China condemns Japanese leader's war-shrine offering.
Today's events
Japan's war shrine.
Beijing strongly condemned Japan's leader for sending offerings to the Yasukuni war shrine and ministers for visiting, calling it a desecration of historical justice.1Oct 18 · China Military OnlinePoverty support made permanent.
Qiushi commentary, October 18, sets out Xi's shift from the five-year transition to permanent monitoring and support against households falling back into poverty.2Oct 18 · QiushiPremier's Central Asia tour.
Li Qiang visits Uzbekistan and Tajikistan this week, attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation premiers' meeting in Dushanbe, then holds annual talks in Moscow.3Oct 15 · Foreign MinistryCentral bank in Bangkok.
Governor Pan Gongsheng told the International Monetary Fund's steering committee that protectionism is dragging on growth, and pressed for faster quota reform.4Oct 17 · People's BankA national financial law.
Parliament's law committee took the draft financial law to Shanghai's exchanges and clearing house for comment, and will revise it further.5Oct 16 · National People's CongressShenyang security chief expelled.
Liaoning expelled Shenyang's former Party standing-committee member and political-legal commission secretary from the Party and public office, sending his bribery case to prosecutors.6Oct 17 · Discipline CommissionRules for platform workers.
The labour ministry's draft rule brings 84 million platform workers under labour law and bars algorithmic discrimination and automated major decisions.7Oct 11 · People's DailySport as consumption policy.
The State Council told provinces to build a modern sports-competition system by 2030 and tie events to tourism, retail and travel spending.8Oct 15 · State CouncilEurope's dual track.
The commerce ministry called the European Union's plan to negotiate and restrict at once baseless, warning Brussels not to underestimate China's resolve.9Oct 16 · Commerce Ministry
Voices
“After victory in the battle against poverty there was a transition period. It ends this year, but ending it does not mean the task is cancelled.”
Xi Jinping, Party General Secretary · Oct 182
“Japanese leaders repeatedly prostrate themselves before what is in fact a shrine to war criminals. Where is their conscience?”
Mao Ning, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson · Oct 153
“Trade friction and protectionism weigh on the global economy by hitting supply chains, pushing up inflation and disturbing market expectations.”
Pan Gongsheng, Governor of the People's Bank of China · Oct 174
“He lost his ideals and convictions, abandoned his founding mission, held a warped view of achievement, and built wasteful vanity projects.”
Liaoning Discipline Inspection Commission notice · Oct 176
“Drafting the financial law is a major step in advancing financial rule of law and adapting to what financial development now requires.”
Xin Chunying, National People's Congress Constitution and Law Committee · Oct 155
“Pursuing efficiency cannot come at the cost of workers' rights, still less leave workers shedding both sweat and tears.”
People's Daily commentary · Oct 117
Sources
- China Military Online (81.cn), “Chinese Embassy in Japan: ruling politicians' worship at the Yasukuni Shrine desecrates historical justice” (中国驻日使馆：日当政者参拜靖国神社亵渎历史正义), October 18, 2026. 81.cn/ss_208539/…/yasukuni-embassy-statement
- Qiushi (Party Theoretical Journal), “The General Secretary guides 15th Five-Year Plan assistance work into a new normalised stage” (总书记指引“十五五”帮扶工作迈向常态化新阶段), October 18, 2026. qstheory.cn/20261018/…/normalised-poverty-assistance
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Spokesperson Mao Ning's regular press conference” (外交部发言人毛宁主持例行记者会), October 15, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/fyrbt/…/mao-ning-oct-15
- People's Bank of China, “Governor Pan Gongsheng attends the 54th International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting” (中国人民银行行长潘功胜出席第54届国际货币与金融委员会会议), October 17, 2026. pbc.gov.cn/goutongjiaoliu/…/pan-gongsheng-imfc-54
- National People's Congress, “Xin Chunying leads a delegation to Shanghai for research on financial-law legislation” (信春鹰率队来沪调研金融法立法工作), October 16, 2026. npc.gov.cn/c2/c30834/…/financial-law-research
- Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, “Guo Zhongxiao, former Shenyang Party standing-committee member and political-legal commission secretary, expelled from the Party and public office” (郭忠孝被开除党籍和公职), October 17, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/yaowenn/…/guo-zhongxiao-expelled
- People's Daily Opinion, “Setting rules for algorithms, standing up for workers” (壹时评：给算法立规，为劳动者撑腰), October 11, 2026. opinion.people.com.cn/n1/2026/1011/…/algorithm-rules
- State Council, “General Office Opinion on developing sports events to stimulate consumption” (国务院办公厅关于发展体育赛事激发消费活力的意见，国办发〔2026〕28号), published October 15, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/content/…/sports-events-consumption
- Ministry of Commerce, “Spokesperson on the EU summit's ‘dual-track’ approach to China” (商务部新闻发言人就欧盟峰会提出对华“双轨”思路答记者问), October 16, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/xwfyrth/…/eu-dual-track