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Politics & Law

01Eighth round of 20th CPC Central Committee inspections: Ministry of Education and 32 units

With CPC Central Committee approval, the eighth round of inspections of the 20th Central Committee will conduct routine inspections of Party organisations at the Ministry of Education and centrally administered universities including Peking, Tsinghua, Renmin, Beijing Normal, Fudan and Sichuan universities — 32 units in total per the official notice. The Politburo meeting on 23 October reviewed the comprehensive report of the seventh round; the official release gave no details of problems found.　Share · Copy

Sources　Beijing Daily · Sichuan Observer · CCTV

02Party chiefs change in Hunan and Yunnan: Wang Zhijun to Hunan, Mo Gaoyi to Yunnan

The CPC Central Committee decided that Wang Zhijun becomes member, standing committee member and secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, replacing Shen Xiaoming; Mo Gaoyi becomes Party secretary of Yunnan, replacing Wang Ning. No new posts were announced for Shen Xiaoming or Wang Ning.　Share · Copy

Sources　People's Daily Online · Xinhuanet

Diplomacy & Military

01Kim Jong Un visits Dandong accompanied by Wang Huning; returns via New Yalu River Bridge the same day

On 24 October (eve of the 76th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers entering the Korean War), WPK General Secretary Kim Jong Un visited Dandong, Liaoning. CPPCC Chairman Wang Huning accompanied him and conveyed Xi Jinping's greetings; they laid flower baskets at the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea memorial tower, toured the memorial hall and held a meeting, attended by Wang Yi and others. Wang said the New Yalu River Bridge, opened on 15 October, should help expand people-to-people and trade ties; Kim wished success for the CPC's upcoming Fifth Plenum of the 20th Central Committee. Kim toured Dandong's bus factory in the afternoon before returning via the bridge. Yonhap said it was his sixth China visit since taking power and the first without meeting Xi.　Share · Copy

Sources　Xinhua / People's Daily · Yonhap · KCNA

02Liaoning carrier group's Western Pacific training enters second week

The PLA Navy announced on 14 October that the Liaoning carrier group was conducting annual routine training in the Western Pacific, saying it complies with international law and targets no specific country. Japan's Joint Staff reported that on the 14th the group (including two Type 055 and one Type 052D destroyers) passed between Okinawa and Miyako into the Pacific and conducted carrier fighter operations about 250 km south of Ishigaki; Japan deployed ships and aircraft to monitor and scrambled fighters. CCTV reported on the 24th that training was continuing.　Share · Copy

Sources　CCTV · Japan Joint Staff (via J-Defense) · NHK

Economy & Finance

Market close · last session Fri 23/10Weekend: markets closed
SSE CompositeSZSE ComponentCSI 300ChiNextCNH offshoreCNY central parity
3,690.4811,673.834,105.332,684.106.66906.7180
+0.89%+2.79%+1.71%+4.16%+37 pips+15 pips

Data: Xinhua, Caizhongshe/Sina Finance, NBD (CNH New York close), SAFE (central parity). CNH/CNY change = pips of yuan appreciation.

01US Treasury proposes extending China investment curbs to biotech; MOFCOM reserves right to respond

On 23 October the US Treasury issued a proposed rule for public comment expanding outbound investment restrictions to include biotechnology and broadening coverage of high-performance computing and hypersonic systems. A Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said on the 24th the rule discriminatorily widens curbs on China, overstretches national security and contravenes the two heads of state's consensus; China firmly opposes it and reserves the right to take corresponding measures. Washington says the measures aim to stop US capital from aiding rivals' dual-use strategic technologies.　Share · Copy

Sources　NBD / 21jingji · Reuters

02A-shares rally on heavy volume Friday, ChiNext up 4.16%; offshore yuan nears 6.66

On Friday 23 October Shanghai and Shenzhen turnover was about 1.96 trillion yuan, up about 427.6 billion from the previous session; robotics and non-bank financials led gains while power and banks lagged. Offshore yuan ended New York trading at 6.6690, near its strongest since June 2022, up about 170 pips on the week.　Share · Copy

Sources　Xinhua · China News Service · Yuncaijing

03Southern regional power market enters formal operation

On 24 October the Southern regional electricity market moved from trial to formal operation, covering Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan, with coal, hydro, nuclear, wind and solar power bidding under the same rules. Officials call it China's first regional power market.　Share · Copy

Sources　NBD / 21jingji · Qinghai Daily

Society

01M7.0 earthquake in Baqen, Tibet: 16 dead, over 2,500 rescuers

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqen County, Nagqu, Tibet at 22:33 on 22 October (Beijing time). Nagqu authorities reported 16 dead and 76 injured as of 15:00 on the 23rd, 339 households' homes collapsed or damaged, and 12,489 people relocated. As of 11:00 on the 24th, 52,450 items of relief supplies had been dispatched and over 2,500 rescuers deployed; 949 aftershocks recorded.　Share · Copy

Sources　Xinhua · China.org.cn / Xinhua · BBC

022027 national civil service exam registration closes: 3.025 million approved for 35,700 posts

Registration for the 2027 national civil service exam closed at 18:00 on 24 October (Beijing time). According to Huatu Education, 3.025 million applicants had passed eligibility review by 16:00 that day; 19,426 positions offer 35,691 places, with the highest ratio (5,840:1) in the exit-entry border inspection system. Figures are from a private tally, not final official numbers.　Share · Copy

Sources　Beijing Daily

Other

01Moonshot AI releases 3-trillion-parameter open-source model Kimi K3.1 Pro

On 24 October Moonshot AI released Kimi K3.1 Pro, with about 3 trillion parameters and a 1-million-token context window; the company says full weights will be released by 4 November. Tencent WorkBuddy announced integration the same day.　Share · Copy

Sources　NBD / 21jingji · Sichuan Observer