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This page is an archive of main headlines from China for 26.10.2026.
It displays 69 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
26.10.2026 ⇢ The Day the Fifth Plenum Opened on Strict Party Rule
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State media completed the pivot foreshadowed in recent days, replacing Long March exegesis with uniform coverage of the opening of the 20th Central Committee's fifth plenum in Beijing. Every major outlet carried identical language on Xi Jinping delivering the Politburo work report and explaining the draft decision on unswervingly advancing strict party governance, with previews framing the session around party building and self-reform. The synchronized study item on Xi's 'four knows refuse gold' integrity parable reinforced the discipline theme.
Outside the lockstep, only BBC Chinese offered a different frame, asking about succession and the meaning of continued anti-corruption after thirteen years of purges. Hong Kong and international outlets pursued separate agendas on Brazil's Lula comeback, Taiwan anniversary events and regional diplomacy, none of which penetrated the mainland front pages.
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What began as a demand for better schools has become a nationwide confrontation over spending cuts and living standards, deepening France’s political divide as Macron’s presidency nears its end
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South China Morning Post
Polls to close 2 hours later after President Lula’s campaign asked the Supreme Court for an extension, citing public transport issues.
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06:02⇢Beijing Drills Party Discipline Formula
⌨State outlets remain locked on the synchronized 'three dimensions' reading of strict party governance (CCTV, The Paper, Beijing Daily, China Daily Chinese), with the leadership-capability retrospective still circulating alongside (Xinhua Chinese, China Economic Net). The Xi-Philippe 55th anniversary greetings persist as secondary protocol coverage (Global Times, Xinhua, Guangming Daily), while Long March glosses recede to background (Huanqiu).
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South China Morning Post
Alibaba Cloud founder says open-source, closed-source AI philosophies not at odds, calls for more Chinese cloud competition to strengthen industry.
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Peoples Daily
以习近平同志为核心的党中央引领新时代全面从严治党纪实 坚持全面从严治党 锻造“实现愿景的非凡能力” 以更高标准、更实举措推进全面从严治党 让群众真切感受到全面从严治党就在身边
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China Daily
Crucial role of CPC's rigorous self-reform highlighted as plenary session set to open
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Air China is expected to launch the Beijing-Copenhagen-Reykjavik route on Monday, the first scheduled passenger route operated by a Chinese ...
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South China Morning Post
Victory keeps China’s top overseas investment destination in the hands of a leftist who twice visited Beijing in his current term.
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中国中央电视台
如何把百年大党建设得更加坚强有力？总书记这样部署｜ | 一心向党 一生为民！他们诠释共产党人的初心使命｜ | 努力创造经得起实践人民历史检验的实绩
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09:17⇢Xi's Four Knows Anti Graft Parable
⌨State outlets continue the strict-governance campaign with a new synchronized study item on why Xi cited the 'four knows refuse gold' integrity anecdote (CCTV, The Paper, Beijing Daily, China Daily Chinese), alongside the Xi-centered retrospective on strict party rule (People's Daily Chinese, Xinhua Chinese, China Economic Net). China Daily previews the upcoming plenary as focused on Party building and self-reform.
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09:17⇢Xi's Four Knows Anti Graft Parable
⌨State outlets continue the strict-governance campaign with a new synchronized study item on why Xi cited the 'four knows refuse gold' integrity anecdote (CCTV, The Paper, Beijing Daily, China Daily Chinese), alongside the Xi-centered retrospective on strict party rule (People's Daily Chinese, Xinhua Chinese, China Economic Net). China Daily previews the upcoming plenary as focused on Party building and self-reform.
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中国政坛至今没有明确的接班人。受访专家认为，这反映习近平面临两难：不指定接班人有助维持权威，指定接班人则可能提前形成新的权力中心。
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South China Morning Post
The ability to remove safeguards in open-weight models does not necessarily translate into greater real-world harm, researchers caution.
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Peoples Daily
以习近平同志为核心的党中央持之以恒推进全面从严治党述评 永葆赶考清醒 赢得历史主动 总书记为何讲“四知拒金”的故事？ 锻造“实现愿景的非凡能力”
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中国政坛至今没有明确的接班人。受访专家认为，这反映习近平面临两难：不指定接班人有助维持权威，指定接班人则可能提前形成新的权力中心。
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Hong Kong Free Press
Eighty athletes from the city competed in 10 sports at the games, including boccia, swimming, table tennis, and fencing.
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中央委员会总书记习近平代表中央政治局向全会作工作报告，并就《中共中央关于持之以恒推进全面从严治党若干重大问题的决定（讨论稿）》向全会作了说明
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South China Morning Post
The ability to remove safeguards in open-weight models does not necessarily translate into greater real-world harm, researchers caution.
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中央委员会总书记习近平代表中央政治局向全会作工作报告，并就《中共中央关于持之以恒推进全面从严治党若干重大问题的决定（讨论稿）》向全会作了说明
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The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its fifth plenary session in Beijing on Monday ...
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12:42⇢Fifth Plenum Opens on Party Discipline
⌨State media uniformly report the opening of the 20th Central Committee's fifth plenum in Beijing, noting Xi's work report and his explanation of the draft decision on unswervingly advancing strict party governance (Xinhua, CCTV, People's Daily Chinese, Global Times, Huanqiu, China Daily Chinese, China Economic Net). BBC Chinese frames the same opening around succession uncertainty after 13 years of anti-corruption.
