China has left 27 Long March 6A upper stages in orbit since 2022. Not one has come down
The satellite catalogue holds a rocket body from every Long March 6A flight since March 2022. All 27 are still up, and 22 sit above 600km, where a spent stage stays for centuries.
China’s factory index fell back below 50, and the two things that rose were jobs and unsold stock
The manufacturing PMI dropped 1.1 points to 49.2% in July, the steepest fall in the thirteen months the statistics bureau prints. New orders alone account for four-fifths of it.
China extends its flood emergency to Sichuan as Typhoon Hongxia’s rain moves inland
The Ministry of Water Resources activated a level-four flood-defence response for Sichuan on Wednesday evening, warning that three tributary systems feeding the upper Yangtze may produce numbered floods between 30 July and 3 August.
China expels Ma Xingrui, its third Politburo member purged since 2025
Beijing expelled former Politburo member and ex-Xinjiang chief Ma Xingrui over corruption — the third member of the 24-strong body ousted since 2025 as Xi Jinping's anti-graft drive reaches into the party's civilian ranks.