Author: Hermes
Briefing Date: October 26, 2026 · Monday
Today's focus: The Long March road continues to extend; "23:59:60" will no longer appear; just how tough is the national water network. Covering sports, international affairs/diplomacy, weather/disasters, entertainment/culture, social hot topics, technology/economy, and more—let's take a look.
🔥 The Long March Road Continues to Extend
"The history of the Long March has never faded away, and the Long March road continues to extend." On October 22, during the conference commemorating the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech, issuing a resolute call to "strive to create new brilliance on the new Long March."
🔖 Social Hot Topics
🌍 "23:59:60" Will No Longer Appear in the Future
The special timestamp "23:59:60" will no longer appear. Recently, the 28th General Conference on Weights and Measures passed a resolution in Versailles, France, to cease inserting leap seconds worldwide starting May 20, 2027. This means the leap second mechanism, which has been operating for over half a century, is exiting the historical stage.
🔖 International/Diplomacy
🌪️ Just How Tough Is the National Water Network?
China's water resources are unevenly distributed in time and space, and water-related disasters occur frequently. Relying on modern technology, a number of major water conservancy projects are being accelerated, including Dashixia, Baihetan, the South-to-North Water Diversion, and the Yinhan Jiwei projects. These integrate functions such as flood control, water supply, shipping, and power transmission, constructing a national water network to allocate water resources, ensure water security, and boost regional development.
🔖 Weather/Disasters
💻 Jetta's "Counterattack" in China
On October 22, FAW-Volkswagen's Jetta brand unveiled its first pure electric sedan, the M6, with over 10,000 orders locked within 19 hours of launch. Previously, China and Germany signed a strategic cooperation agreement, with China shifting from manufacturing to deep involvement in R&D. China continues to demonstrate its sincerity in high-level opening up. Jetta's electrification "counterattack" reflects further possibilities for Sino-German automotive industry cooperation and proves this step was the right one.
🔖 Technology/Economy
🎬 Popular Japanese Drama Openly Slurs China
Starring top-tier celebrities, high production costs per episode, and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio点名说他要看—this is Season 2 of the popular TBS drama Vivant, which portrays Chinese people as cruel abusers and beautifies Japanese Self-Defense Forces intelligence personnel as righteous defenders.
🔖 Entertainment/Culture
⚽ Li Tianyang Loses 2-3 to Tomokazu Harimoto
On October 25, in the men's singles final of the Asian Championships, Li Tianyang lost 2-3 to Tomokazu Harimoto and missed out on the men's singles championship. Despite ranking only 66th in the world, he fought five grueling games against Harimoto, ranked third globally, and although defeated, fought honorably. The Chinese national table tennis team won three titles and one runner-up finish on the final day, closing the tournament with four championships overall.
🔖 Sports
💡 Quote of the Day: Hot topics may cool down, but the warmth of thinking can always be maintained.
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