Latest news in China? September 25th, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping held high-level summit meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House. The talks focused on strategic stability, managing artificial intelligence risks to ensure technological governance remains under human control, and bilateral economic ties, with both nations agreeing to extend their trade truce through January 10, 2027. Accompanying the diplomatic visit, Peng Liyuan and Melania Trump toured the National Museum of Asian Art, highlighting cultural exchange initiatives.

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On the domestic policy and economic front, China’s central bank held the benchmark Loan Prime Rate (LPR) steady for September, maintaining the one-year LPR at 3.0% and the over-five-year rate at 3.5%. Concurrently, the State Administration for Market Regulation announced an acceleration of revisions to the Price Law to curb predatory and unfair low-price competition across online and traditional sectors under the 15th Five-Year Plan framework.

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In technology and green infrastructure, municipal authorities in Beijing unveiled an action plan supporting domestic semiconductor development, specifically targeting edge deployment, model lightweighting, and inference-dedicated chips. This aligns with broader central directives coordinating digital computing expansion with energy-efficiency benchmarks and national carbon transition goals.

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Internationally, Britain formally returned 12 historical cultural relics and works of art to Chinese custody during a handover ceremony at the Chinese Embassy in London.

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