CSRC said finance blogger Chen Guanghua, operator of a verified self-media account with more than 1.03 mln followers, published false information alleging a tax-rate adjustment on 3 Feb 2026. The regulator found the information untrue, ruled Chen failed to verify it and that the posts disrupted the securities market; he did not obtain illegal gains. CSRC cited interview records, platform data and WeChat group screenshots as evidence and, under Article 193(1) of the Securities Law, imposed a 200,

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The National Administration of Financial Regulation (NAFR), together with the PBOC and CSRC, held the fifth regulatory liaisons meeting on financial consumer and investor protection; the Supreme People’s Court and Ministry of Justice attended. Officials prioritized diversifying dispute-resolution channels and strengthening cross-agency coordination to raise the quality and speed of resolving financial disputes. Regulators were instructed to refine non‑litigation dispute‑resolution mechanisms, tighten upstream governance of financial disputes and use multiple supervisory tools to require firms to embed consumer and investor protection across business processes. The meeting called for deeper institution‑to‑institution linkage between courts, mediators and arbitration bodies, smoother channels to bolster enforceability of mediation agreements, streamlined handoffs, and a focus on earlier and substantive settlement. Participants also directed stepped‑up public outreach and case‑based explanation of non‑litigation methods to promote mediation-first, law‑based dispute resolution.