The Office of China’s State Council Work Safety Committee recently held work-safety talks with the principal officials of 11 city- and prefecture-level governments across seven provincial-level regions, according to a report published on November 13, 2026.
The talks covered Baotou in Inner Mongolia, Nanyang in Henan and Xiangyang in Hubei, where major accidents had occurred earlier in the year. They also covered eight jurisdictions that had each recorded three or more relatively serious accidents within six months: Lüliang, Shuozhou and Xinzhou in Shanxi; Mudanjiang in Heilongjiang; Yantai in Shandong; Zhengzhou in Henan; and Honghe Prefecture and Qujing in Yunnan.
The office said the national work-safety situation was generally stable, but accidents classified as relatively serious or above had increased in some areas. It called on the local governments to examine the causes of accidents and strengthen oversight. Its priorities included identifying risks in high-risk industries, addressing illegal fireworks activity, improving mine and hazardous-chemical safety, inspecting fire risks in crowded premises, and enforcing road-safety rules. The office also urged closer scrutiny of companies’ safety responsibilities and unresolved hazards, particularly around year-end.
Officials from the Ministry of Emergency Management and other central government departments took part in the talks.
