China and United States reach eight summit agreements.
Today's events
Eight summit outcomes.
China and the United States reached eight agreed outcomes from Xi Jinping's Washington visit, including a $30 billion reciprocal tariff cut and an artificial-intelligence dialogue.1Sep 26 · State CouncilFinancial five-year plan.
The central bank set out its part of the new financial five-year plan, adding nine action plans toward a modern Chinese financial system by 2035.2Sep 25 · Central BankAudit rules rewritten.
Revised audit regulations create a register for anyone probing or interfering in an audit, and bring state-owned resources into audit scope from December 1.3Sep 24 · CPC NewsElectrification passes the West.
China's electrification rate reached 29.5 percent in 2025, above major developed economies, with electricity overtaking coal as the largest final energy source.4Sep 24 · Energy AdminComputing-power network.
The cabinet ordered work on a national computing network for artificial intelligence, pairing data-centre build-out with direct green-power links and coordinated grid scheduling.5Sep 26 · State CouncilTaiwan line restated.
The foreign minister's account of the visit said Xi urged Washington to hold to opposing Taiwan independence and to handle the question prudently.6Sep 27 · State CouncilEspionage protest.
The commerce ministry said it firmly opposes a Central Intelligence Agency deputy director's statement that Chinese chip, artificial-intelligence and biotech firms are legitimate spying targets.7Sep 26 · Commerce MinistryState group chairman expelled.
The former Party secretary and chairman of central state firm China Resources Recycling Group was expelled from the Party and public office over bribery.8Sep 24 · Discipline CommissionMudslide toll disclosed.
The foreign ministry said the August 26 mudslide in Tibet's Jilong county left 261 foreign nationals missing, and has notified their embassies in Beijing.9Sep 24 · MFA
Voices
“Cooperation between China and the United States cannot solve every problem in the world, but without the two countries' cooperation many of the world's problems are hard to solve.”
President Xi Jinping, Washington talks · Sep 246
“By 2035 we will have basically built a modern financial system with Chinese characteristics that is highly adaptive, competitive and inclusive.”
Lu Lei, Deputy Governor, People's Bank of China · Sep 252
“The naked declaration that Chinese companies are legitimate targets for espionage tears away the fig leaf over the theft of secrets by intelligence agencies.”
Commerce Ministry spokesperson · Sep 267
“The computing-power network is the foundational support for artificial-intelligence development. Improve computing infrastructure and build a multi-tier, networked computing system.”
State Council executive meeting · Sep 265
“A continued United States–Iran war does not serve the common interests of the parties or of the international community. The parties should hold to the peaceful option.”
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun · Sep 249
“Over the next three years electrification in industry and in rural life should grow steadily, while buildings and transport accelerate, lifting the national rate above 34 percent by 2029.”
China Electrification Annual Development Report 2026 · Sep 244
Sources
- State Council of the PRC, “China and the United States Reach an Eight-Point Consensus on Outcomes,” September 26, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/china-us-eight-point-consensus
- People's Bank of China, “State Council Information Office Press Conference: Implementing the 15th Five-Year Plan in Finance and Building a Financial Power,” September 25, 2026. pbc.gov.cn/goutongjiaoliu/…/financial-power-plan
- CPC News, “Li Qiang Signs a State Council Decree Promulgating the Revised Regulations on Implementation of the Audit Law of the People's Republic of China,” September 24, 2026. cpc.people.com.cn/n1/2026/0924/…/audit-law-regulations
- National Energy Administration, “29.5%! China's Electrification Rate Is Higher Than Major Developed Economies in Europe and America,” September 24, 2026. nea.gov.cn/20260924/…/electrification-rate-2025
- State Council of the PRC, “Li Qiang Chairs a State Council Executive Meeting, Making Further Arrangements to Strengthen Work Safety,” September 26, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/state-council-executive-meeting
- State Council of the PRC, “President Xi Jinping's State Visit to the United States Leads New Progress in a Constructive, Strategically Stable China–U.S. Relationship,” September 27, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/wang-yi-on-xi-state-visit
- Ministry of Commerce, “Commerce Ministry Spokesperson Answers Questions on a Senior U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Official's Public Statement on Conducting Espionage Against China,” September 26, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/xwfyrth/…/espionage-remarks
- Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, “Liu Yu, Former Party Secretary and Chairman of China Resources Recycling Group Co., Ltd., Expelled from the Party and from Public Office,” September 24, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/yaowenn/…/liu-yu-expelled
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference,” September 24, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/fyrbt/…/guo-jiakun-sep-24