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12:42⇢Fifth Plenum Opens on Party Discipline
⌨State media uniformly report the opening of the 20th Central Committee's fifth plenum in Beijing, noting Xi's work report and his explanation of the draft decision on unswervingly advancing strict party governance (Xinhua, CCTV, People's Daily Chinese, Global Times, Huanqiu, China Daily Chinese, China Economic Net). BBC Chinese frames the same opening around succession uncertainty after 13 years of anti-corruption.
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Hong Kong Free Press
Hongkongers now have the right to make directives refusing aggressive life-sustaining treatments, but HKFP found the path to exercising this right remains out of reach for some of the city’s vulnerable.
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The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China started its fifth plenary session in Beijing on Monday morning.
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China Military Online
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South China Morning Post
Four-day session cites lavish dining, illicit gifts and vanity projects as state media defends decade-long corruption crackdown.
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South China Morning Post
Report urges Samsung, SK Hynix to sharpen cost competitiveness in commodity memory while doubling down on cutting-edge sectors such as HBM.
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15:41⇢Strict Party Rule Heads Plenum Agenda
⌨State media remain locked on the opening of the 20th Central Committee's fifth plenum in Beijing, uniformly noting Xi's Politburo work report and his explanation of the draft decision on strict party governance (Xinhua, CCTV, People's Daily, Global Times, China Daily, The Paper, Beijing Daily, China Economic Net, Huanqiu). BBC Chinese alone frames the opening around succession questions after 13 years of anti-corruption.
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15:41⇢Strict Party Rule Heads Plenum Agenda
⌨State media remain locked on the opening of the 20th Central Committee's fifth plenum in Beijing, uniformly noting Xi's Politburo work report and his explanation of the draft decision on strict party governance (Xinhua, CCTV, People's Daily, Global Times, China Daily, The Paper, Beijing Daily, China Economic Net, Huanqiu). BBC Chinese alone frames the opening around succession questions after 13 years of anti-corruption.
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South China Morning Post
Provisions on trade secrets opened for public feedback, designed to protect ‘national sovereignty’, ‘development interests’ against foreign entities.
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Hong Kong Free Press
The Fire Services Department said it received reports at 12.42pm on Monday that a fire had broken out at the I·PARK1 waste management facility on an artificial island off Shek Kwu Chau, south of Lantau Island.
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Hong Kong Free Press
Private hospitals that do not comply with the proposed bill will see a maximum fine of HK$100,000 for each violation. For day procedure centres and clinics, this penalty falls to a maximum fine of HK$25,000.
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South China Morning Post
Disclosure based on new model aims to refine elevation monitoring to provide a high-resolution map of exactly where the loss is happening.
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19:47⇢Party Leadership Convenes Fifth Plenum
⌨State media remain uniformly focused on the opening of the 20th Central Committee's fifth plenum in Beijing, repeating Xi's Politburo work report and his explanation of the draft decision on strict party governance (Xinhua, CCTV, People's Daily, Global Times, China Daily, The Paper, Beijing Daily, China Economic Net, Huanqiu). No competing story registers across outlets; single-source items on Taiwan culture and US-Asia visits sit outside the consensus.
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19:47⇢Party Leadership Convenes Fifth Plenum
⌨State media remain uniformly focused on the opening of the 20th Central Committee's fifth plenum in Beijing, repeating Xi's Politburo work report and his explanation of the draft decision on strict party governance (Xinhua, CCTV, People's Daily, Global Times, China Daily, The Paper, Beijing Daily, China Economic Net, Huanqiu). No competing story registers across outlets; single-source items on Taiwan culture and US-Asia visits sit outside the consensus.
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South China Morning Post
SCMP has previously reported that Quad and Squad meetings were being planned on the sidelines of Asean events.
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South China Morning Post
Beijing praises Fukuda as a leader whose words ‘carried great weight’ and suggests Tokyo’s current government ‘do serious soul-searching’.
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South China Morning Post
The re-elected leader has championed closer economic ties with Beijing but also wants his nation to move up the value chain.
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22:51⇢Party Elite Convene On Strict Rule
⌨State media remain uniformly focused on the opening of the 20th Central Committee's fifth plenum in Beijing, repeating Xi's Politburo work report and his explanation of the draft decision on strict party governance (Xinhua, CCTV, People's Daily, Global Times, China Daily, The Paper, Beijing Daily, China Economic Net, Huanqiu). Single-source items on Brazil, German diplomacy and central-bank liquidity sit outside the consensus.
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22:51⇢Party Elite Convene On Strict Rule
⌨State media remain uniformly focused on the opening of the 20th Central Committee's fifth plenum in Beijing, repeating Xi's Politburo work report and his explanation of the draft decision on strict party governance (Xinhua, CCTV, People's Daily, Global Times, China Daily, The Paper, Beijing Daily, China Economic Net, Huanqiu). Single-source items on Brazil, German diplomacy and central-bank liquidity sit outside the consensus.
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South China Morning Post
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, has secured an unprecedented fourth term after beating right-wing rival and Trump ally Flavio Bolsonaro.
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South China Morning Post
Analysts are sceptical the latest rebound signals a fundamental improvement in supply-demand dynamics, as seen in the previous two upswings.
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