🔥 Hot Topics · Sep 6, 2026
Zheng Qinwen pulls off a miracle at the US Open: down 0-5 in the decider she wins seven straight games, saves match point, and stuns No.22 Keys 1-6, 7-6, 7-5 to reach the round of 16; a fuming Keys smashes her racket (and head) as the official account dubs Zheng 'the miracle herself'; her live ranking climbs to No.80 and Swiatek awaits. The 'Calabash Grandpa', overwhelmed by tourists, clips seven gourds overnight while a 'snake-spirit' cosplayer visits; the '15th Five-Year' plan refreshes maternity, long-term-care, and medical-reimbursement policy; long-term smartwatch wear leaves wrists pale and rough — experts explain why; Guiyang police detail a stabbing by a patient who hid a knife inside a gift banner (suspect detained); former Alibaba exec Chen Li is confirmed dead in the US; automakers besiege the battery sector (Xiaomi pairs up, Li Auto plans ¥2.65B) as a battery 'retirement wave' looms (1M+ tons by 2030); a Zhejiang collector 'rescues' a rare Yongle Encyclopedia volume from abroad for ¥65M; Tang Jiafeng's call to demote English as a core subject sparks debate; an antitrust crackdown targets Hubei's health commission over local-drug favoritism; France repatriates all 129 tons of gold as nations 'move house' with bullion; and US-Iran tankers trade strikes.
1. Zheng Qinwen's Epic Comeback; US Open Calls Her a Miracle
Down 0-5 in a decisive third set she wins seven games in a row and saves match point, defeating No.22 Keys 1-6, 7-6(3), 7-5 for a third US Open round-of-16; Keys smashes her racket (and head) as Zheng rises to No.80 and faces Swiatek next (1-7 head-to-head).
2. 'Calabash Grandpa' Harvests Gourds Overnight as 'Snake Spirit' Visits
Overwhelmed by crowds, Grandpa clips his seven gourds for safety at night; meanwhile a 'snake-spirit' cosplayer from Tianjin shows up shouting 'the Calabash Brothers trapped me for 9,999 years' to his grins.
3. Maternity, Long-Term-Care & Reimbursement to Change
Over the 15th Five-Year period, maternity insurance extends to gig, migrant, and flexible workers, prenatal care improves, and in-hospital childbirth aims for zero out-of-pocket costs.
4. Can You Still Wear a Smartwatch Worry-Free?
Long-term wearers find the skin under their watch pale, dry, rough, even hard and thickened — experts explain the cause and whether it's safe to keep wearing one.
5. Patient Hides Knife in Gift Banner, Stabs Doctor
Unhappy with his treatment, a colorectal-cancer patient hid a knife in a commemorative banner and stabbed a nearby doctor; the suspect is detained and the victim out of danger.
6. Ex-Alibaba Exec Confirmed Dead in the US
Chen Li, 42, missing since Aug 21, was found dead in a car; LA homicide detectives are investigating the former Alibaba sales director who'd been in the US two-to-three years.
7. Automakers Encircling Battery Makers; Retirement Wave Looms
Xiaomi teams with CALB and Sunwoda while Li Auto bets ¥2.65B to become Sunwoda's No.2 shareholder; annual retired EV-battery volume is set to pass 1M tons by 2030.
8. A Rare Yongle Encyclopedia Volume 'Rescued' for ¥65M
Spotted at a French auction in 2020, a Zhejiang collector paid ¥65M at a cross-ocean bidding war, and after arriving in Shanghai in early 2022 it now resides in the Hangzhou National Version Museum.
9. Renewed Fight Over English's Core-Subject Status
Exam-prep guru Tang Jiafeng argues English no longer deserves core status for most people — 'we have tools for foreign texts, it's time to demote it' — reigniting the national debate.
10. Antitrust Action Against Hubei's Health Commission
A market-regulation probe found Hubei's health commission favored 26 locally made drugs in a procurement catalog mandating priority use — textbook local-protectionism.
11. Big Gold Migration: France Brings Home All 129 Tons
By selling in New York and buying in Europe, the French central bank moved its full reserve home — zeroing US custody and locking ~€12.8B — as Germany and others repatriate too.
12. US and Iran Trade Strikes on Tankers
After Iran hit two US patrol boats, US forces disabled three Iranian tankers and Iran replied against three tankers and three US-linked vessels — with Tehran threatening worse if the blockade persists.
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