Xi Calls To Lam - Li Seeks Feedback on 15th FYP - National Sci-Tech Conference - Tackling 'Involution-style' Competition in Gov't Procurement - Japanese 'neo-militarism' is 'a Real Threat'
Here are the key reports and articles from the People’s Daily’s edition on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
Page 1: With the weekend’s excitement done, it’s now back to looking at the paper again. For all the rumours, the top leadership, except Xi Jinping, was visible in public on Monday. Xi has since also appeared in public, meeting the Prime Minister of Finland. The next big event to watch out for is the January Politburo meeting, and if we end up having a collective study session too.
If you are keen on what the Politburo discussed in 2025 and what the study sessions focussed on, you can check out this compilation that my colleagues and I put together based on the coverage from the newsletter.
Anyway, let’s begin with what’s in the paper today.
First, Li Qiang presided over a symposium to solicit opinions and suggestions on the draft government work report and the draft outline of the 15th FYP. Xinhua reports:
Li “heard opinions and suggestions on the two documents from leaders of the central committees of non-CPC political parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), and representatives of personages without party affiliation. On economic and social development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), representatives at the symposium offered suggestions on strengthening macroeconomic regulation, building a robust domestic market, fostering new quality productive forces, deepening reform and opening-up, and safeguarding and improving people’s livelihoods.”
“After carefully listening to everyone’s remarks, Li said that the opinions and suggestions were very helpful for revising the Government Work Report and the Outline of the 15th FYP, and for doing government work well. He pointed out that the achievements in China’s economic and social development last year and during the 14th FYP period were the result of the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core and the concentrated struggle of the people of the entire country, and also embodied the diligent efforts of the democratic parties, the federation of industry and commerce, and non-Party personages. They actively played their roles in various industries and fields, conducted in-depth investigations and research, and put forward a large number of valuable and substantial opinions and suggestions. He expressed his gratitude for their strong support for the government’s work. 李强在认真听取大家的发言后表示，大家的意见建议对修改好《政府工作报告》和《“十五五”规划纲要（草案）》、做好政府工作很有帮助。他指出，去年及“十四五”时期我国经济社会发展取得的成就，是在以习近平同志为核心的中共中央坚强领导下，全国人民团结奋斗的结果，其中也凝结着各民主党派、工商联、无党派人士的辛勤付出。大家立足自身职能，在各行业领域积极发挥作用，深入开展调查研究，提出了一大批有价值有分量的意见建议，对大家给予政府工作的大力支持表示感谢.
Li Qiang emphasised that this year is the first year of the 15th FYP, and the external environment is becoming more uncertain, and economic development still faces many risks and challenges. It is necessary to scientifically and accurately grasp the changing situation, confront difficulties, strengthen confidence, concentrate efforts on doing our own work well, implement more proactive and effective macroeconomic policies, strengthen the coordination between reform measures and macroeconomic policies, and promote effective qualitative improvement and reasonable quantitative growth of the economy. Li expressed the hope that the democratic parties, the federation of industry and commerce, and non-Party personages would focus on key issues in economic and social operations, deepen research, actively offer advice and suggestions, and help the government resolve prominent contradictions encountered in the development process. At the same time, he urged them to strengthen communication and contact with various sectors, and do more to unite people and boost confidence, so as to gather more wisdom and strength for promoting high-quality economic and social development. 李强强调，今年是“十五五”开局之年，外部环境不确定性上升，经济发展面临的风险挑战仍然不少。需要科学准确把握形势变化，正视困难，坚定信心，集中精力办好自己的事，实施更加积极有为的宏观政策，强化改革举措与宏观政策协同，推动经济实现质的有效提升和量的合理增长。李强希望各民主党派、工商联和无党派人士聚焦经济社会运行中的重点问题深化研究，积极建言献策，帮助政府解决发展过程中面临的突出矛盾。同时，加强与各领域的联络沟通，多做凝聚人心、提振信心的工作，为推动经济社会高质量发展汇聚更多智慧和力量.
