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This page is an archive of main headlines from China for 23.09.2026.
It displays 73 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
23.09.2026 ⇢ The Day Xi Left for Washington
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State outlets spent the morning building up the September 23-25 state visit to the United States with people-to-people material — retold friendship stories, a 100-second clip on coexistence rooted in the people, and archival recall of the 1985 Iowa trip — alongside commentaries on steering ties along the correct course. By afternoon the buildup gave way to identical notices that Xi had left Beijing by special plane at Trump's invitation, carried across People's Daily, Xinhua, Huanqiu and others.
Outside the state press the same departure was read as leverage management: skipping the UN General Assembly to prioritize Washington, Taiwan watching for signals, reported friction over business-delegation investments and a Taiwan arms package, grumbling among China hawks over Trump's lavish welcome, and attention to Peng Liyuan's soft-power role.
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00:10⇢Xi Salutes WorldSkills Competitors
⌨The state press shifts from US-visit buildup and harvest greetings to Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter to the 48th WorldSkills Competition (CCTV, The Paper, Beijing Daily, China Daily Chinese, Guangming Daily), stressing skills for youth employment. Rural revitalization language lingers (People's Daily Chinese, Xinhua). External outlets keep the Sept 23-25 summit in view via absent AI chiefs and Taiwan arms-sale ask (SCMP, DW Chinese).
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00:10⇢Xi Salutes WorldSkills Competitors
⌨The state press shifts from US-visit buildup and harvest greetings to Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter to the 48th WorldSkills Competition (CCTV, The Paper, Beijing Daily, China Daily Chinese, Guangming Daily), stressing skills for youth employment. Rural revitalization language lingers (People's Daily Chinese, Xinhua). External outlets keep the Sept 23-25 summit in view via absent AI chiefs and Taiwan arms-sale ask (SCMP, DW Chinese).
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At the invitation of US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the US ...
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South China Morning Post
Beijing has not officially announced details of the delegation, but the leaders of DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are absent from the reported list.
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South China Morning Post
Two leaders hail their good working relationship, with Takaichi saying the United States and Japan can look forward to deepening ties.
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South China Morning Post
Analysts agree that keeping ties stable will be a priority when the leaders meet, and artificial intelligence could be an area for cooperation.
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Peoples Daily
从三个丰收故事看乡村全面振兴好势头 今日谈丨将大地厚赠化为农民美好生活 新时代画卷丨欢笑和汗水礼赞丰收 外国网友点赞中国“三农”新貌 中国农民“云连线”五大洲农友
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President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 48th World-Skills Competition, which opened on Tuesday in Shanghai.
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BBC 中文网
专家分析，美中两国各自想要的东西不同，其中习近平更想要时间，“他一边想尽可能获得美国技术和市场，一边积极降低对美国的依赖性。在这个情况下，中美彼此交易但没有互信，追求和稳不求和解。”
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09:00⇢Steering the Ship to Summit
⌨State outlets return the Sept 23-25 US visit to the top (Global Times, Guangming, Huanqiu, The Paper, CCTV English), framing it as charting a course and steering ties, with renewed people-to-people friendship stories. External coverage reads the same trip through leverage and stalemate management (SCMP, BBC Chinese), a reported Taiwan arms-sale ask (DW Chinese) and planned overseas protests (Secret China).
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09:00⇢Steering the Ship to Summit
⌨State outlets return the Sept 23-25 US visit to the top (Global Times, Guangming, Huanqiu, The Paper, CCTV English), framing it as charting a course and steering ties, with renewed people-to-people friendship stories. External coverage reads the same trip through leverage and stalemate management (SCMP, BBC Chinese), a reported Taiwan arms-sale ask (DW Chinese) and planned overseas protests (Secret China).
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South China Morning Post
The trio of satellites, named after an all-hearing mythical beast, can track enemy warships, hidden radars and electronic jammers.
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Xinhua News Agency
习近平向全国广大农民和工作在“三农”战线上的同志们致以节日祝贺和诚挚问候 以实干实绩推动乡村全面振兴 学习快评丨努力让广大农民生活更加幸福美好 学习原声丨农业强、农村美、农民富 学习新语丨跟着总书记一起话丰收 学习手记丨答好保障粮食安全这个“永恒课题” 专题丨2026中国农民丰收节
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South China Morning Post
With the window for travel narrowing by the hour, uncertainty surrounds the inclusion of corporate leaders in China’s delegation.
