Xi promotes two officers to top general rank.
Today's events
Two generals promoted.
Xi, as military-commission chairman, conferred general rank on two officers — the head of the military's own anti-graft body and the Air Force commander.1Jul 3 · CPC NewsE-commerce law rewrite.
The market regulator and Commerce Ministry released a draft E-Commerce Law revision, adding a clause to counter foreign “discriminatory restrictions” hitting Chinese platforms and payments.2Jul 4 · Market regulatorBeautiful China plan.
The State Council issued the “Beautiful China” 15th Five-Year Plan, anchored to on-schedule carbon peaking and targeting fine-particle pollution below 25 micrograms by 2035.3Jul 3 · State CouncilAI-agent standards.
The market regulator, with the industry ministry, approved China's first national standards for AI-agent interconnection — seven standards giving each agent a “digital ID.”4Jul 3 · Market regulatorPrivate-economy drive.
China's central planning agency convened a national conference in Nanjing to lift private investment, presenting 290-plus projects and new fiscal-financial measures to spur domestic demand.5Jun 30 · Central plannersWorld's largest grid.
The energy administration reported China has built the world's largest power-supply system — 2025 electricity use topped 10 trillion kilowatt-hours, with over 20 million EV chargers.6Jul 3 · Energy administrationParty's 105th year.
Xi's July 1 speech marking the Party's 105th anniversary — casting it as the world's largest governing party — was published as a standalone volume.7Jul 1 · People's DailyDouble-expulsion.
Guizhou's former water-resources chief Zhou Dengtao, a provincial Party-committee member, was expelled from the Party and public office for bribery; his case goes to prosecutors.8Jul 2 · Anti-graft bodyOn supply chains.
China's foreign ministry said Japan-India cooperation on critical minerals must not target third parties or form exclusive “small circles,” calling supply-chain security a shared responsibility.9Jul 3 · Foreign Ministry
Voices
“Today, the Party is leading the people to advance Chinese modernization — creating a new form of human civilization and broadening the path for developing countries to modernize.”
Xi Jinping, Communist Party 105th-anniversary speech · Jul 17
“Cooperation between countries should not target third parties or harm their interests — still less build exclusive ‘small circles’ under the banner of cooperation to stir up confrontation.”
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun · Jul 39
“We hope private enterprises will firm up their confidence, seize the development opportunities of the 15th Five-Year Plan period, and invest in key sectors.”
National Development and Reform Commission, private-economy conference · Jun 305
“These standards issue every AI agent a ‘digital identity card,’ solving the questions of ‘who am I’ and trusted mutual recognition between agents.”
Fan Kefeng, China Electronics Standardization Institute · Jul 34
“[Zhou Dengtao] lost his ideals and convictions, betrayed his original mission, and was disloyal and dishonest to the Party.”
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection · Jul 28
“Upholding the principle that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, we will coordinate cutting carbon, reducing pollution, expanding green space, and growth.”
State Council, Beautiful China 15th Five-Year Plan · Jul 33
Sources
- CPC News (Xinhua), “Central Military Commission Holds Ceremony to Promote Officers to General; Xi Jinping Confers the Orders,” July 3, 2026. cpc.people.com.cn/…/cmc-general-promotion
- State Administration for Market Regulation, “From Trade Countermeasures to Digital Governance: The E-Commerce Law Revision Draft Adds a Clause on Discriminatory Restrictions,” July 4, 2026. samr.gov.cn/…/e-commerce-law-countermeasures
- State Council, “Notice on Issuing the Plan for Building a Beautiful China (15th Five-Year Plan),” July 3, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/beautiful-china-15fyp
- State Administration for Market Regulation, “China's First National Standard System for AI-Agent Interconnection Released,” July 3, 2026. samr.gov.cn/…/ai-agent-interconnection-standards
- National Development and Reform Commission, “National Conference on Promoting the Development and Growth of the Private Economy Held in Nanjing, Jiangsu,” July 1, 2026. ndrc.gov.cn/xwdt/…/private-economy-nanjing
- National Energy Administration, “China Builds the World's Largest Power-Supply System,” July 3, 2026. nea.gov.cn/…/largest-power-supply-system
- People's Daily, “Key Passages from General Secretary Xi Jinping's Speech at the Ceremony Marking the 105th Anniversary of the CPC,” July 1, 2026. people.com.cn/…/cpc-105th-speech-passages
- Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, “Zhou Dengtao, Former Party Secretary and Head of the Guizhou Water Resources Department, Expelled from the Party and Public Office,” July 2, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/yaowenn/…/zhou-dengtao-expelled
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference on July 3, 2026,” July 3, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/…/guo-jiakun-jul-3-briefing