🔥 Hot Topics · Sep 24, 2026
President Xi Jinping's plane lands in Washington on the afternoon of Sep 23 for a state visit eleven years in the making: the Trumps meet the aircraft at Andrews, salutes thunder, jets fly over in tribute, and flag-waving crowds break into 'My Motherland' along the route — a 'historic handshake across the Pacific'; Xi says China and the US should be partners, not rivals, and Trump — hosting a welcome banquet on the 25th — notes the tech and financial elite are all clamoring for seats, his only regret being 'not enough room'; Wuhan's Hua-ji-yuan Biologics wraps a Phase I therapeutic hypertension vaccine hitting its preset endpoints — one jab lasting months via self-produced antibodies, with no comparable product on the global market — and is set to start Phase II; Civil Affairs Minister Li Changguan says the 15th Five-Year Plan period will amend the elderly-rights law and push a dedicated elderly-services law covering tiered, inclusive, urban-rural systems; the 25th international speleological expedition at Guizhou's Shuanghe Cave, the longest in Asia, reports 61 giant-panda fossils found to date; Shennong Group's 61-year-old chairman He Zuxun faces a divorce suit from wife Luo Wanyu, putting nearly half the company's equity — ¥8.77B in market value — on the table; Wang Chuqin, revisiting his match against Lin Yun-ju, admits a loss there would have badly dented team morale — 'thinking back, it scared me' — and vows to learn from it; the Asian Games' table-tennis team finals bring the China-Japan showdown on the 24th, after Zhang Zhanshuo's six-gold chase, the men's football side's 0-0 draw for group top, gymnastics sweeps (m-3, w-14), six swimming golds in a day, and athletics' 200th Asiad gold; in a viral exchange, a woman caring for her hospitalized father hails a cab with just the ¥13 he gave her against a ¥30 fare — the driver says 'big bro's got you,' waves her in, and charges ¥9; the J-35A gains its code name 'Yunlong' (Cloud Dragon), extending the dragon-series tradition — a new-generation land-based medium stealth fighter that cooperates with the J-20, charting the aviation industry's leap from catching up to competing; Beijing retailers report mooncakes shifting from over-packaged social gifts to classic flavors with healthy ingredients as everyday festival tea snacks — from 'face' back to 'substance'; mainland series 'Lanxiang Like Old (Fragrance as Ever)' debuts on Disney+ and vaults past overseas titles to #1 in Taiwan, a Taiwanese paper noting it exposes the futility of de-Sinicization; DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng's latest paper — first detailing the DSec (DeepSeek Elastic Compute) agent-training sandbox, submitted Sep 19 with a 130+ author list — goes public; a Beijing garrison veteran Luo Shengnan's brisk walk-off at West Railway Station goes viral for 'walking with the wind, steps like drums'; liquor shops tell a 'peak season that isn't' — Feitian Moutai holds firm mostly above ¥1,800 a bottle while many labels hit floor prices, and distilleries ditch forced inventory targets for real sell-through; and the holiday rail rush begins on Sep 23 as 12306 rolls out 'hidden perks' — points-for-tickets, travel passes, pet transport, light luggage, quiet cars, wheelchair bookings, and onboard dining.
1. Xi Arrives in Washington to Top-Tier US Welcome
Eleven years on: the Trumps at the ramp, salutes, jet flyovers, and singing crowds — a 'historic handshake across the Pacific.'
2. Xi: China and the US Should Be Partners, Not Rivals
Trump's 25th welcome dinner is packed with tech and finance leaders vying for seats — his only regret: 'not enough room.'
3. A Hypertension Vaccine That Lasts Months Is Coming
Wuhan's therapeutic vaccine clears Phase I endpoints and heads to Phase II; one jab covers months via self-antibodies, with no global commercial equivalent.
4. China to Draft an Elderly-Services Law Under the 15th Plan
Civil Affairs plans to amend the elderly-rights law and draft a dedicated services law — tiered, inclusive, urban-and-rural coverage.
5. Asia's Longest Cave Yields 61 Panda Fossils
The 25th international expedition at Guizhou's Shuanghe Cave tallies 61 giant-panda fossil finds so far.
6. Shennong Chairman, 61, Sued for Divorce
He Zuxun's wife Luo Wanyu files; nearly half the company's equity, worth ¥8.77B, is up for division.
7. Wang Chuqin Fears a Loss Would Hurt the Team
Revisiting the Lin Yun-ju clash, he admits surrendering a 10-7 fifth-game lead felt like the kind of loss that dents a team — and a sobering memory.
8. Asian Games's China-Japan Team Finals Arrive
Table tennis and badminton teams contest golds on the 24th, after Zhang Zhanshuo's six-gold chase, football's top-seed draw, gymnastics sweeps, six swim golds, and athletics' 200th Asiad gold.
9. Rider With ¥13 Gets a Ride for ¥9
After tending her hospitalized father she had just ¥13 against a ¥30 fare; the driver said 'big bro's got you,' delivered her, and took ¥9.
10. The J-35A's Code Name: 'Yunlong', Cloud Dragon
Keeping the dragon-series tradition: a new-generation land-based medium stealth fighter that teams with the J-20 — from 'Fierce Dragon' to 'Cloud Dragon.'
11. Mooncakes Shift From 'Face' Back to 'Substance'
Classic flavors return and healthy ingredients become the must-have; the box stops being the product and the snack gets its day.
12. 'Lan Xiang Ru Gu' Tops Taiwan's Disney+ Charts
Beating scores of overseas titles on day one; a Taiwanese paper calls it proof that de-Sinicization is a losing game.
13. DeepSeek's New Paper: The DSec Agent Sandbox
Liang Wenfeng signs; submitted Sep 19; first full technical disclosure of the DSec (DeepSeek Elastic Compute) agent-training sandbox.
14. A Veteran's 'Walking-With-the-Wind' Clip Goes Viral
Luo Shengnan's crisp exit from West Railway Station draws floods of praise — 'steps like drums, eyes clear, spirit fierce.'
15. Why Premium Liquor Isn't Moving
The pre-holiday 'peak season' falls flat: Feitian Moutai holds mostly above ¥1,800 while many labels scrape floor prices, and distilleries pivot to real sell-through.
16. Don't Miss 12306's 'Hidden Perks'
The holiday rail rush is on, with points-for-tickets, travel passes, pet transport, quiet cars, wheelchair bookings, and onboard dining.
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