October 31, 2026

Reportedly, DeepSeek’s second round of financing totals RMB 105.5 billion, valuing it at RMB 615.5 billion, with Tencent, CATL, ChangXin Memory Technologies, SMIC, Meituan, vivo and others participating

Background: DeepSeek is a Chinese AI company known for large language models. Model announcements and community claims require separate verification.

DeepSeek

A Chinese AI company that develops large language models and offers a chat service and developer API. Reference ↗

Tencent

A Chinese technology company behind Weixin/WeChat and businesses including games and cloud services. Reference ↗

In the film The Warlords, what would be the optimal course of action for Jet Li’s character?

Background: The Warlords is a 2007 Chinese historical action film starring Jet Li, Andy Lau, and Takeshi Kaneshiro.

How should we assess former Xiaomi executive Wang Teng’s company launching its first smart ring, the ISHO Ring, priced at 1,799–2,199 yuan?

Xiaomi

A Chinese company whose products include smartphones, connected home devices and electric vehicles. Reference ↗

Call Me by Fire group-formation lineup

Background: Call Me by Fire is a Chinese reality competition show featuring male celebrities.

The staged photos and engraving involving an anatomy donor were not from the same school

Background: “Cadaver donor” is a respectful term for a body used in anatomy education.

Wang Jinsong Responds to 'Beijing Film Academy Experimental Class Reshooting Its Graduation Film'

Background: Beijing Film Academy is a leading Chinese institution for film and television education.

Xiao Shenyang's Team Is the Biggest Dark Horse in the 'Call Me by Fire' Final

Background: Call Me by Fire is a Chinese reality competition show featuring male performers.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Holds a Symposium with People Outside the Party

Background: The Communist Party of China (CPC) is China's ruling political party.

My 10 npm Plugins Nearly Got Killed Off by AI

Background: npm is the package manager and registry widely used for JavaScript software.

Open Source: A Complete Toolkit for Automating Official Account Writing, Cover Design, and Publishing

Background: WeChat Official Accounts are public-facing publishing accounts on China’s WeChat platform.

2026 Double 11 Monitor Recommendations: Tested Comparisons Across Price Ranges and Use Cases; A One-Month Guide for Students, Beginners, and Gamers

Background: Double 11 is China's annual November 11 shopping festival.

Be an Adult Who Plays Seriously: Setting Up a Monchhichi-Themed Kissaten at Home · Japanese-Drama-Inspired DIY · an Index-Sticker Storage Box · Journaling · Kuaishou One-Person Meals

Background: Monchhichi is a Japanese character and plush-toy brand launched in 1974.

On This Day in History | October 30, 1992: The Two Sides of the Taiwan Strait Reach the “1992 Consensus”

Background: The 1992 Consensus refers to an understanding that both sides of the Taiwan Strait acknowledge one China while differing over its interpretation.

CIIE preview: Tea ware favored by the British royal family is set to appear, bringing elegance to the next level

Background: The China International Import Expo is an annual international trade fair held in Shanghai.

Student stages a photo with a human skull specimen; Changsha Minzheng Medical College announces disciplinary action

Background: “Cadaver teacher” is a respectful Chinese term for a donated human body used in anatomy education.

Freshman poses for a social-media photo with an “anatomy teacher”; media says: If you cannot show respect, take off the white coat sooner rather than later

Background: “Cadaver teacher” is a respectful Chinese term for a donated human body used in anatomy education.

China's three major A-share indexes turned higher across the board in afternoon trading

Background: A-shares are renminbi-denominated shares of mainland Chinese companies traded on mainland exchanges.

CSRC: Make Every Effort to Stabilize the Market and Expectations, and Continue Strengthening Capital-Market Resilience and Confidence

Background: The China Securities Regulatory Commission is China’s securities regulator.

Japanese Delegation to China Apologizes at the Unit 731 Crimes Exhibition Hall

Background: The museum in Harbin documents Japan’s Unit 731 biological-warfare activities during World War II.

The Legend of Hei Prequel Preview

Background: Luo Xiaohei is the title character of a Chinese animated franchise.