Recently, the CCP Politburo announced that the 20th Fifth Plenum will be held in October this year. Unlike previous sessions, this Plenum will unusually prioritize the theme of “comprehensively strengthening Party governance,” sparking a new round of speculation about the senior CCP leadership among the public.
On the other hand, the ongoing aftermath of the collapse of the Sixiang Reservoir in Guangxi continues to escalate. Due to the severity of the disaster, the officially reported death toll has been widely questioned. Recently, insiders within the system have disclosed the true situation in the disaster area and the content of stability maintenance efforts, once again attracting public attention.
In addition, a farmer worker in Tangshan, Hebei, resorted to extreme measures for seeking unpaid wages after being unsuccessful for a long time. Following the exposure of the incident, multiple reports were successively deleted, reigniting discussions among the public on the plight of grassroots rights defense in China.
【Epoch Times News, July 31, 2026】