🔥 Hot Topics · Sep 12, 2026
President Xi Jinping flies to New Delhi for the 18th BRICS summit on Modi's invitation; a Tsinghua-led deep-sea cruise in the western Pacific pins down a large high-temperature hydrothermal field with mass polymetallic-sulfide potential — a major mineral discovery; DeepSeek gray-tests voice chat with four voices (shell, white wave, starfish, dark tide); a sudden downpour at Ningbo University's opening ceremony cuts the president academician's speech to three sentences; foldables pass 8% of the China market (+65% YoY) yet stores say 'you can't sell one foldable in ten phones,' with Apple's entry seen as a turning point and its first foldable forecast up to 6M units this year; Xiaomi's Pengcheng starts nationwide delivery across 75 cities tomorrow as fans flood in asking 'which door will Lei Jun open?'; a landlord out collecting rent learns a tenant can't afford his three kids' school fees — and transfers ¥20,000 instead; FAST releases its second dataset, the world's largest neutral-hydrogen galaxy sample; the 'spitting in flower cakes' story is confirmed fabricated and its author detained; the mastermind of a Zhucheng toxic-waste leak that killed four is executed; the Houthis claim control of the strategic Bab el-Mandeb area while Saudi Arabia pre-emptively shuts its east-west oil pipeline; scientists say Earth is spinning faster than in 50 years — days now run short of 24 hours; anti-fake-goods influencer 'Iron Head' gets 8 years for extortion and curses the court on his way out; the viral 'student threatened her donor' saga is exposed as a self-staged hoax (author detained); the iPhone Duo's first-ever Apple Pencil support is called a break from Jobs' 'no stylus' creed; and Wei Shihao gets a three-match ban plus a ¥30K fine.
1. Xi Heads to New Delhi for the BRICS Summit
On Sep 12, Xi flies to New Delhi at PM Modi's invitation for the 18th BRICS leaders' meeting.
2. Major Find: Big Hydrothermal Field in West Pacific
A Tsinghua-led research cruise using self-developed gear pins down a major high-temperature hydrothermal field with apparent mass polymetallic-sulfide potential.
3. DeepSeek Starts Talking: Voice Chat in Testing
A speaker icon appears in the app's corner, with four configurable voices — Shell, White Wave, Starfish, and Dark Tide — in the reading-voice settings.
4. Downpour Ends a Speech After Three Sentences
As rain hammered the ceremony, academician-president Cai Ronggen spoke three sentences, wrapped it up, and sent everyone home safely — earning online praise.
5. 'Can't Sell One Foldable in Ten Phones' — Apple Shifts the Curve
Foldables clear 8% penetration in China this month (+65% YoY) though store sales lag; Apple's debut is the expected inflection, with up to 6M units forecast this year.
6. Pengcheng Deliveries Start; Fans Ask 'Where's Lei Jun?'
Lei Jun announces nationwide Pengcheng deliveries across 75 cities starting tomorrow; the comment section's obsessing over one thing — which storefront he'll open first.
7. Landlord Goes to Collect Rent, Ends Up Giving ¥20K
Hearing that the tenant's business is struggling and three kids' school fees are short, the landlord deferred rent — and transferred ¥20,000 to help.
8. FAST Releases the World's Largest Neutral-Hydrogen Catalog
The FAST neutral-hydrogen survey team releases dataset No.2, assembling the largest sample of neutral-hydrogen galaxies in the world.
9. Flower-Cake Spit Story Confirmed Fake; Author Detained
Police confirm the 'spitting into flower cakes' story was fabricated by a netizen surnamed Du, now administratively detained — closing the same saga.
10. Toxic-Dump Mastermind Wang Hui Executed
In 2021 their industrial-waste dump released toxic gas killing 4, badly injuring 3, and poisoning 32; after retrial Wang Hui was executed while accomplice Chen Tao got death with reprieve for cooperating.
11. Houthis Strangle Bab el-Mandeb as Saudi Line Shuts
The Houthis claim control of the strait's key points and strike Saudi forces; Riyadh pre-emptively shuts its east-west oil pipeline, a day after the crown prince's US strike plea was rebuffed.
12. Days Run Short: Earth Spinning Fastest in 50 Years
Since mid-2020 the planet has been speeding up; National Time Service Center scientists say rotation is the fastest in half a century — every day slips under 24 hours.
13. Anti-Fraud Influencer 'Iron Head' Gets 8 Years
After extorting hundreds of grams of gold under threat of exposure, 'Iron Head' is sentenced to 8 years (a co-ringer 13) — and curses the court on his way out.
14. The 'Student Threatened Her Donor' Saga Was Staged
Police say the viral 'scholarship victim pressured and threatened' story was fully self-staged by the man for traffic — he's now under criminal coercion.
15. iPhone Duo's Apple Pencil Support Breaks a Jobs Creed
The first foldable iPhone supports Pencil on both displays, breaking Jobs' 'who wants a stylus' dictum — and note Apple only entered folding in 2020, years behind Samsung and Huawei.
16. Wei Shihao Banned 3 Games, Fined ¥30K
A post-match spat and a gesture toward fans in the Henan game earn the Chengdu star a three-match ban and ¥30,000 fine for provoking the public.
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