Second, there’s a report on Cai Qi attending a meeting of the heads of social work departments across the country. The report says:
Cai “emphasised that it is necessary to adhere to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guiding principle, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th Party Congress and its subsequent plenary sessions, conscientiously implement the deployments of the Fourth Plenary Session, and fully implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions and instructions on social work. It is crucial to deeply understand the decisive significance of the two establishments, enhance the four consciousnesses, strengthen the four self-confidences, and achieve the two safeguards. We must unswervingly follow the path of socialist social governance with Chinese characteristics, improve the social governance system, perfect the social work system and mechanisms, strengthen Party building in emerging fields, strengthen Party leadership in grassroots governance and the construction of grassroots political power, strengthen efforts to unite and serve the people, stimulate social vitality, maintain social stability, and promote the high-quality development of social work, providing strong support for a good start to the 15th FYP. 他强调，要坚持以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导，深入贯彻党的二十大和二十届历次全会精神，认真落实四中全会部署，全面贯彻习近平总书记关于社会工作的重要论述和重要指示精神，深刻领悟“两个确立”的决定性意义，增强“四个意识”、坚定“四个自信”、做到“两个维护”，坚定不移走中国特色社会主义社会治理之路，完善社会治理体系，健全社会工作体制机制，加强新兴领域党的建设，加强党建引领基层治理和基层政权建设，加强凝聚服务群众工作，激发社会活力，维护社会稳定，推动社会工作高质量发展，为实现“十五五”良好开局提供有力支撑.
Cai Qi pointed out that since the 18th Party Congress, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has placed social work in an important position in national governance. General Secretary Xi Jinping has made a series of important instructions, guiding and promoting significant achievements in social work. It is essential to deeply study and implement these instructions, profoundly grasp the new situation and tasks, enhance our sense of responsibility and mission in doing social work well, and effectively fulfill our duties and responsibilities. 蔡奇指出，党的十八大以来，以习近平同志为核心的党中央把社会工作摆在治国理政重要位置，习近平总书记作出一系列重要指示，引领推动社会工作取得重要成就。要深入学习贯彻，深刻把握新形势新任务，增强做好社会工作的责任感使命感，切实履行好职责使命.
Cai Qi emphasised that it is necessary to expand and deepen Party-building in emerging fields, continuously strengthen ideological and political guidance, persistently advance the coverage of Party organizations and Party work, strengthen Party building work in new economic organizations, new social organizations, and new employment groups, and continuously enhance the Party’s capacity for mobilisation, cohesion, and influence in emerging fields. It is necessary to strengthen service and management of all types of social groups, promote the extension of social governance work mechanisms to the city and county levels, focus on safeguarding legitimate rights and interests, effectively prevent and defuse contradictions and risks, and consolidate the mass foundation of social governance. 蔡奇强调，要拓展深化新兴领域党的建设，持续加强思想政治引领，坚持不懈推进党的组织覆盖和工作覆盖，加强新经济组织、新社会组织、新就业群体党建工作，不断增强党在新兴领域的号召力凝聚力影响力。要加强各类社会群体服务管理，推动社会治理工作机制向市县两级延伸，着力维护合法权益，有效防范化解矛盾风险，夯实社会治理群众基础.
It is necessary to strengthen Party building to guide grassroots governance and the construction of grassroots political power, conscientiously carry out the turnover/term-change of the village (community) ‘two committees’, strengthen rural and community governance, consolidate and expand the results of efforts to resolve the problem of grassroots governance of ‘a small horse pulling a big cart’, continue to reduce burdens on and empower the grassroots, and build a grassroots governance system that is full of vitality and efficiency. It is necessary to practice the Party’s mass line in the new era, deeply promote the law-based handling of public complaints, intensify efforts to resolve conflicts arising from public complaints, do a good job in soliciting public suggestions, promote the high-quality development of volunteer services, and meticulously and effectively carry out work to unite and serve the people. Party committees (Party leadership groups) at all levels must strengthen organizational leadership, reinforce overall coordination and work planning, strengthen the self-construction of social work departments, and continuously raise the overall effectiveness of social work. 要加强党建引领基层治理和基层政权建设，认真抓好村（社区）“两委”换届，加强乡村和社区治理，巩固拓展破解基层治理“小马拉大车”问题工作成果，持续为基层减负赋能，构建富有活力和效率的基层治理体系。要践行新时代党的群众路线，深入推进信访工作法治化，加大信访矛盾化解力度，做好人民建议征集工作，推动志愿服务事业高质量发展，把凝聚服务群众工作做细做实。各级党委（党组）要加强组织领导，强化统筹协调和工作谋划，加强社会工作部门自身建设，不断提高社会工作整体效能.
