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AIT Director Raymond Greene welcomed TSMC's additional $100 billion investment in the United States as a sign of confidence in bilateral ties. This investment will help TSMC operate closer to its largest American customers and respond quickly to global demand for advanced chips, contributing to more resilient supply chains. Despite concerns about Taiwan losing its leading position in advanced semiconductors, Greene believes Taiwan will remain the anchor of the semiconductor industry as it grows...

Taiwan has protested Papua New Guinea's decision to close Taiwan's representative office, stating that the office will remain open and that Taipei will reassess bilateral ties. The closure was announced unilaterally by PNG without prior negotiation with Taiwan. Taiwan plans to reassess cooperative projects and economic exchanges with PNG in response. China appreciates PNG's move as an adherence to its one-China policy.

CCTV: The 2026 World AI Conference & High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, to be held in Shanghai, has garnered extensive media attention worldwide. It is widely believed that the Conference will focus on cutting-edge AI technology and showcase China’s efforts in global AI rule-making. However, some assert that China intends to use the Conference to seek support from the Global South and gain dominance in major-country competition in the area of AI.

[Beijing, China, July 15, 2026] Today, China Unicom Beijing Branch announced the world's largest 5G-A commercial network with Huawei. The innovation network has achieved continuous coverage of the 100-megabyte uplink network in Beijing's global key areas, and the number of base stations exceeds 10,000. After on-site road testing, seven invited third-party media witnessed that the network had "good network coverage and stable business experience" - the effective ratio of uplink 100MHz was 83%, and the uplink edge handicap (< 20Mbps) accounted for only 0.1%. The excellent existing network evaluation results mark a new stage in the development of Unicom Good Network in the Beijing area from 5G-A city-wide lighting to global uplink. See the media road test on the "5G Capital" road. In the on-site road test, China Unicom Beijing Branch supported the evaluation of the big uplink network indicators and the AI terminal business experience through 3.5g+2.1G collaborative networking. Among the 34 kilometers of test routes, the uplink 100MHz effective ratio is 83%, the uplink peak rate is 1Gbps, the uplink average rate is 397Mbps, the uplink extreme experience (> 300Mbps) accounts for 72%, and the uplink edge spread (< 20Mbps) accounts for only 0.1%. Excellent uplink network performance, fully supports the millisecond backhaul and inductive interaction of AI glasses in the vehicle mobile scenario, the AI mobile phone interacts smoothly with the Agent, and the AI smart camera returns to the cloud in real time for AI analysis and content generation, shooting and uploading.

Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, July 16 (Xinhua News Agency): "The lives of ordinary people are family affairs, but also state affairs" - General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected the people's daily reporter Du Shangze, Hu Zexi Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaosong, Zhu Jihuayi Bay Huangpu pierced the city, and Wanhao Donghai was the collar. On the afternoon of July 15, General Secretary Xi Jinping went deep into Huangpu District, Shanghai to investigate a fact of people's livelihood - the transformation of old communities in urban renewal. One of the difficulties for Shanghai in renovating old neighborhoods is to solve the problem of residents' carrying toilets. When Comrade Xi Jinping came to Shanghai to work in 2007, he paid attention to the renovation of old houses and "put it on the agenda as soon as he came". At that time, he often went to the old neighborhoods on weekends to think about how to solve the "big old difficulties" problem. From the local to the central level, the general secretary has always cared about the worries and hopes of the people. The time came to September 2025. After dozens of years of relaying, the overall battle for people's livelihood that benefited more than one million residents in Shanghai was completed, and the problem of "carrying the toilet" was solved historically. In the summer afternoon, the sun was scorching and the cicadas were chirping. In the residential area of Citizen Xincun, Bansongyuan Road Subdistrict, Huangpu District, General Secretary Xi Jinping carefully looked at the old residence and the new appearance: "This is what the people look forward to, and it is what I have always cared about." Research: General Secretary Xi Jinping walked to the exhibition board of the integrated community service point, which has changed from the past and continued to struggle. The photos are arranged word for word, condensing the past and present changes of the community....

