China MIIT inspects 42 batches of apps in Q3, orders 967 rectifications

The headline number is enforcement volume, but the more telling figure is the modest quarter-on-quarter gain in on-shelf compliance — suggesting inspections are catching a long tail rather than a systemic failure, and that app stores, not developers, are becoming the real chokepoint. Naming Tencent, Honor, Xiaomi and Baidu as top performers quietly sets a benchmark the rest of the distribution channel will be measured against. Whether the compliance curve keeps bending upward, or flattens as the easy fixes are exhausted, is the open question.