China and Egypt issue strategic partnership statement.
Today's events
Egypt partnership.
China and Egypt marked seventy years of relations with a joint statement and more than twenty cooperation documents covering digital economy, science, education and transport.1Sep 3 · State CouncilChip design rules.
The State Council issued the first rewrite in twenty-five years of chip layout-design protection rules, extending cover to photonic and quantum circuits from October 15.2Sep 2 · State CouncilTaiwan patrol.
The coast guard said its Putuoshan vessel formation ran law-enforcement patrols in waters east of Taiwan, continuing a presence it has held since August.3Sep 3 · People's DailyShanghai Cooperation summit.
Xi used the group's twenty-fifth-anniversary summit to pledge new solar and wind projects, a border-economy centre in Tianjin and 100 joint research projects.4Sep 1 · Commerce MinistryWartime clauses.
Beijing said the United Nations Charter's enemy-state clauses against Japan remain in force, arguing Tokyo's rearmament threatens the post-war order.5Sep 2 · Foreign MinistryAI content sweep.
The internet regulator's second-phase campaign against AI misuse deleted 5.61 million posts, punished 49,000 accounts and removed more than 2,400 apps and sites.6Sep 2 · Cyberspace Admin.Housing fund rules.
Revised housing-fund rules effective September 20 drop the income test for rent withdrawals and let gig and part-time workers join the scheme voluntarily.7Sep 2 · State CouncilParty expulsion.
A former vice chairman of Shanxi's provincial legislature was expelled from the Party for taking bribes over coal-resource allocation and project contracts.8Sep 2 · Discipline CommissionFactory activity.
The manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to 49.8 in August, a second month of contraction, though new orders recovered above 50 to 50.6.9Aug 31 · Statistics Bureau
Voices
“Standing at a crossroads that bears on the future of humanity, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation should shoulder historical responsibility and take the initiative to steer the course of history.”
Xi Jinping, President of China · Sep 14
“Japan’s ‘new militarism’ is a grey rhino charging toward us, once again threatening peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific.”
Guo Jiakun, Foreign Ministry spokesperson · Sep 25
“The China Coast Guard will keep strengthening law-enforcement patrols in waters under Chinese jurisdiction and resolutely safeguard national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights.”
Jiang Lue, China Coast Guard spokesperson · Sep 33
“In a national emergency or extraordinary circumstances, or for public-interest purposes … the State Council’s intellectual property department may grant a compulsory licence to use a layout design.”
Integrated Circuit Layout Design Protection Regulations, Article 39 · Sep 22
“[He] seriously violated Party organisational, integrity, work and lifestyle discipline, and did not restrain himself after the 18th Party Congress; the nature is grave and the impact odious.”
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection · Sep 28
“Internet regulators will watch closely for new situations and risks in AI-generated and synthetic content, and take timely, effective measures to guard against misuse and abuse of the technology.”
Cyberspace Administration of China · Sep 26
Sources
- State Council, “Xi Jinping Sums Up the Defining Features of 70 Years of China-Egypt Relations,” September 3, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/content_7080081
- State Council, “Regulations on the Protection of Integrated Circuit Layout Designs” (State Council Order No. 842), published September 2, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/content_7077398
- People's Daily, “China Coast Guard Conducts Routine Law-Enforcement Patrols in Waters East of China's Taiwan Island,” September 3, 2026. society.people.com.cn/…/c1008-40791905
- Ministry of Commerce, “Speech by Xi Jinping at the 26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (Full Text),” September 1, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/ldrhd/…/sco-speech
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference,” September 2, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/fyrbt/…/t20260902
- Cyberspace Administration of China, “Second Stage of the ‘Qinglang’ Campaign Against Chaotic AI Applications,” September 2, 2026. cac.gov.cn/2026-09/02/…/c_1790099041364574
- State Council, “Li Qiang Signs State Council Order Publishing the Decision to Amend the Housing Provident Fund Regulations,” published September 2, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/content_7078483
- Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, “Yue Puyu, Former Party Group Member and Vice Chairman of the Shanxi Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee, Expelled from the Party,” September 2, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/yaowenn/…/t20260902_510094
- National Bureau of Statistics, “China Purchasing Managers Index for August 2026,” August 31, 2026. stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/…/t20260831_1965154