Third, Ding Xuexiang spoke at the national conference on science and technology on Monday. Ding is the Director of the Central Science and Technology Commission. The report says:
Ding Xuexiang pointed out that during the 14th FYP period, China’s science and technology undertakings achieved remarkable accomplishments, with scientific and technological innovation comprehensively empowering high-quality development and fully playing a strategic support role for the advancement of Chinese-style modernisation. The achievement of these results fundamentally lies in the navigation and steering of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core and has benefited from the Party and the state’s consistent high-level attention and strategic guidance since the new era, demonstrating the immense advantages of the new national system, and embodying the dedication and hard work of the vast number of scientific and technological workers. It is necessary to profoundly understand the decisive significance of the two establishments, enhance the four consciousnesses, strengthen the four confidences, and achieve the two safeguards, accelerating the construction of a strong science and technology nation and achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement. 丁薛祥指出，“十四五”时期，我国科技事业发展取得显著成就，科技创新全面赋能高质量发展，充分发挥了对中国式现代化建设的战略支撑作用。这些成绩的取得，根本在于以习近平同志为核心的党中央领航掌舵，得益于新时代以来党和国家一以贯之的高度重视和战略指引，彰显了新型举国体制的巨大优势，凝聚着广大科技工作者的心血和汗水。要从中深刻领悟“两个确立”的决定性意义，增强“四个意识”、坚定“四个自信”、做到“两个维护”，加快建设科技强国，实现高水平科技自立自强.
Ding said that the further Chinese-style modernisation advances, the more it is necessary to consolidate the foundational supporting role of science and technology and accelerate the cultivation of new driving forces for high-quality development. The deeper the scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation develop, the more it is necessary to strive to seize the commanding heights of international competition and firmly grasp the initiative in scientific and technological competition. The more progress science and technology work makes, the more it is necessary to maintain a clear head and promote the steady and long-term development of the science and technology undertakings. 丁薛祥表示，中国式现代化越是向前推进，越要夯实科技基础支撑，加快培育高质量发展新动能。科技革命和产业变革越是深入发展，越要努力抢占国际竞争制高点，牢牢掌握科技竞争主动权。科技工作越是取得进步，越要保持清醒头脑，推动科技事业发展行稳致远.
“Ding emphasised that the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee put forward the strategic goal of significantly improving the level of scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement during the 15th FYP period. It is necessary to adhere to the strategic orientation of the ‘four orientations’, systematically plan and deploy science and technology work, adhere to planning guidance and project-driven approaches, strengthen basic research, and raise the capacity for independent safeguarding of basic scientific research conditions. It is necessary to build up and make good use of national strategic science and technology forces, optimise the functional positioning of various types of science and technology forces, deepen international science and technology cooperation, and enhance the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system. It is necessary to promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, strengthen the principal position of enterprises as innovation actors, accelerate the building of a science and technology finance system, and better lead the development of new-quality productive forces. It is necessary to promote the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, expand the ranks of science and engineering talent, vigorously cultivate scientists and outstanding engineers, strengthen the building of international science and technology innovation centers, leverage the radiating and driving role of regional science and technology innovation centers, and achieve development that is adapted to local conditions, complementary in strengths, and shared in common.” 丁薛祥强调，党的二十届四中全会提出“十五五”时期科技自立自强水平大幅提高的战略目标。要坚持“四个面向”的战略导向，系统谋划部署科技工作，坚持规划引领和项目带动，加强基础研究，提高科研基础条件自主保障能力。建强用好国家战略科技力量，优化各类科技力量功能定位，深化国际科技合作，提升国家创新体系整体效能。推动科技创新和产业创新深度融合，强化企业创新主体地位，加快构建科技金融体制，更好引领新质生产力发展。促进教育科技人才一体发展，壮大理工科人才队伍，大力培育科学家和卓越工程师。加强国际科技创新中心建设，发挥区域科技创新中心辐射带动作用，实现因地制宜、优势互补、共同发展.
