China sets renewable power targets for data centers.
Today's events
Digital-green plan.
Internet regulator and six ministries published a 2026–2030 plan requiring data centers and 5G base stations to match their province's renewable-power consumption quota.1Sep 4 · Cyberspace Admin.Russia energy talks.
Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang met Putin in Vladivostok and co-chaired the two governments' investment and energy commissions, signing minutes on deeper cooperation.2Sep 5 · State CouncilFive-Year Plan projects.
China's central planning agency convened ministries to review 109 major construction projects under the 15th Five-Year Plan outline and push new ones to start.3Sep 4 · Planning AgencyFirst trade-security probe.
Commerce ministry opened China's first foreign-trade national security investigation, targeting imported printers and copiers that run foreign system software.4Sep 3 · Commerce MinistryHousing fund rules.
State Council amended housing-fund rules so workers can withdraw savings for rent, home renovation and property fees; effective Sept 20.5Sep 2 · State CouncilPacific missile tests.
Foreign ministry answered Pacific island leaders' complaint of inadequate notice for recent Chinese missile tests, restating that China never pursues military expansion.6Sep 4 · Foreign MinistryParty expulsion.
Yue Puyu, former vice-chairman of Shanxi's provincial legislature, was expelled from the Party over coal-allocation graft; his case goes to prosecutors.7Sep 2 · Discipline CommissionProducer prices.
Of 50 monitored industrial commodities, 34 rose in late August: coking coal up 16.1 percent, polysilicon 14.4 percent, anthracite 9.1 percent.8Sep 3 · Statistics BureauSummit doctrine.
A Sept 5 Qiushi commentary casts Xi's Kyrgyzstan summit trip as China guiding the course of history, tying it to his four global initiatives.9Sep 5 · Qiushi
Voices
“Standing at a crossroads that bears on the future of humanity, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation should shoulder its historical responsibility and actively guide the course of history.”
Xi Jinping, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit · Sep 19
“By 2030, artificial intelligence's low-cost, high-efficiency advantages will be more pronounced, deeply empowering green and low-carbon technology innovation and industrial development.”
Implementation Plan for Coordinated Digital and Green Transition (2026–2030) · Sep 41
“That China-Russia relations stand unshaken amid a turbulent international situation comes down to the two heads of state charting the course.”
Ding Xuexiang, Politburo Standing Committee member and Vice Premier · Sep 22
“This is China's first foreign-trade national security investigation. It will assess imported printing and copying equipment fitted with foreign system software.”
Commerce Ministry spokesperson · Sep 34
“China keeps to the path of peaceful development, firmly pursues a defensive national defense policy, and has never engaged in military expansion.”
Guo Jiakun, Foreign Ministry spokesperson · Sep 46
“He traded power for money on a large scale, using his position to benefit others in coal-resource allocation, project contracting and equipment procurement.”
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, case notice · Sep 27
Sources
- Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办), “Seven departments including the Cyberspace Administration jointly issue the Implementation Plan for Promoting Coordinated Digital and Green Transition (2026–2030),” September 4, 2026. cac.gov.cn/2026-09/04/…/digital-green-implementation-plan
- State Council (中国政府网), “Ding Xuexiang meets Russian President Putin and co-chairs China-Russia bilateral mechanism meetings,” September 5, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/liebiao/…/ding-xuexiang-putin-vladivostok
- National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), “Commission convenes a meeting on major-project construction under the 15th Five-Year Plan Outline, reviewing implementation of 109 major projects,” September 4, 2026. ndrc.gov.cn/xwdt/xwfb/…/109-major-projects
- Ministry of Commerce (商务部), “Spokesperson answers questions on the foreign-trade national security investigation into imported printing and copying office equipment,” September 3, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/…/trade-security-investigation-printers
- State Council (中国政府网), “Decision of the State Council on Amending the Regulations on the Administration of Housing Provident Funds” (Order No. 844), published September 2, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/content/…/housing-provident-fund-amendment
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外交部), “Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference,” September 4, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/fyrbt/…/20260904-press-conference
- Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (中央纪委国家监委), “Yue Puyu, former member of the Party group and vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Shanxi Provincial People's Congress, expelled from the Party for serious violations of discipline and law,” September 2, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/yaowenn/…/yue-puyu-expelled
- National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局), “Market price changes for important means of production in circulation, late August 2026,” September 3, 2026. stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/…/producer-goods-prices-late-august
- Qiushi (求是, Party Theoretical Journal), “President Xi's ‘Bishkek time’: a major country taking the initiative to guide the course of history,” September 5, 2026. qstheory.cn/20260905/…/bishkek-time