2Jul 2 · State CouncilFactories expand.
China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to 50.3 in June, back above the growth line, with new orders climbing to 51.2.3Jun 30 · Stats BureauPrivate-investment drive.
Economic planners gathered provinces in Nanjing and pitched over 290 projects to draw private capital, part of the Party's push to grow the private sector.4Jul 1 · NDRCFair-competition review at ten.
The market regulator marked a decade of fair-competition review, reporting 123,000 anti-competitive local rules repealed to build a single national market.5Jul 3 · SAMRNortheast's first solar-thermal plant.
A 100-megawatt concentrated-solar plant with eight hours of molten-salt storage began generating in Jilin — the highest-latitude such station in China.6Jul 3 · Energy Admin.Fuel prices cut.
The state planner lowered gasoline and diesel ceilings by 950 and 915 yuan a tonne from July 3, tracking a fall in global crude.7Jul 3 · NDRCState-telecom chief expelled.
The Party's anti-corruption body expelled Yuan Jianguo, ex-chairman of China Mobile's Henan arm, from the Party for bribery and sent his case to prosecutors.8Jun 26 · CCDIRejects Japan's Indo-Pacific push.
China's foreign ministry dismissed Japan's promotion of a “free and open Indo-Pacific,” calling it a hollow slogan that masks a drive toward confrontation.9Jul 2 · Foreign Ministry
Voices
“The whole Party must never forget its original mission, must stay modest and hardworking, and must dare to struggle and be good at it.”
Xi Jinping, Communist Party 105th-anniversary speech · Jul 11
“Mouthing ‘free and open’ while scheming for confrontation — such a hollow notion runs counter to the region's shared wish for peace and cooperation, and will win no genuine support.”
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun · Jul 29
“High-quality, full employment is set as a priority goal of economic and social development, so that high-quality growth becomes a process of expanding and upgrading jobs.”
State Council, Employment-First Strategy plan (2026–30) · Jul 22
“We hope private firms hold firm to their confidence, seize the opportunities of the 2026–30 plan period, and invest across key sectors.”
National Development and Reform Commission, private-economy meeting · Jul 14
“More and more officials realize that disciplining local governments' economic interventions does not weaken growth — it unleashes stronger vitality through a better business environment.”
State Administration for Market Regulation · Jul 35
“Solar-thermal power is a grid-friendly, low-carbon source that doubles as both peaking capacity and storage — a safe, reliable way to replace fossil fuels with new energy.”
Jiang Tonghai, China General Nuclear Jilin New Energy · Jul 36
Sources
- Qiushi, “Xi Jinping: Speech at the Ceremony Marking the 105th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China,” July 1, 2026. qstheory.cn/…/xi-cpc-105th-anniversary-speech
- State Council, “Notice on Issuing the Plan for Implementing the Employment-First Strategy (15th Five-Year Plan),” July 2, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/employment-first-15th-five-year-plan
- National Bureau of Statistics, “Purchasing Managers' Index for June 2026,” June 30, 2026. stats.gov.cn/sj/…/june-2026-pmi
- National Development and Reform Commission, “National Conference on Promoting the Development of the Private Economy Held in Nanjing,” July 1, 2026. ndrc.gov.cn/xwdt/…/private-economy-meeting-nanjing
- State Administration for Market Regulation, “Fair Competition Review System Marks Ten Years of Notable Results,” July 3, 2026. samr.gov.cn/xw/…/fair-competition-review-ten-years
- National Energy Administration, “Northeast's First! CGN Jixi 100-MW Solar-Thermal Plant Begins Generation,” July 3, 2026. nea.gov.cn/…/jilin-solar-thermal-plant
- National Development and Reform Commission, “Domestic Refined-Oil Price Adjustment, July 3, 2026,” July 3, 2026. ndrc.gov.cn/xwdt/…/fuel-price-adjustment-jul-3
- Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, “Yuan Jianguo, Former Chairman of China Mobile's Henan Company, Expelled from the Party,” June 26, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/yaowenn/…/yuan-jianguo-expelled
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference,” July 2, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/…/guo-jiakun-press-conference-jul-2