Xi meets Trump at the White House.
Today's events
White House talks.
Xi and Trump met in Washington; their trade teams reached a new joint arrangement, and both agreed to continue government talks on artificial intelligence.1Sep 25 · State CouncilFentanyl sentencing rules.
The Supreme Court, prosecutors and police jointly set conviction thresholds for fentanyl-class drugs, benchmarking non-medical variants to heroin quantities.2Sep 23 · CPC NewsAudit law rewritten.
Premier Li Qiang signed an order revising the audit regulations from December 1, requiring auditors to log any attempt to interfere with a case.3Sep 24 · State CouncilMonetary policy.
The central bank's policy committee kept money “moderately loose” and promised stronger counter-cyclical support, naming strong supply and weak demand as the core problem.4Sep 24 · PBOCArtificial-intelligence dispute.
The Commerce Ministry rejected a U.S. security advisory accusing Chinese firms of industrial-scale model distillation, calling the practice normal and threatening countermeasures.5Sep 24 · Commerce MinistryTibet mudslide toll.
The foreign ministry said 261 foreign nationals remain unaccounted for after the August 26 mudslide in Tibet's Gyirong county; embassies have been notified.6Sep 24 · MFAState-owned group chairman expelled.
The Party expelled Liu Yu, former chairman of state-owned China Resources Recycling Group, from the Party and public office; prosecutors will pursue bribery charges.7Sep 24 · Discipline CommissionElectrification rate.
Electricity reached 29.5 percent of China's final energy use in 2025, above the United States and Europe, and now sits 3.1 points above coal.8Sep 24 · NEAWedding-custom reform.
The civil affairs ministry pledged to curb lavish banquets, sky-high bride prices and vulgar wedding pranks, and to clean up matchmaking agencies.9Sep 24 · CPC News
Voices
“China's position on safeguarding national unity and territorial integrity is very clear. We hope the U.S. side upholds its correct position of opposing ‘Taiwan independence.’”
President Xi Jinping, White House talks · Sep 251
“If the United States acts to suppress Chinese artificial-intelligence firms under the guise of fighting distillation, China will certainly take resolute countermeasures.”
Commerce Ministry Spokesperson · Sep 245
“The economy is running broadly steady, momentum turning new and structure improving, but it still faces strong supply and weak demand, structural divergence and external shocks.”
Monetary Policy Committee, third-quarter meeting · Sep 244
“The continued drift of the U.S.–Iran war serves neither the parties’ nor the international community’s common interests. The parties should resolve disputes through dialogue.”
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun · Sep 246
“[Liu Yu] lost his ideals and convictions, betrayed his original mission, traded power for money, and turned public authority into a tool for private gain.”
Discipline Commission expulsion notice · Sep 247
“Over the next three years electrification in buildings and transport should accelerate, lifting the national electrification rate above 34 percent by 2029.”
China Electrification Annual Development Report 2026 · Sep 248
Sources
- State Council, “Xi Jinping Holds Talks with U.S. President Trump” (习近平同美国总统特朗普会谈), September 25, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/liebiao/…/content_7082035
- CPC News, “Supreme Court, Supreme Procuratorate and Ministry of Public Security Jointly Issue Document Clarifying Conviction and Sentencing Standards for Fentanyl-Class Substance Crimes” (“两高一部”联合发文 明确芬太尼类物质犯罪定罪量刑标准), September 23, 2026. people.com.cn/n1/2026/0923/…/c1008-40804288
- State Council, “Li Qiang Signs State Council Order Promulgating the Revised Regulations for the Implementation of the Audit Law” (李强签署国务院令 公布修订后的《中华人民共和国审计法实施条例》), September 24, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/liebiao/…/content_7081974
- People's Bank of China, “Monetary Policy Committee Holds Its Third-Quarter 2026 Regular Meeting” (中国人民银行货币政策委员会召开2026年第三季度例会), September 24, 2026. pbc.gov.cn/goutongjiaoliu/…/2026092416074632670
- Ministry of Commerce, “Spokesperson Answers Questions on the U.S. Cybersecurity Advisory Concerning Distillation Activities by Chinese Artificial-Intelligence Firms” (商务部新闻发言人就美发布中国人工智能企业对美蒸馏活动相关网络安全公告答记者问), September 24, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/xwfyrth/…/art_1439afbf24d9
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference” (2026年9月24日外交部发言人郭嘉昆主持例行记者会), September 24, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt_674879/fyrbt_674889/…/t20260924_12030669
- Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, “Liu Yu, Former Party Secretary and Chairman of China Resources Recycling Group, Expelled from the Party and from Public Office” (中国资源循环集团有限公司原党委书记、董事长刘宇被开除党籍和公职), September 24, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/yaowenn/202609/…/t20260924_514382
- National Energy Administration, “29.5%! China's Electrification Rate Is Higher Than the Major Developed Economies of Europe and America” (29.5%！我国电气化率高于欧美主要发达经济体), September 24, 2026. nea.gov.cn/20260924/…/c.html
- CPC News, “Ministry of Civil Affairs: Working to Break Down Entrenched Customs Such as Lavish Banquets, High Bride Prices and Vulgar Wedding Pranks” (民政部：着力破除大操大办、高额彩礼、低俗婚闹等陈规陋习), September 24, 2026. people.com.cn/n1/2026/0924/…/c1008-40805123