Vice chairman of the NPC Standing Committee Ding Zhongli met delegates from the China‑France Mayors' Roundtable 2026 in Beijing on the 5th, urging implementation of the leaders' key consensus and stepped‑up practical cooperation and people‑to‑people exchanges to support the steady development of the China‑France comprehensive strategic partnership.

For the week ending Oct. 31, U.S. initial jobless claims fell to 189,000, the lowest since the week of July 18; market expected 196,000.

Nov 5 — At a regular foreign ministry briefing, spokesperson Guo Jiakun responded to a Hong Kong court's Nov 5 sentencing in Joshua Wong's case for conspiring to collude with foreign or external forces to endanger national security. Guo said Wong's offence is serious, he pleaded guilty, and the central government firmly supports the HKSAR in lawfully safeguarding national security and punishing acts that endanger it. Guo urged relevant parties to respect Chinese sovereignty and Hong Kong's rule of law, stop making irresponsible comments on HKSAR judicial cases, and cease any interference in Hong Kong's judiciary and China's internal affairs.