China's military pledges absolute obedience to Xi.
Today's events
Military pledges obedience.
The defense ministry's spokesman said the armed forces will uphold the Party's absolute leadership and follow Chairman Xi's orders, pressing to build a world-class military.1Oct 29 · MNDCorruption tally.
Discipline bodies opened 800,000 cases and punished 680,000 people in the first three quarters, a State Council release said, citing Xi's call for sustained pressure.2Oct 29 · State CouncilForced-labour blacklist.
Washington added three Chinese firms, including a biopharmaceutical company, to its forced-labour entity list; Beijing condemned the move and promised necessary countermeasures.3Oct 29 · MOFCOMHainan trade opening.
Four ministries issued sixteen measures for the Hainan free-trade port, widening unilateral opening in medical services, insurance and professional licensing.4Oct 29 · MOFCOMData centres drive power demand.
Internet data services and vehicle charging supplied 79% of September's growth in electricity use, the energy administration said; nine-month consumption rose 3.9%.5Oct 23 · NEACredit leaves property.
Long-term property lending shrank 5.6% from a year earlier while other services lending grew 9.2%, the central bank's third-quarter loan survey showed.6Oct 28 · PBOCDigital watch on officials.
The Party's anti-corruption body described wiring supervision rules into Sinopec's business systems, moving oversight from after-the-fact investigation to real-time risk alerts.7Oct 29 · CCDIOuter-space position paper.
The foreign ministry detailed a ten-point position on space governance, urging rules for commercial spaceflight and prevention of armed conflict in orbit.8Oct 26 · MFAMobility standards.
International bodies published standards for electric-vehicle charging adapters and headlamp beam positioning, the latter the first such standard China led, the market regulator said.9Oct 29 · SAMR
Voices
“We must maintain the high-pressure posture without wavering — fight all corruption, punish all graft, root out evil completely, and leave corrupt elements nowhere to hide.”
Xi Jinping, quoted in a State Council release on the anti-corruption campaign · Oct 292
“The entire military will unswervingly uphold and strengthen the Party's absolute leadership over the armed forces; all actions will resolutely follow the orders of Chairman Xi.”
Senior Col. Zhang Xiaogang, Defense Ministry spokesman · Oct 291
“The U.S. listing departs from the consensus reached by the two heads of state and seriously damages the stability of China-U.S. economic and trade relations.”
Ministry of Commerce spokesperson · Oct 293
“Outer space is the shared domain of humanity, and space exploration is the shared cause of humanity.”
MFA Spokesperson Guo Jiakun · Oct 268
“Embed supervision rules into business processes, and shift the supervision system from labour-intensive to human-machine interactive.”
Discipline inspection team stationed at Sinopec, Party anti-corruption body · Oct 297
“The market regulator will guide research institutes and companies in smart mobility to take a greater part in developing international standards.”
State Administration for Market Regulation · Oct 299
Sources
- Ministry of National Defense, “Carry Forward the Great Long March Spirit, Accelerate Building the People's Armed Forces into a World-Class Military,” October 29, 2026. mod.gov.cn/gfbw/xwfyr/…/16496833
- State Council, “The General Secretary's Feeling for the People | ‘Advance the Anti-Corruption Struggle with Greater Clarity and Resolve,’” October 29, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/liebiao/…/content_7084430
- Ministry of Commerce, “Spokesperson Answers Questions on the United States Adding Chinese Firms to the Xinjiang-Related Entity List,” October 29, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/xwfyrth/…/xinjiang-entity-list
- Ministry of Commerce and three other departments, “Notice on Further Raising the Level of Trade Liberalization and Facilitation at the Hainan Free Trade Port,” October 29, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/rcxwfb/…/hainan-free-trade-port
- National Energy Administration, “Total Electricity Consumption Rose 3.9% Year-on-Year in the First Three Quarters,” October 23, 2026. nea.gov.cn/20261023/…/electricity-consumption
- People's Bank of China, “Third-Quarter 2026 Statistical Report on the Direction of Financial Institution Lending,” October 28, 2026. pbc.gov.cn/goutongjiaoliu/…/q3-loan-direction
- Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, “Practice and Reflection | Advancing Digital Supervision to Tighten the Cage on Power,” October 29, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/yaowenn/…/t20261029_519410
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Regular Press Conference Held by Spokesperson Guo Jiakun,” October 26, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/fyrbt/…/t20261026_12047012
- State Administration for Market Regulation, “Several International Standards for Smart Mobility Released,” October 29, 2026. samr.gov.cn/xw/mtjj/…/smart-mobility-standards