Building the "four types of organs" is the target and guideline for the self-improvement of the National People's Congress (NPC) in the new era. Under the strong leadership of the NPC Standing Committee Party Leadership Group and the organ Party Leadership Groups, various party organizations within the agency have deeply studied and implemented Xi Jinping Thought on Strengthening the Party, as well as important speeches and instructions from President Xi Jinping regarding organ Party building. These measures play a vital role in serving and ensuring the construction of the "four types of organs." By advancing high-quality Party building to promote high-quality development of the agency's work, it provides strong assurance for implementing the decisions and plans of the Central Committee and supporting the NPC and its Standing Committee in lawfully performing their duties. In line with the requirements of a political organ, we march at the forefront in practicing the 'two upholds.' Party members and cadres are deeply studying and comprehending the spirit of the 20th National Congress and successive plenary sessions of the 20th Central Committee. Their political capabilities are honed through critical document drafting, major legislative and supervisory projects, and key meetings and activities. They ensure resolute and effective implementation of the central policies and decisions, fully executing President Xi Jinping's important instructions. Focusing on significant time points, we strengthen education on political awareness unique to people's congress organs. Around serving and ensuring the National People's Congress sessions, thematic learning discussions and post-achieving activities are conducted; during anniversaries of major events such as the Central People's Congress Meeting and the celebration marking 70 years since the establishment of the National People's Congress, we conduct "revisiting important speeches..."

Recently, the State Council approved the "15th Five-Year Plan for Expanding Consumption," setting a goal of reaching a retail sales total of social consumer goods of around 60 trillion yuan by 2030 — this is China's first national specialized five-year plan focused on expanding consumption, marking an elevation of expanding consumption from policy measures to a long-term top-level strategic design. From the "15th Five-Year Plan for Building a Beautiful China" to the "15th Five-Year Action Plan for Carbon Peak"; from the "15th Five-Year National Health Plan" to the "15th Five-Year Plan for Building a Tourism Power" …… one by one, these specialized plans are being put in place, both charting the strategic course of high-quality development and addressing the minutiae of people's livelihood. The Yangtze River surges forward year after year; the Yellow River rushes on generation after generation. China is guiding its modernization construction with long-term planning as a compass, upholding the strategic resolve to stick to a blueprint till completion, making steady progress step by step. Leap years: Witnessing Progress in Relay Racing Reviewing these specialized plans, they each have their focus yet echo one another, collectively setting the coordinates for high-quality development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period …

The 27th China-Qinghai Green Development Investment and Trade Fair opened in Xining City, Qinghai Province on July 15. Chile was invited as the main guest country, with Chilean Ambassador to China Silva attending the event. This dialogue focused on complementing cooperation in the lithium battery industry and exchanging experiences in clean energy development, exploring new opportunities for industrial and implementation paths between the two regions.

Beijing, July 17 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese defense spokesperson on Friday said that the "South China Sea arbitration" is a political farce masquerading as a legal process, and the so-called award carries no legal force in any sense. The Philippine defense secretary, who is sanctioned by the Chinese side, is playing tough toward China by staging political shows and fanning nationalist sentiments, which will ultimately undermine the fundamental interests of the Philippines and its people, Jiang said.

Zhongxin News Agency, Hangzhou, July 17 (Reporter Zhang Xiaoxi) Hong Xiuzhu, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang and chairman of the China Qingyan Peace Education Foundation, said on the 17th in Hangzhou that standing at an important moment of cross-strait development, he expected young friends to cross the prejudice, cross the label, cross the gap between each other, work together to defend peace, and jointly write a new chapter in history. The 9th Cross-Strait Youth Development Forum opened in Hangzhou on the same day with the theme of "Youth Growing Together and Building a Future Together". Hong Xiuzhu was invited to attend and delivered a speech. Hong Xiuzhu said that the breakthroughs of Taiwanese youth greatly hampered this exchange, which was proved by concrete actions: no matter how wide the strait is, it will not stop young people from pursuing peace and friendship; no matter how difficult the environment is, it will not change the expectations of young people on both sides of the Straits to grow up together and move forward together. Hong Xiuzhu specifically mentioned the word "cross" shared by mainland actor Zhang Linghe at the Straits Forum, saying that he "liked it very much". She said that the real barrier between each other was never a Bay Strait, but the unwillingness to understand each other's hearts. Young people on both sides of the Straits should have walked hand in hand. Only through sincere exchanges and mutual learning can we transform each other's advantages into common competitiveness. "We are descendants of Yan Huang who share the same roots, shed the same blood, and carry the same Chinese culture. Hong Xiuzhu said that the mainland dance poem" Just This Green "was" hard to get "to perform in Taiwan. It is precisely because this work not only makes people feel the profound background of Chinese culture, but also proves that no matter how deliberately some politicians promote" de-sinicization ", it will not erase the Taiwanese people's deep-rooted emotional resonance with Chinese culture....