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Peoples Daily
拾光纪·习近平主席指引中美关系发展 国纪平：锚定新定位，推动中美建设性战略稳定关系行稳致远 共同擘画中美关系新篇章 建设性战略稳定 “以稳定性和确定性造福中美两国和世界”
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Hong Kong Free Press
Kelvin Kong is the recipient of the Silver Bauhinia Star, Police Distinguished Service Medal and Police Meritorious Service Medal. He also remains under US sanctions over his role in implementing the security law.
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Hong Kong Free Press
Former editor Patrick Lam’s appeal concerns a report marking the anniversary of 2019 clashes between police and students at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, which his lawyer argues was wrongly ruled as seditious by the trial judge,
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South China Morning Post
Li calls for service platforms to help companies, particularly SMEs, with functions such as industrial design, pilot testing and maintenance.
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South China Morning Post
The tech giant is set to add extra capacity to help international clients deploy real-world artificial intelligence.
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Peoples Daily
这是32岁的习近平第一次访问美国 100秒看习近平谈中美相处之道 “您是伟大的领导人”，特朗普热情期待在华盛顿接待习主席 国纪平：锚定新定位，推动中美建设性战略稳定关系行稳致远
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South China Morning Post
The tech giant is set to add extra capacity to help international clients deploy real-world artificial intelligence.
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13:44⇢Xi's 1985 Iowa Album Reopened
⌨State media keep Xi's Sept 23-25 US state visit as the lead (People's Daily Chinese, Beijing Daily, CCTV, China Daily Chinese, The Paper, Huanqiu, Global Times, Guangming), now repackaged as people-to-people friendship history and archival footage of Xi's first 1985 trip, plus commentaries on steering ties. External outlets continue to read the trip via stalemate management and a reported Taiwan arms-sale ask (BBC Chinese, DW Chinese, Secret China).
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13:44⇢Xi's 1985 Iowa Album Reopened
⌨State media keep Xi's Sept 23-25 US state visit as the lead (People's Daily Chinese, Beijing Daily, CCTV, China Daily Chinese, The Paper, Huanqiu, Global Times, Guangming), now repackaged as people-to-people friendship history and archival footage of Xi's first 1985 trip, plus commentaries on steering ties. External outlets continue to read the trip via stalemate management and a reported Taiwan arms-sale ask (BBC Chinese, DW Chinese, Secret China).
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‘Traffic boosting’ developed into a specialized industry serving the e-commerce and short-video economy. But cases that were once settled with civil claims are being punished under ‘illegal business operations’ as enforcement standards evolve
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South China Morning Post
The Shanghai-to-Hong Kong settlements worth hundreds of millions of yuan bypassed traditional channels and could accelerate Beijing’s broader yuan strategy.
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中国中央电视台
推动中美关系这艘巨轮 沿着正确航道平稳前行 | 跨越山海，续写“鼓岭情缘” | 邦尼街2911号的故事 | 国际人士期待习主席对美国进行国事访问
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Peoples Daily
“把我们的农民扶一把”，读懂总书记的“三农”瞩望 壹时评：丰收节里读懂“中国粮”的世界分量 将大地厚赠化为农民美好生活 乡土焕新出圈海外 中国农民“云连线”五大洲农友
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South China Morning Post
The Shanghai-to-Hong Kong settlements worth hundreds of millions of yuan bypassed traditional channels and could accelerate Beijing’s broader yuan strategy.
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South China Morning Post
Beijing is scouring the nation for resources ranging from oil to rare earths, as it tries to shield its economy from rising geopolitical turbulence.
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Xinhua News Agency
习近平：我们愿同各方加强交流合作，推动世界技能运动发展，更好服务全球经济增长和民生福祉改善 时政镜距离丨殷殷嘱托指引技能成才路 专题
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Hong Kong Free Press
Under the planned improvements, a ‘lead department’ will coordinate with the other departments involved, providing an ‘initial response’ within 10 days and an ‘actual response’ within 30 days.
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Hong Kong Free Press
A presentation slide from Tuesday’s assembly circulating on Threads bears a heading that reads: “The cost-benefit of girls fishing for a golden tortoise,” referring to a Chinese euphemism for a rich husband.
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15:30⇢Xi's Hundred-Second Coexistence Pitch
⌨State media keep Xi's Sept 23-25 US visit as the lead (Huanqiu, The Paper, China Daily Chinese, CCTV, China Economic Net, Beijing Daily, Global Times, Guangming), now centered on a 100-second clip of Xi on coexistence rooted in the people and commentaries on steering ties, with Guling friendship retold. External outlets frame the same trip via pre-summit US-Japan coordination (DW Chinese) and stalemate management (BBC Chinese).
