Xi chairs Politburo study on military modernization.
Today's events
Military modernization.
Xi chaired the Politburo's 27th study session on defense modernization, calling for deeper anti-corruption work in the military days before Army Day.1Jul 31 · CPC NewsFactory activity contracts.
July's manufacturing purchasing index fell 1.1 points to 49.2, back below the growth line; new orders dropped 2.7 points to 48.5.2Jul 31 · Stats BureauHalf-year planning review.
China's central planning agency ordered stronger counter-cyclical support and faster work on 109 major projects, promising new measures to lift private investment.3Jul 31 · NDRCHealthy China.
Xi's article in Qiushi, published July 31, calls the coming five years the decisive period for building a Healthy China by 2035.4Jul 31 · State CouncilFour billion kilowatts.
Installed generating capacity reached 4.01 billion kilowatts by end-May, the world's largest; wind and solar now make up 48.1 percent of it.5Jul 31 · NEANuclear testing pledge.
Thirty years after suspending nuclear tests, the foreign ministry restated no-first-use and an unconditional pledge never to threaten non-nuclear states.6Jul 30 · MFARussia border trade.
Commerce Vice Minister Ling Ji co-chaired border-trade and forestry working groups in Moscow, pressing Russia to protect Chinese-invested firms' legal rights.7Jul 31 · MOFCOMSolar-thermal scale-up.
A new five-year renewable energy plan pushes concentrated solar power to scale, after Qinghai tariffs fell from 1.15 yuan a kilowatt-hour to about 0.5.8Jul 31 · NEANew-economy share.
New industries, business forms and models reached 18.39 percent of gross domestic product in 2025, growing faster than the wider economy.9Jul 30 · Stats Bureau
Voices
“We must deepen ideological rectification, lay firm the conviction of officers and soldiers to heed and follow the Party, and ensure the gun forever obeys the Party’s command.”
Xi Jinping, General Secretary, 27th Politburo collective study session · July 301
“The new orders index stood at 48.5 percent, down 2.7 points from the previous month, indicating that market demand in manufacturing has fallen back.”
National Bureau of Statistics, July purchasing managers’ index · July 312
“China’s nuclear policy remains highly stable, consistent and predictable; China follows a no-first-use policy and unconditionally pledges never to threaten non-nuclear states.”
MFA Spokesperson Mao Ning · July 306
“China’s economy has a stable base, many advantages, strong resilience and great potential; the conditions and basic trend supporting long-term improvement have not changed.”
Development and Reform Commission, first-half work meeting · July 303
“In 2025 the country added more than 400 million kilowatts of wind and solar capacity — in one year, installing the equivalent of Germany plus France combined.”
Wu Liqiang, China Electricity Council · July 315
“China and Russia have formed close upstream-and-downstream supply-chain cooperation in forestry. We hope the Russian side will effectively protect Chinese-invested enterprises’ lawful rights.”
Vice Commerce Minister Ling Ji, Moscow · July 307
Sources
- CPC News / People's Daily, “Xi Jinping Stresses Strengthening Political Guidance and Deepening Innovation-Driven Development to Advance High-Quality Modernization of National Defense and the Armed Forces, at the 27th Politburo Collective Study Session,” July 31, 2026. politics.people.com.cn/…/politburo-study-defense-modernization
- National Bureau of Statistics, “China Purchasing Managers' Index for July 2026,” July 31, 2026. stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/…/pmi-july-2026
- National Development and Reform Commission, “Commission Holds Briefing on the First-Half Development and Reform Situation,” July 31, 2026. ndrc.gov.cn/xwdt/xwfb/…/half-year-briefing
- State Council, “Xi Jinping: Accelerate the Building of a Healthy China” (article published in Qiushi), July 31, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/xi-healthy-china
- National Energy Administration, “Installed Power Capacity Climbs to a New Level of 4 Billion Kilowatts,” July 31, 2026. nea.gov.cn/…/installed-capacity-4-billion-kw
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference,” July 30, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/fyrbt/…/mao-ning-jul-30
- Ministry of Commerce, “Sixth Meeting of the China-Russia Standing Working Group on Border and Regional Economic and Trade Cooperation and Special Economic Zones, and 21st Meeting of the Standing Working Group on the Development and Use of Forest Resources, Held in Moscow,” July 31, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/bldhd/…/china-russia-border-trade
- National Energy Administration, “The 15th Five-Year Plan Opens a New Chapter of Large-Scale, High-Quality Development for Solar-Thermal Power,” July 31, 2026. nea.gov.cn/…/solar-thermal-15th-five-year-plan
- National Bureau of Statistics, “Value Added of China's ‘Three New’ Economy Accounted for 18.39% of GDP in 2025,” July 30, 2026. stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/…/three-new-economy-2025