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This page is an archive of main headlines from China for 15.07.2026.
It displays 74 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
15.07.2026 ⇢ The Day of Xi's Urban Renewal Tour
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State media on July 15 uniformly led with Xi Jinping's Shanghai inspection, emphasizing high-quality urban renewal and the 'people's city' concept, appearing across Xinhua, People's Daily, CCTV, and others from morning onward. This narrative, building on July 13's AI governance theme, dominated the day's editorial agenda, with coordinated coverage of his speech marking the CPC's 105th anniversary published in Qiushi Journal.
External outlets diverged: SCMP reported China's Q2 GDP growth at 4.3%, missing expectations, while BBC Chinese and VOA Chinese covered the detention of seismologist Chen Youlin on espionage charges. Hong Kong Free Press reported police raids on independent bookstores and arrests for sedition. The day's editorial split mirrored previous days, with state media maintaining a unified developmental frame while external sources highlighted economic slowdown and political repression.
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South China Morning Post
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Xinhua News Agency
习近平主席将出席2026世界人工智能大会暨人工智能全球治理高级别会议开幕式并发表主旨讲话凝聚开拓创新力量 我国人工智能产业发展透视 专题
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Editor's Note: As this year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), a ...
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South China Morning Post
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Peoples Daily
力度更大 “四个面向”为基础研究划重点 “打通基础研究 应用开发 成果转化的创新链条” 基础研究是整个科学体系的源头 以更大力度更实举措加强基础研究 打牢科技强国建设根基
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South China Morning Post
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10:11⇢Xi's AI Vision and GDP Miss
⌨State media uniformly lead with Xi Jinping's AI governance vision ahead of the World AI Conference (People's Daily, Xinhua, CCTV, Global Times, China Daily, Guangming Daily, Beijing Daily, Huanqiu, China Economic Net). SCMP reports China's Q2 GDP growth at 4.3%, missing expectations, while China Economic Net cites 4.7% for H1. External outlets cover Hong Kong police officer jailed for upskirt photos (HKFP) and mainland readers' memories of Hong Kong independent bookstores (BBC Chinese).
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South China Morning Post
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China Digital Times
脱口秀、独立电影、学术表达、公益写作、性少数议题，几乎所有带有一点公共性表达的空间，都在持续收缩。一个脱口秀演员因为自我表达被带进看守所，本身就已经说明：笑话早已不只是笑话，它是一种风险，一种常态，一种悲剧，也是一场被提前预告的死亡。
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China's GDP expanded by 4.7 percent year-on-year to 69.57 trillion yuan ($10.28 trillion) in the first half of 2026, remaining ...
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South China Morning Post
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Peoples Daily
上半年 我国货物贸易进出口25.47万亿元 人工智能相关产品进出口动力强劲 锚定制造强国目标推动制造业高质量发展 努力开创服务业高质量发展新局面 以质量变革推动高质量发展
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Hong Kong Free Press
The man, who was arguing with the carrier’s staff, reportedly said there was a bomb in his son’s suitcase.
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Caught off guard by the rise of Chinese EV-makers, Germany’s luxury giants are aggressively localizing their tech — but their rigid corporate culture may still hold them back
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South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong Free Press
“Hong Kong’s national security laws are the world’s mildest, respects the rule of law the most, and protects human rights and freedoms the most,” Wang Zhenmin, former chief of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, said.
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China Digital Times
六蓝水库站长谢植杰解释，水库凌晨不开全闸的另一个顾虑是⸺没得到上级的开全闸指令。 他事后反思，“现在回想，我就应该先拉闸，再向上汇报”.....6⽇早晨9时许，谢植杰给横州市市⻓（兼防汛指挥部指挥⻓）打了11通电话，都未接通。
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South China Morning Post
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South China Morning Post
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14:18⇢GDP Divergence: State Media vs. Reality
⌨State media lead with GDP data, reporting 4.7% H1 growth within target (Global Times, China Economic Net, CCTV), while Caixin and BBC Chinese highlight Q2 slowdown to 4.3%, the lowest since 2022. SCMP covers India-China reset tensions. CDTs 404 story on Guangxi dam breach adds disaster angle.