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15:30⇢Xi's Hundred-Second Coexistence Pitch
⌨State media keep Xi's Sept 23-25 US visit as the lead (Huanqiu, The Paper, China Daily Chinese, CCTV, China Economic Net, Beijing Daily, Global Times, Guangming), now centered on a 100-second clip of Xi on coexistence rooted in the people and commentaries on steering ties, with Guling friendship retold. External outlets frame the same trip via pre-summit US-Japan coordination (DW Chinese) and stalemate management (BBC Chinese).
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South China Morning Post
Ousting of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli was a ‘major victory’ in the Chinese military’s war on corruption: PLA Daily.
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中国中央电视台
在美国艾奥瓦州密西西比河畔的小城马斯卡廷，有一条街道名叫邦尼街。邦尼街2911号是一栋两层民居，外墙红白相间，门前有一方草坪。这座看似普通的房子，承载着一段跨越太平洋、延续四十余年的深厚情谊。
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Peoples Daily
“改善专项”助力农业科技创新 推动农业科技创新迈上新台阶 提升农业科技创新体系整体效能 锚定农业农村现代化建设农业强国 统筹发展“四个农业” 筑牢农业强国建设根基
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South China Morning Post
Xi Jinping’s wife is a famous singer and an important presence as she accompanies her husband on state visits.
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17:32⇢Xi Boards the Washington-Bound Jet
⌨State media mark the shift from buildup to departure, with identical notices that Xi left Beijing for the US state visit at Trump's invitation (People's Daily Chinese/English, Xinhua Chinese/English, Huanqiu, The Paper, China Daily Chinese). The visit is still framed through people-to-people nostalgia (CCTV) and steering-ties commentaries (Guangming, China Economic Net), while external outlets preview Trump and Peng Liyuan (DW Chinese, SCMP).
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17:32⇢Xi Boards the Washington-Bound Jet
⌨State media mark the shift from buildup to departure, with identical notices that Xi left Beijing for the US state visit at Trump's invitation (People's Daily Chinese/English, Xinhua Chinese/English, Huanqiu, The Paper, China Daily Chinese). The visit is still framed through people-to-people nostalgia (CCTV) and steering-ties commentaries (Guangming, China Economic Net), while external outlets preview Trump and Peng Liyuan (DW Chinese, SCMP).
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Global Times
Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Wednesday for a state visit to the United States at the invitation of ...
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Hong Kong Free Press
Over the weekend, a woman cycling late at night in Yuen Long died after being chased by dogs. The incident follows separate, fatal dog attacks last month that ended in the deaths of two dogs and a woman.
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South China Morning Post
Chorus of disapproval rises ahead of the Chinese leader’s arrival, even as others say the welcome is the show, not the deal.
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当前更关键的问题，已经不只是模型能力会不会继续增强，而是金融机构能否把快速增长的智能能力，真正转化为组织生产力。
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China Military Online
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South China Morning Post
The custom-built Hongqi N701 caught the eye of then-president Biden when he met the Chinese leader in San Francisco in 2023.
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South China Morning Post
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22:09⇢Wheels Up For Washington
⌨State media converge on departure notices that Xi left Beijing Wednesday afternoon for the US state visit at Trump's invitation (People's Daily Chinese, Global Times, Xinhua, Huanqiu, The Paper, China Economic Net, China Daily Chinese). Nostalgia framing continues (CCTV, Beijing Daily, Guangming), while non-state outlets add visit sidelines on Taiwan watching (VOA Chinese), skipping New York (DW Chinese) and Peng Liyuan's soft power (SCMP).
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22:09⇢Wheels Up For Washington
⌨State media converge on departure notices that Xi left Beijing Wednesday afternoon for the US state visit at Trump's invitation (People's Daily Chinese, Global Times, Xinhua, Huanqiu, The Paper, China Economic Net, China Daily Chinese). Nostalgia framing continues (CCTV, Beijing Daily, Guangming), while non-state outlets add visit sidelines on Taiwan watching (VOA Chinese), skipping New York (DW Chinese) and Peng Liyuan's soft power (SCMP).
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South China Morning Post
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Peoples Daily
9月23日下午，国家主席习近平乘专机离开北京，应美国总统特朗普邀请，对美国进行国事访问 中美各界人士热切期待习近平主席对美国进行国事访问
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