China announces Xi state visit to United States.
Today's events
Xi to Washington.
Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States September 23–25 at President Trump's invitation, state news agency Xinhua announced.1Sep 21 · XinhuaOctober plenum.
The Politburo met September 21 and set the Central Committee's fifth plenary session for October 26–29 in Beijing, themed on rigorous Party self-governance.2Sep 21 · State CouncilUniversity overhaul.
Central Committee and State Council general offices ordered universities sorted into research, applied and vocational tracks, with funding and evaluation following the classification.3Sep 20 · State CouncilCompetition policy.
The market regulator said competition policy will be the base rule of economic policy through 2030, with antitrust aimed at platforms, drug ingredients and utilities.4Sep 21 · Market RegulatorCivil-criminal cases.
The Supreme People's Court issued 24 rules for disputes entangled with crimes, ending mechanical use of “criminal case first” and allowing parallel civil proceedings.5Sep 21 · Supreme CourtDrone export controls.
The Commerce Ministry tightened export controls on drones and their parts to the United States and added six American entities to its countermeasures list.6Sep 18 · Commerce MinistryLand revenue.
Land-sale revenue fell 28.6 percent in the first eight months while tax revenue rose 6.6 percent, the Finance Ministry reported.7Sep 18 · Finance MinistryDevelopment initiative.
Qiushi commentary, September 21, marked five years of Xi's Global Development Initiative, counting over 2,000 projects and 130 governments and bodies backing it.8Sep 21 · QiushiSouth China Sea.
A Philippine government vessel deliberately rammed a Chinese coast guard ship near Sabina Shoal, the Foreign Ministry said, demanding Manila stop its provocations.9Sep 18 · Foreign Ministry
Voices
“In the five years since China proposed the Global Development Initiative, we have carried out over 2,000 cooperation projects with all parties and trained more than 200,000 people.”
President Xi Jinping, BRICS Summit · Sep 138
“The whole Party must grasp the importance and urgency of persistently advancing full and rigorous Party self-governance from the strategic height of consolidating the Party's governing position.”
Politburo meeting statement · Sep 212
“China's countermeasures are on the whole restrained. China values the hard-won stability of China-U.S. economic and trade relations. We hope the United States will meet China halfway.”
Commerce Ministry Spokesperson · Sep 186
“The Philippines should immediately stop its infringements and provocations at sea, and stop spreading false narratives that turn black into white.”
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun · Sep 189
“Price wars cannot win you a future; only good quality wins the market.”
Shu Wei, Deputy Head, State Administration for Market Regulation · Sep 214
“Civil-criminal overlap is itself complex, and adjudication philosophies in the two fields genuinely differ; on some questions no consensus has formed, so the rules deliberately leave gaps.”
Head of the Supreme People's Court Research Office · Sep 215
Sources
- Xinhua, via the Supreme People's Court, “Xi Jinping Will Pay a State Visit to the United States,” Sept 21, 2026. court.gov.cn/zixun/…/xi-state-visit-united-states
- State Council of the PRC, “Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Holds Meeting To Discuss Documents To Be Submitted to the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee,” Sept 21, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/politburo-fifth-plenary-session
- State Council of the PRC, “General Offices of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council Issue Opinions on Classified Reform of Higher Education Institutions,” Sept 20, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/classified-higher-education-reform
- State Administration for Market Regulation, “In the 15th Five-Year Plan Period, Market Regulation Will Uphold and Strengthen the Foundational Role of Competition Policy and Promote Innovation and Healthy Development of the Platform Economy,” Sept 21, 2026. samr.gov.cn/xw/mtjj/…/competition-policy-15th-five-year-plan
- People's Daily Online, “Supreme People's Court Releases Judicial Interpretation on Civil-Criminal Overlap Cases,” Sept 21, 2026. people.com.cn/n1/2026/…/civil-criminal-judicial-interpretation
- Ministry of Commerce, “Spokesperson Answers Questions on Countermeasures Against a Series of Negative China-Related Measures by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and Department of Homeland Security,” Sept 18, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/…/countermeasures-fcc-dhs
- Ministry of Finance, “Fiscal Revenue and Expenditure, January–August 2026,” Sept 18, 2026. mof.gov.cn/tongjishuju/…/fiscal-jan-aug-2026
- Qiushi (Party Theoretical Journal), “President Xi Jinping Leads the Global Development Initiative To Benefit the World,” Sept 21, 2026. qstheory.cn/20260921/…/global-development-initiative-five-years
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Regular Press Conference by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun,” Sept 18, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/fyrbt/…/guo-jiakun-sept-18