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Peoples Daily
国务院残疾人工作委员会印发《残疾人保障和发展“十五五”规划》 未来五年，如何进一步保障和提升残疾人生活品质 助残障人士有事干、干得好 全国城乡持证残疾人就业近900万人
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China Military Online
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Xinhua News Agency
讲话全文 “敢于善于斗争，始终保持必胜信心”——深入学习贯彻习近平总书记在庆祝中国共产党成立105周年大会上重要讲话系列述评之十 专题
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Peoples Daily
奋进新征程、建功新时代，奋力创造新的历史辉煌 不懈奋斗，党领导人民创造了伟大成就 优秀特质，中国共产党为什么能的关键密码 坚定信心、接续奋斗，不断创造无愧于时代和人民的新业绩
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China Military Online
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Xinhua News Agency
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Peoples Daily
全文 奋进新征程、建功新时代，奋力创造新的历史辉煌 党领导人民创造了伟大成就 中国共产党为什么能的关键密码 坚定信心、接续奋斗，不断创造无愧于时代和人民的新业绩
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South China Morning Post
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17:01⇢The Anniversary Speech Published
⌨State media uniformly lead with Xi Jinping's speech marking the CPC's 105th anniversary, to be published in Qiushi Journal (Xinhua, People's Daily, Xinhua Chinese, People's Daily Chinese). Multiple outlets also carry a feature on Xi's urban renewal philosophy (People's Daily Chinese, Huanqiu, Guangming Daily, Beijing Daily, CCTV). External outlets focus on the detention of seismologist Chen Youlin on espionage charges (BBC Chinese, VOA Chinese) and Europe's port congestion due to Chinese exports (SCMP).
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South China Morning Post
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讲话全文 “敢于善于斗争，始终保持必胜信心”——深入学习贯彻习近平总书记在庆祝中国共产党成立105周年大会上重要讲话系列述评之十
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Xinhua News Agency
二十多年前，时任浙江省委书记习近平同志面对频发的台风洪涝灾害，经过深入调研和实战实践，鲜明提出“四个宁可”重要理念 专题
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China Military Online
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习近平：高质量推进城市更新是城市现代化建设的重要抓手，要全面践行人民城市理念，坚持问需于民、问计于民、问效于民，做深做细做实城市更新各项工作 蔡奇陪同考察
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19:16⇢Xi's Urban Renewal Vision Takes Center Stage
⌨State media uniformly lead with Xi Jinping's Shanghai inspection, emphasizing high-quality urban renewal and the 'people's city' concept (Xinhua, People's Daily, Huanqiu, China Economic Net, Guangming Daily). External outlets focus on a Japanese trade group's planned China visit amid tensions (SCMP), US restrictions on Nvidia chip exports (DW Chinese), and Taiwan's 'two states' theory rejection (China Military Online).
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Chinese President Xi Jinping called for advancing high-quality urban renewal on Wednesday during an inspection trip to Shanghai.
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Hong Kong Free Press
HKFP saw a woman being taken away from Have a Nice Stay, a bookstore that on Tuesday announced it was closing next month due to financial difficulties and “unclear red lines.”
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Hong Kong Free Press
HKFP saw a woman being taken away from Have a Nice Stay, a bookstore that on Tuesday announced it was closing next month due to financial difficulties and “unclear red lines.”
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BBC 中文网
在猎人书店负责人被捕后，不少中国大陆读者在社交平台分享自己与香港独立书店的故事。BBC中文了解四位读者跨越地域的集体回忆。
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Peoples Daily
告别“拎马桶” 城市建设提质 人民幸福“加码” 城市更新聚焦23项重点任务 “不能拎着马桶走进现代化” “民生第一难题”背后，是上海的城市发展史 事关民生，几毫米也得较真
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Hong Kong Free Press
HKFP saw a woman being taken away from Have a Nice Stay, a bookstore that on Tuesday announced it was closing next month due to financial difficulties and “unclear red lines.”
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Peoples Daily
习近平：全面践行人民城市理念 高质量推进城市更新 蔡奇陪同考察 城市更新点亮旧社区 新方式共筑“心”家园 新闻多一点丨书写大城市民生新答卷 时政微视频丨瞰上海 繁花深处焕新生
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23:13⇢Xi's Urban Renewal Tour Dominates State Media
⌨State media uniformly lead with Xi Jinping's Shanghai inspection, emphasizing high-quality urban renewal and the 'people's city' concept (People's Daily, Xinhua, CCTV, Global Times, China Daily, Huanqiu, Guangming Daily, Beijing Daily, China Economic Net). External outlets diverge: VOA Chinese reports US intensifies strikes on Iran and port blockade; Hong Kong Free Press covers police raids on independent bookstores; BBC Chinese features mainland readers' memories of Hong Kong bookstores. DW Chinese highlights China's Q2 growth slowdown and weak consumption.
