China’s Communist Party opens plenum on internal discipline.
Today's events
Party plenum opens.
Qiushi commentary, Oct 26, says the Central Committee meets in Beijing October 26–29 to study persistently advancing full and rigorous Party self-governance.1Oct 26 · QiushiBond-market backstop.
The central bank created a facility letting big fund and wealth-management managers borrow central-bank bills to buy back bonds during mass redemptions.2Oct 26 · Central bankPublic-institution rules.
Premier Li Qiang signed a decree, effective December 1, mandating Party organizations in public institutions and barring work outside their public-service remit.3Oct 26 · State CouncilLong March speech.
Xi told a Beijing rally marking the march's ninetieth anniversary that the Party's correct leadership and Mao's core position were decisive to victory.4Oct 22 · XinhuaArtificial intelligence and jobs.
State Council ordered employment-risk reviews for artificial-intelligence projects likely to displace workers, and urged firms to set unemployment buffer periods before mass rollouts.5Oct 23 · State CouncilInnovation integration.
Party and government central offices ordered an enterprise-led research system, steering innovation resources toward firms to build what Beijing calls new quality productive forces.6Oct 21 · Central CommitteeCoal and renewables.
Energy administration published five models for wiring wind and solar directly into coal plants, targeting significantly lower carbon emissions at those projects by 2030.7Oct 23 · Energy admin.Outer-space position.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi released a ten-point Chinese position on outer-space governance, urging rules for commercial spaceflight and prevention of armed conflict.8Oct 23 · MFAAmerican investment curbs.
Commerce ministry declared grave concern and firm opposition to Washington's proposed expansion of outbound-investment limits, reserving the right to respond.9Oct 24 · Commerce
Voices
“Revolutionary ideals and convictions can unleash boundless power to defeat stubborn foes and shake mountains; a force with lofty ideals and firm conviction is invincible.”
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party · Oct 224
“Getting China's affairs right hinges on the Party — on the Party governing the Party, on full and rigorous Party self-governance.”
Qiushi, Party Theoretical Journal · Oct 261
“To maintain bond market stability and build comprehensive macroprudential management, the People's Bank of China has established a swap facility for large non-bank redemptions.”
People's Bank of China, Open Market Operations Office · Oct 262
“Prudently manage the scope, intensity and pace of artificial-intelligence application in labor-intensive industries, minimizing the impact on workers as far as possible.”
State Council General Office, Opinion No. 29 of 2026 · Oct 235
“Artificial intelligence is an emerging field of global governance, and a touchstone for testing the effectiveness of the global governance system.”
MFA Spokesperson Guo Jiakun · Oct 268
“China expresses grave concern and firmly opposes the proposed rule; it will watch developments closely and reserves the right to take corresponding measures.”
Commerce Ministry Spokesperson · Oct 249
Sources
- Qiushi (求是, Party Theoretical Journal), “Continually Opening New Ground in Managing and Governing the Party, Invigorating and Strengthening the Party, in the New Era,” October 26, 2026. qstheory.cn/20261026/…/party-self-governance
- People's Bank of China, “The People's Bank of China Establishes the Bond Market NBFI Swap Facility” (Open Market Operations Announcement [2026] No. 12), October 26, 2026. pbc.gov.cn/goutongjiaoliu/…/bnsf-announcement-12
- State Council of the People's Republic of China, “Li Qiang Signs State Council Decree Promulgating the Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Public Institutions,” October 26, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/liebiao/…/public-institution-regulations
- Xinhua (via Ministry of Commerce), Xi Jinping, “Speech at the Meeting Marking the 90th Anniversary of the Victory of the Long March of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army,” October 22, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/ldrhd/…/xi-long-march-90-speech
- State Council General Office, “Opinion on Adapting to the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technology and Helping Build an Employment-Friendly Development Model” (Opinion No. 29 of 2026), October 23, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/content/…/ai-employment-friendly-opinion
- CPC Central Committee General Office & State Council General Office, “Opinion on Promoting the Deep Integration of Scientific-Technological Innovation and Industrial Innovation,” October 21, 2026. most.gov.cn/xxgk/…/sci-tech-industry-integration
- National Energy Administration, “National Energy Administration Issues Document to Promote the Integrated Development of Coal Power and New Energy,” October 23, 2026. nea.gov.cn/20261023/…/coal-power-new-energy-integration
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Regular Press Conference Held by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun on October 26, 2026,” October 26, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/fyrbt/…/guo-jiakun-oct-26-briefing
- Ministry of Commerce, “Ministry of Commerce Spokesperson Answers Questions on the U.S. Release of New Proposed Outbound Investment Restriction Rules,” October 24, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/xwfyrth/…/us-outbound-investment-rules