Party plenum confirms 33 expulsions, sets 2027 congress.
Today's events
Party plenum confirms 33 expulsions, 16 of them military officers.
The October 29 communiqué expelled former Central Military Commission vice-chairs Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, and elevated Zhang Shengmin to the Politburo.1Oct 29 · QiushiXi consulted China's non-Communist parties on the Party-discipline decision.
The August consultation, published only now alongside the plenum result, shows the eight legally recognized minor parties endorsed the draft in full.2Oct 30 · QiushiChina's Communist Party set its next national congress for late 2027.
The 21st Party Congress will convene in Beijing in the second half of 2027, when a new Central Committee is elected.3Oct 30 · People's DailyCentral bank built an emergency backstop for bond funds facing mass redemptions.
Systemically important wealth-management arms and fund managers may borrow central-bank bills for repo funding to buy back redeemed bonds, pledging them to the bank.4Oct 26 · People's BankChina ordered a jobs-first response to artificial intelligence nationwide.
The State Council's opinion tells agencies to expand AI-created work while slowing its replacement of existing jobs, and steers data-labeling work inland.5Oct 23 · State CouncilChina's wind and solar capacity passed two billion kilowatts.
Solar reached 1.31 billion kilowatts and wind 700 million by end-September; the two supplied 64 percent of this year's growth in electricity use.6Oct 30 · Energy AdministrationChina and the United States published matching 30-billion-dollar tariff cuts.
Over 90 percent of listed goods lose all retaliatory duties — China cutting on American farm goods and coal, Washington on toys and appliances.7Oct 27 · Commerce MinistryPeople's Daily rejected claims that China's artificial-intelligence push has drifted.
The commentary answered a viral figure putting 55 percent of China's model usage in short video, citing Beijing's new directive on “new quality productive forces.”8Oct 30 · People's DailyChina's foreign ministry called on the world to curb Japan's security moves.
A spokesperson said Japan's current government keeps breaking through legal limits in the name of countering threats, and challenges the postwar international order.9Oct 29 · Foreign Ministry
Voices
“To govern the country, one must first govern the Party; to strengthen the country, one must first strengthen the Party.”
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party · Oct 302
“Since the current Japanese government took office, in the name of ‘countering threats,’ it has repeatedly breached constraints of international and domestic law. The international community must resolutely curb this.”
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun · Oct 299
“In specific scenarios where asset managers face collective liquidity risk and the bond market comes under systemic stress, [the facility] supports systemically important institutions.”
People's Bank of China, Open Market Operations Office · Oct 264
“China's artificial-intelligence development has always been anchored to national strategic needs and the people's better life; the so-called ‘gone astray’ theory has itself gone astray.”
People's Daily commentary · Oct 308
“We believe the trade council will provide a platform to keep lengthening the cooperation list and shortening the problem list between China and the United States.”
Ministry of Commerce statement · Oct 277
“Wind and solar passing two billion kilowatts means new energy's position as the mainstay of China's power mix is further consolidated — a major milestone.”
Liu Zhiqiang, Deputy Director of Planning, China Electricity Council · Oct 306
Sources
- Qiushi (Party Theoretical Journal), “Communiqué of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China,” October 29, 2026. qstheory.cn/20261029/…/fifth-plenum-communique
- Qiushi (Party Theoretical Journal), “Central Committee Holds Symposium with Non-Party Figures; Xi Jinping Presides and Delivers Important Speech,” October 30, 2026. qstheory.cn/20261030/…/non-party-symposium
- People's Daily / CPC News, “The 21st National Congress of the Communist Party of China Will Convene in Beijing in the Second Half of 2027,” October 30, 2026. politics.people.com.cn/…/21st-party-congress-2027
- People's Bank of China, “Establishment of the Bond Market NBFI Swap Facility” (Open Market Operations Announcement No. 12 of 2026), October 26, 2026. pbc.gov.cn/goutongjiaoliu/…/bond-market-swap-facility
- State Council General Office, “Opinion on Adapting to the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Helping Build an Employment-Friendly Development Model” (Guobanfa No. 29 of 2026), October 23, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/content/…/ai-employment-friendly
- National Energy Administration, “China's Cumulative Wind and Solar Installed Capacity Passes 2 Billion Kilowatts,” October 30, 2026. nea.gov.cn/20261030/…/wind-solar-2bn-kw
- Ministry of Commerce, “Ministry of Commerce Releases Details on the China-US Trade Council and the ‘30 Billion for 30 Billion’ Reciprocal Tariff-Reduction Framework,” October 27, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/…/trade-council-tariff-framework
- People's Daily Opinion, “Beware the ‘China's AI Has Gone Astray’ Theory” (People's Daily sharp commentary), October 30, 2026. opinion.people.com.cn/…/china-ai-gone-astray
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Regular Press Conference Held by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun on October 29, 2026,” October 29, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/fyrbt/…/guo-jiakun-oct-29