China's first environmental code takes effect Saturday.
Today's events
Environmental code.
The State Council amended 12 administrative regulations and repealed three to align with China's environmental code, the first since the civil code, effective Saturday.1Aug 13 · State CouncilJapan warning.
On the eve of the August 15 surrender anniversary, the defense ministry called Japan's “new militarism” a danger, citing a record 8.9-trillion-yen budget request.2Aug 14 · Defense MinistryFuel prices cut.
The planning agency cut gasoline prices 230 yuan a tonne and diesel 220 yuan from midnight, after international crude fell since the July 31 adjustment.3Aug 14 · Planning AgencyOpen-source models.
The internet regulator said Chinese open-source models have passed 10 billion cumulative downloads and that Kimi K3, at 2.8 trillion parameters, is the world's largest.4Aug 13 · Internet RegulatorFood-delivery licences.
The market regulator began piloting electronic-licence checks for delivery platforms, four months after fining seven of them 3.6 billion yuan over unlicensed kitchens.5Aug 14 · Market RegulatorSouth China Sea patrols.
The defense ministry rejected a Philippine-Australian statement of concern, said patrols near Second Thomas Shoal will continue, and demanded Manila remove its grounded warship.6Aug 14 · Defense MinistryMissile-test dispute.
The foreign ministry said a United States-led statement at the Geneva disarmament conference, aimed at China's July submarine missile test, was purely political.7Aug 12 · Foreign MinistryFactory-gate prices.
Producer prices rose 3.5% from a year earlier in July, led by a 16.4% jump in mining, the statistics bureau reported.8Aug 9 · Statistics BureauEgypt air exercise.
Chinese and Egyptian air forces will hold joint training in Egypt from mid-August to early September, covering air combat tactics and combat search and rescue.9Aug 14 · Defense Ministry
Voices
“We must always use human wisdom and international consensus to guide artificial intelligence, so it truly becomes a powerful force advancing the wellbeing of all humanity.”
Xi Jinping, World Artificial Intelligence Conference · July 174
“Japan's neo-militarism has laid bare its true ambition, and we must stay vigilant against the dangers posed by it.”
Defense Ministry Spokesperson Sr. Col. Chen Xi · Aug 142
“To fully implement the Ecological Environment Code and ensure the environmental legal system is logically unified and its rules coordinated, the State Council reviewed the affected regulations.”
State Council Decree No. 843 · Aug 131
“The so-called joint statement at the Geneva disarmament conference is purely political; it fully exposes their hypocrisy and their double standards.”
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun · Aug 127
“Applying electronic licence verification is not a simple grafting-on of technology; it is a remaking of the regulatory model.”
Sun Huichuan, Chief Food Safety Officer, Market Regulator · Aug 145
“Departments in every region must step up market inspections and severely investigate any failure to implement the state price policy, so that normal market order is maintained.”
National Development and Reform Commission price notice · Aug 143
Sources
- State Council, “Decision of the State Council on Amending and Repealing Certain Administrative Regulations” (Decree No. 843), Aug 13, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/content/…/decree-843-environmental-code
- Ministry of National Defense, “We Must Stay Vigilant Against the Dangers Posed by Japan's Neo-militarism,” Aug 14, 2026. mod.gov.cn/gfbw/xwfyr/…/japan-neo-militarism
- National Development and Reform Commission, “Domestic refined oil price adjustment, August 14, 2026,” Aug 14, 2026. ndrc.gov.cn/xwdt/xwfb/…/refined-oil-price-adjustment
- Cyberspace Administration of China, “China advances global artificial-intelligence governance in all dimensions,” Aug 13, 2026. cac.gov.cn/2026-08/13/…/global-ai-governance
- State Administration for Market Regulation, “Market regulator pilots electronic licence verification for online catering, building an electronic fence around ghost kitchens,” Aug 14, 2026. samr.gov.cn/xw/mtjj/…/online-catering-licence-verification
- Ministry of National Defense, “The Chinese Side Will Continue to Conduct Rights-protection and Law-enforcement Operations in the Waters Adjacent to Ren'ai Jiao,” Aug 14, 2026. mod.gov.cn/gfbw/xwfyr/…/renai-jiao-law-enforcement
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Spokesperson Guo Jiakun answers questions from reporters, August 12, 2026,” Aug 12, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/fyrbt/…/20260812-press-conference
- National Bureau of Statistics, “Producer prices rose 3.5% year-on-year in July 2026,” Aug 9, 2026. stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/…/july-producer-prices
- Ministry of National Defense, “Chinese and Egyptian Air Forces Will Hold Eagles of Civilization 2026 Joint Training,” Aug 14, 2026. mod.gov.cn/gfbw/xwfyr/…/china-egypt-air-training