Ding emphasised that leading cadres at all levels on the science and technology front must establish and practice a correct view of performance, and do more work that lays a solid foundation and benefits the long term. The scientific community should inherit and carry forward the spirit of scientists, support more outstanding young talents to take on major responsibilities and play leading roles, and create a clean and upright research environment. All regions and departments should unify their thinking and actions with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee to ensure a good start and smooth progress for science and technology work during the 15th FYP period. 丁薛祥强调，科技战线各级领导干部要树立和践行正确政绩观，多做有利于打基础、利长远的工作。科技界要传承弘扬科学家精神，支持更多优秀青年人才挑大梁、当主角，营造风清气正的科研环境。各地区各部门要把思想和行动统一到党中央决策部署上来，确保“十五五”科技工作开好局、起好步.
Next, there’s a report on Xi Jinping’s call with To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Xinhua says:
Xi “expressed congratulations over the successful convening of the 14th National Congress of the CPV and To Lam’s re-election as general secretary of the CPV Central Committee. Xi expressed his belief that under the leadership of the CPV Central Committee headed by To Lam, Vietnam will surely fulfill the goals and tasks set forth by the 14th National Congress and realize at an early date the two goals set for the centenary of the party and the country respectively. He added that China and Vietnam should keep to their paths and not sway in their commitment, unite and cooperate to promote development, and work together towards a bright future. China is working to realize the Second Centenary Goal of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects, while Vietnam is also in a new era of national development, Xi noted. The two sides should hold firm to their beliefs, uphold fundamental principles and break new ground, fend off and defuse various risks and challenges, jointly defend the cause of socialism, and preserve the political essence of China-Vietnam relations, Xi said. Both sides should continue to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning on both party and state governance, make good use of mechanisms such as high-level meetings, theoretical seminars and cadre trainings, and continually improve the governance capacity of the party and the state, he added. Both sides should strengthen the alignment of development strategies, deepen high-level mutually beneficial cooperation so as to bring more benefits to the two peoples and jointly advance towards socialist modernization, Xi said. He also urged the two sides to strengthen coordination and collaboration in international and regional affairs, jointly oppose hegemonism and bloc confrontation, and work together to promote the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.”
As per Xinhua, apart from other things, To Lam said:
“Vietnam will continue to adhere to the one-China policy, support General Secretary Xi’s vision of a community with a shared future for humanity, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the four global initiatives…Vietnam stands ready to strengthen mutual political trust with China, promote coordination in diplomacy, national defense and public security, deepen practical cooperation in various fields, foster friendly feelings between the two peoples, enhance coordination in a complex and changing international landscape, uphold multilateralism, oppose protectionism, and promote the building of a Vietnam-China community with a shared future…”
Next, there’s a report on the All-China Federation of Trade Unions publishing a book titled Xi Jinping and Frontline Worker Friends.
Also on the page is a report on Vice President Han Zheng meeting with Organization of Islamic Cooperation Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha in Beijing. Xinhua says:
Han told Taha that “China appreciates the OIC’s emphasis on its relationship with China, and hopes Islamic countries will continue to staunchly support China on the Taiwan question, Xinjiang-related issues, and other issues concerning China’s core interests…For his part, Taha said the OIC sincerely appreciates that President Xi has attached great importance to and provided guidance on the ever-deepening friendly ties between China and Islamic countries. The OIC is ready to advance pragmatic cooperation with China on all fronts and will continue to offer unwavering support for China on the Taiwan question and Xinjiang-related issues…”
Next, there’s a report with data from domestic travel during 2025. It assesses that in 2025, domestic residents’ travel expenditure reached 6.30 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%. Of this, urban residents’ travel expenditure was 5.30 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%; and rural residents’ travel expenditure was 1.00 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.4%.
