Latest news in China? September 18th, 2026

China marked the 95th anniversary of the September 18 Incident with commemorative ceremonies and air-raid sirens in Shenyang to remember the start of the war of resistance against Japanese aggression. In foreign affairs, China and Russia blocked a United Nations Security Council mandate to extend independent monitoring of international sanctions on Iran. Meanwhile, tensions flared in the South China Sea as the Philippine Coast Guard reported that a China Coast Guard vessel rammed and damaged a Philippine fisheries bureau vessel during a resupply mission near Palawan.