Xi rejects Taiwan independence in National Day speech.
Today's events
National Day speech.
Xi told the 77th-anniversary reception China will resolutely combat “Taiwan independence” separatist forces, and called for a strong start to the 15th Five-Year Plan.1Sep 30 · State CouncilSports consumption plan.
Cabinet ordered ministries to build a modern competition system by 2030, pairing events with tourism, retail and ticket-stub discounts to lift household spending.2Sep 30 · State CouncilFake-persona crackdown.
Internet regulator opened a two-month national campaign against short videos faking poverty, inventing professional credentials or using artificial intelligence to impersonate public figures.3Sep 30 · CACCarmakers abroad.
Commerce and industry ministries plus the market regulator issued twenty rules on how Chinese carmakers compete overseas, after 8.32 million vehicle exports in 2025.4Sep 30 · MOFCOMJapan nuclear talk.
Foreign ministry said Tokyo's defence chief departed from Japan's non-proliferation obligations by urging taboo-free debate on acquiring nuclear weapons and submarines.5Sep 30 · MFAServices lending push.
Central bank and seven other agencies set nineteen measures pressing lenders to drop collateral-heavy habits and fund asset-light service firms.6Sep 28 · PBOCClimate disclosure rules.
Finance ministry circulated draft guidance applying its climate-reporting standard to nine industries, from power and steel to hydrogen and carmaking, with comments due October 26.7Sep 29 · MOFSpying on firms.
Commerce ministry said it firmly opposes an American intelligence official's statement naming Chinese artificial-intelligence, chip and biotech companies as legitimate espionage targets.8Sep 26 · MOFCOMWinter gas supply.
Energy administration told state oil majors to fill underground storage and keep coastal gas tanks high before winter, citing continued Middle East instability.9Sep 28 · NEA
Voices
“We must deepen cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation, resolutely combat ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces, oppose interference by external forces, and advance the cause of national reunification.”
Xi Jinping, 77th National Day reception · Sept 301
“For Japan's sitting defence chief to talk wildly of ‘taboo-free discussion of nuclear weapons and nuclear submarines’ is a grave provocation against the post-war international order.”
MFA Spokesperson Guo Jiakun · Sept 305
“By openly declaring Chinese companies legitimate targets of espionage, the American side has torn away the fig leaf. China expresses grave concern and firmly opposes this.”
Commerce Ministry Spokesperson · Sept 268
“Financial institutions must shift away from the traditional heavy-asset, heavy-collateral financing mindset and work to solve the funding difficulties of asset-light enterprises.”
People's Bank of China and seven ministries, guiding opinions · Sept 286
“[We will] strictly punish those who profit from malicious marketing through fake personas and mislead internet users… Accounts of an egregious nature will be resolutely banned.”
Cyberspace Administration of China, campaign notice · Sept 303
“Guaranteeing gas supply through the heating season touches the people's immediate interests; it is a livelihood project and, even more, a project of public confidence.”
National Energy Administration, winter gas-supply meeting · Sept 289
Sources
- State Council, “Xi Jinping: Speech at the Reception Marking the 77th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China,” September 30, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/national-day-77-speech
- State Council, “Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Developing Sporting Events to Stimulate Consumption” (Guobanfa [2026] No. 28), September 30, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/sporting-events-consumption
- Cyberspace Administration of China, “Central Cyberspace Affairs Office Launches the ‘Qinglang: Rectifying Fake Personas in Short Video’ Special Campaign,” September 30, 2026. cac.gov.cn/2026-09/30/…/qinglang-fake-personas
- Ministry of Commerce, “Head of the Department of Outward Investment and Economic Cooperation Explains the Guidelines on Overseas Competitive Conduct and Compliance Building in the Automotive Industry,” September 30, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/…/automotive-overseas-guidelines
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Regular Press Conference Held by Spokesperson Guo Jiakun, September 30, 2026,” September 30, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/fyrbt/…/20260930-press-conference
- People's Bank of China, “The People's Bank of China and Seven Other Departments Jointly Issue Guiding Opinions on Financial Support for Expanding Capacity and Quality in the Service Sector,” September 28, 2026. pbc.gov.cn/goutongjiaoliu/…/services-finance-opinions
- Ministry of Finance, “Letter Soliciting Comments on the Application Guidance for Corporate Sustainability Disclosure Standard No. 1 — Climate (Trial) and on Nine Industry Guides Including Power” (Caibanhui [2026] No. 34), September 29, 2026. mof.gov.cn/kjs/…/climate-disclosure-industry-guides
- Ministry of Commerce, “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/…/espionage-against-chinese-firms
- National Energy Administration, “National Energy Administration Convenes Special Meeting on the Natural Gas Supply Outlook for the 2026–2027 Heating Season,” September 28, 2026. nea.gov.cn/20260928/…/heating-season-gas-supply