Page 2: There’s a report on the Ministry of Finance issuing a notice putting forward requirements on promoting the resolution of the problem of abnormally low prices in government procurement.
Regarding strengthening government procurement demand management, the Ministry of Finance requires that procuring entities, based on their work needs, formulate scientific, complete, and clear procurement requirements, and reasonably set maximum price limits to provide a basis for suppliers to submit competitive bids; they should comprehensively consider factors such as technology, cost-effectiveness, and promoting competition, and reasonably set procurement packages according to professional types and fields; and they may introduce the concept of life-cycle cost, requiring suppliers in the procurement documents to quote prices for costs such as operation, maintenance, and upgrading within the agreed period, specialized consumables, and disposal and scrapping. 在加强政府采购需求管理方面，财政部要求，采购人要根据工作需要，形成科学、完整、清晰的采购需求，合理设定最高限价，为供应商竞争报价提供基础；要综合考虑技术、成本效益、促进竞争等因素，按照专业类型和专业领域，合理设置采购包；可以引入全生命周期成本理念，在采购文件中要求供应商对约定期限内的运营、维护、升级，专用耗材，处置报废等费用进行报价.
Procuring entities shall place particular emphasis on strengthening the management of information technology construction projects and procurement projects for equipment such as photocopying, printing, laboratory, and medical instruments and equipment with large consumables usage. For information technology projects, during system operation, suppliers shall not charge relevant service recipients any fees under any name other than those stipulated by national regulations and contract agreements. 采购人应当重点加强对信息化建设项目和耗材使用量大的复印、打印、实验、医疗等仪器设备采购项目的管理。对于信息化建设项目，在系统运行过程中，供应商不得在国家规定和合同约定之外以任何名义向相关服务对象收取费用.
The notice clarifies several situations in which the review committee should initiate a review procedure for abnormally low bids (responses). It requires that the reasons for initiating the review of abnormally low bids (responses), the review opinions, and the review results be recorded in the review report and archived along with the relevant written explanations and supporting materials provided by the supplier, as well as the review committee’s internet browsing and search history. If the financial department discovers during complaint handling or supervision and inspection that the review committee has failed to conduct a review of abnormally low bids as required, it shall correct the situation in accordance with the law and hold the review experts legally responsible. 通知明确了评审委员会启动异常低价投标（响应）审查程序的几种情形。要求将异常低价投标（响应）审查的启动原因、审查意见和审查结果在评审报告中记录，并随供应商提供的相关书面说明及证明材料，以及评审委员会有关互联网浏览、查询历史一并归档。财政部门在投诉处理、监督检查中发现评审委员会未按规定对异常低价开展审查的，依法予以纠正并追究评审专家的法律责任。
The notice also requires strengthening the management of performance acceptance in government procurement. For suppliers whose bids trigger the abnormally low bid (response) review procedure but still win the bid (contract), the procuring entity should pay close attention to their performance commitments and actual performance. For procurement projects that can be implemented in stages, phased assessment, acceptance, and payment should be implemented to promptly monitor the supplier’s performance progress. If the supplier fails to perform the contract or fails to perform the contract as agreed, resulting in unsatisfactory acceptance, the procuring entity shall pursue legal action for breach of contract. 通知要求加强政府采购履约验收管理。对报价触发异常低价投标（响应）审查程序后仍中标（成交）的供应商，采购人要重点关注其履约承诺、实际履约情况等。对可以分期实施的采购项目，实行分期考核、分期验收、分期支付，及时掌握供应商履约进展。如供应商不履行合同或者未按合同约定履行合同导致验收不合格的，采购人应当依法追究其违约责任.
Page 3: There’s a Zhong Sheng commentary on the importance of curbing Japan’s “neo-militarism”. The article begins by lashing out at Japan for criticising Chinese export controls on “dual use” materials as “economic coercion.” It says:
“The fundamental reasons for China’s adoption of relevant measures are perfectly clear to the Japanese side. Its actions of recklessly labelling and counter-accusing cannot divert the international community’s widespread concerns over Japan’s departure from the path of peaceful development and the revival of militarism.” 中方采取相关举措的根本原因，日方心知肚明，其乱扣帽子、倒打一耙的行径，转移不了国际社会对日本背离和平发展道路、复活军国主义的广泛担忧.
“Implementing export controls on dual-use items is an internationally accepted practice, reflecting the shared responsibility to maintain international peace and security, and is also a necessary step in fulfilling international obligations such as non-proliferation. As a responsible major country, China has, in accordance with the law, placed relevant items under control, demonstrating its consistent position of firmly safeguarding world peace and regional stability. The Japanese side’s distortion of this lawful and compliant exercise of sovereignty as ‘coercion’ lays bare its true intent: to divert international attention and cover up its own continued damage to the international order and regional peace.” 对军民两用物项实施出口管制，是国际通行做法，体现了维护国际和平与安全的共同责任，也是履行防扩散等国际义务的必要之举。中国作为负责任大国，依法将相关物项列管，体现了坚定维护世界和平与地区稳定的一贯立场。日方将这种合法合规的主权行为歪曲为“胁迫”，其意图昭然若揭：转移国际视线，掩盖自身对国际秩序和地区和平的持续破坏. (Note: All other governments must recite this paragraph back to Chinese officials when Beijing protests export controls.)
Japan’s ‘neo-militarism’ is no longer merely a dangerous sign, but a real threat, and must arouse a high degree of vigilance among all international forces of justice that cherish peace. Japanese leaders have made erroneous remarks on the Taiwan question, openly issuing military threats against China, and grossly interfering in China’s internal affairs, severely violating international law and the basic norms of international relations. The nature and impact of these are extremely serious. Japanese right-wing forces have intensified their challenges to the postwar international order, undermined regional peace and stability, and endangered world peace and security. According to Japanese media reports, the Japanese side has recently claimed that it will promote revisions to the ‘three security documents’ within the year, reflecting that Japan is accelerating its process of re-militarisation. Particularly worthy of vigilance are Japan’s ambitions to possess nuclear weapons. For some time now, the Japanese side has continuously pushed to revise the ‘Three Non-Nuclear Principles’, and its politicians have repeatedly made public statements advocating nuclear armament. This not only constitutes a serious challenge to the international nuclear non-proliferation regime, but also completely deviates from Japan’s self-proclaimed commitment of ‘following the path of peaceful development’, and has already triggered strong opposition and condemnation from the international community. 日本“新型军国主义”已不只是危险苗头，而是现实威胁，必须引起所有爱好和平的国际正义力量的高度警觉。日本领导人在台湾问题上发表错误言论，公然向中方发出武力威胁，粗暴干涉中国内政，严重违反国际法和国际关系基本准则，性质和影响极其恶劣。日本右翼变本加厉挑战战后国际秩序，损害地区和平稳定，危及世界和平与安全。据日媒报道，日方近期声称将推动年内修订“安保三文件”，反映出日本正加速推进再军事化进程。尤其值得警惕的，是日本的拥核企图。一段时间以来，日方不断推动修改“无核三原则”，其政客屡次公开发表拥核言论。这不仅是对国际核不扩散体系的严重挑战，也彻底背离了日本自我标榜的“走和平发展道路”的承诺，已引发国际社会的强烈反对和谴责.
Curbing the rise of Japan’s ‘neo-militarism’ is an urgent task for maintaining regional peace and stability, at present. China’s measures, taken in accordance with laws and regulations, to prohibit the export of all dual-use items to Japanese military users, for military purposes, and to all other end-users and uses involved in enhancing Japan’s military capabilities, are a legitimate and necessary step to safeguard peace and security. 遏制日本“新型军国主义”抬头，是当前维护地区和平稳定的紧迫任务。中方采取措施，依法依规针对所有两用物项禁止对日本军事用户、军事用途以及一切参与提升日本军事实力的其他最终用户、用途出口，正是捍卫和平安全的正当且必要之举.
The Japanese side’s hype about so-called Chinese ‘economic coercion’ is nothing more than yet another performance of its carefully scripted ‘victim’ narrative. To maintain regional peace and stability, it is necessary to puncture this insidious rhetoric of the Japanese side. What truly constitutes ‘coercion’ against regional peace and security is Japan’s continuously expanding ambition for military expansion. The Japanese side attempts to smear neighbouring countries and confuse public opinion by claiming that their actions are ‘inconsistent with international norms’; yet it is Japan itself that frequently violates its international legal obligations. Even from the perspective of Japan’s own domestic development, the real ‘threat’ or ‘coercion’ comes from the Japanese right wing’s obsession with ‘neo-militarism’. One Japanese media outlet calculated that the supplementary budget approved by the Japanese government for fiscal year 2025 brings the total defense budget for that year to approximately 11 trillion yen, equivalent to about 90,000 yen per Japanese citizen. The media outlet pointed out that ‘the Japanese government’s strengthening of the military not only threatens regional peace but also harms the national economy and people’s livelihoods’. Instead of baselessly accusing other countries, Japan should seriously address the deep concerns of the international community and its own people regarding its return to the old path of militarism.” 日方炒作所谓中国“经济胁迫”，不过是又一次表演其精心编排的“受害者”戏码。维护地区和平稳定，就必须戳破日方这种阴险话术。真正对地区和平与安全构成“胁迫”的，是日本不断膨胀的军事扩张野心。日方企图以“不符合国际惯例”来抹黑邻国、混淆视听，然而，频频违反国际法义务的，恰恰是日本自己。即便从日本国内发展的角度看，真正的“威胁”或“胁迫”也来自日本右翼的“新型军国主义”执念。有日本媒体算了一笔账：日本政府批准的2025财年补充预算案，使得该财年防卫费总额达到约11万亿日元，相当于日本国民每人当年需负担约9万日元。该媒体指出，“日本政府强军扩武不仅威胁地区和平，还损害国计民生。”与其无端指责他国，日方不如认真回应国际社会和本国民众对其重走穷兵黩武老路的深切忧虑。
Ironically, while the Japanese side claims that ‘it is necessary to resolve issues between Japan and China through dialogue’, it continues to provoke China on issues involving China’s core interests and major principles. This inconsistency between its words and actions is continuously eroding Japan’s national credibility. The international community, especially countries in the region, has long seen through Japan’s hypocrisy and will not allow Japan’s ‘neo-militarism’ to undermine the hard-won regional peace and stability. 颇具讽刺意味的是，日方一面宣称“有必要通过对话解决日中之间的问题”，一面在涉及中国核心利益和重大原则问题上持续挑衅，其言行相互背离，持续透支着日本的国家信誉。国际社会特别是地区国家早已看清日方的虚伪面目，决不会允许日本“新型军国主义”破坏来之不易的地区和平稳定大局.
Also on the page is a report on Wang Yi’s meeting with the OIC’s Taha. The official readout says:
Wang said that: “China has always attached great importance to developing relations with Islamic countries and the OIC from a strategic perspective, and appreciates the steadfast support Islamic countries and the OIC have given China on the Xinjiang-related issues and the Taiwan question. China is ready to work with Islamic countries and the OIC to strengthen political mutual trust, enhance strategic coordination, render firm mutual support, deepen practical cooperation, and jointly move towards a community with a shared future for humanity. Wang Yi said that changes unseen in a century are accelerating across the world. China is ready to work with Islamic countries to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of developing nations. China opposes a return of the world to the law of the jungle, and insists that the historical injustice of the rich getting richer and the poor staying poor must come to an end. Both sides should build a development partnership, focusing on high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and further synergizing development strategies to achieve sustainable development. Both sides should build a security partnership to promote political solutions to regional hotspot issues, oppose power politics and bullying, and maintain peace and stability in the Middle East. Both sides should build a civilization partnership to strengthen dialogue between civilizations, enhance governance exchanges, and jointly resist the theory of ‘superiority of certain civilizations’. Both sides should build a governance partnership to practice true multilateralism, uphold the core role of the United Nations and the basic norms governing international relations, and make the global governance system more just and equitable.”
As per the Chinese readout, Taha said: “The OIC upholds the one-China principle, appreciates the significant development achievements in Xinjiang, and opposes external forces interfering in China’s internal affairs. Currently, some individual countries are taking regressive actions, causing global difficulties.”