A fire in Hongfuyuan, Hong Kong, on November 26, 2025, claimed 168 lives. (AFP Photo) Hongfuyuan in Tai Po, Hong Kong, suffered a fire at the end of last year that killed 168 people. An independent commission investigating the tragedy said today that the fraudulent behavior of Hongfuyuan maintenance contractors directly led to the fire and was mainly responsible for the fire, but "inadequate government supervision is also responsible". Hongfuyuan fire broke out on November 26 last year, when Hongfuyuan, which was undergoing major maintenance, burned seven of the eight buildings, killing 168 people. After the incident, Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao set up an independent committee to investigate the cause of the incident and related matters. Read on… the committee has been holding hearings since March, with the final session today concluding with a statement from one side of the committee. Commercial radio reported that the committee's representative, senior barrister Du Jianxuan, said that the committee concluded that "fires can definitely be prevented, but they are not prevented, they can be foreseen, but they are not foreseen." He criticized the maintenance contractor "Hongye" for knowingly deceiving the government again and again in order to save costs and treat fire safety as nothing, so that almost all firefighting measures were invalid on the day of the fire. At the same time, the engineering consultant "Hong Yi" did not do a good job of checking the gate. According to the paraphrase, Du Jianzhen also pointed out that there are many problems in various government departments and mechanisms, but they have not been found, including the current system relying on the integrity of the contractor, the department notifying in advance of the inspection, and no department following up after residents' complaints....

The NTD closed at 32.288 yuan, and the depreciation converged to 3.9 points. (Photo by reporter Chen Meiying) [Reporter Chen Meiying/Taipei Report] On July 17, dragged down by the US stock semiconductor market, the Taipei stock exchange market simultaneously staged "Black Friday", with nearly 3,000 Taiwan stocks faltering and foreign capital sales exceeding 189 billion yuan, both rewriting the historical record; the simultaneous remittance of some funds after foreign capital sales also dragged down the NTD by 1.67 points against the US dollar, hitting a minimum of 32.416 yuan, continuing to hit a new low in the wave band. Under the active entry adjustment of the Central Bank, the final market of the New Taiwan Dollar closed at 32.288 yuan, and the depreciation converged to 3.9 points, but the exchange rate was 4 black, and hit a new low of nearly 15 months, and the total turnover was magnified to 4.151 billion US dollars, which was the ninth large amount in history, and the multi-air battle was fierce. The Taiwan stock market plunged 2953.71 points to close at 42671.27 points; the total sales of the three major legal entities exceeded 261.715 billion yuan, of which foreign capital sales exceeded 189.039 billion yuan, setting a new historical record for single-day sales. Please continue to read on... After the large-scale withdrawal of foreign capital, some funds were simultaneously remitted, which put the New Taiwan Dollar under heavy depreciation pressure. Huiyin sources said that from today's trading volume, the actual remittance of funds after foreign capital sales exceeded about 3 billion US dollars, which means that some funds have not yet been completely evacuated. If foreign capital continues to sell stocks and expand exports next week, there is still room for further depreciation of the New Taiwan Dollar, and the short-term fear of retesting the 32.5 yuan level; once 32.5 yuan is lost, it is not ruled out that it will be further closed to the 33 yuan integer....

Hongfuyuan Fire Independent Committee held a final hearing. Senior counsel Du Yunquan referred to the bid-wrapping issue when summarizing the statements. He pointed out that the Urban Development Bureau and independent consultants did not investigate the conviction records of bidders and the relationship between bidders, relying solely on the bidders' self-reporting, but also consulted the engineering consultants' scoring criteria for contractors. The label of "successful bidding" helped to add a layer of acceptability to the bid-wrappers. This was not the original policy, and he did not agree with the Urban Development Bureau's decision to provide advice to the owners. Du suggested criminalizing the bid and increasing legal deterrence, so as to make the bid become a "corrupt business" that will be jailed at any time and delisted at any time. He said that although the current legal framework already has some "dental strength", criminalization and delisting are the real watersheds. Du Jianzhen concluded that no one unit should be solely responsible for the fire, but involved multiple different individuals and rings. He stressed that none of the harsh criticisms made by the closing statement to many people and units were rashly made, based solely on evidence, and considered that there was "no justification". He added that the lessons of this tragedy are hard and heavy, but only by confronting them can Hong Kong become a safer place. Speaking at the end of the hearing, the Chairman of the Independent Committee, Lu Qikang, said that the Hongfuyuan fire was a very serious accident in Hong Kong in recent years, which not only left many families with indelible trauma, but also deeply saddened the people of Hong Kong. Once again, he extended his deepest condolences to the families and affected people.

The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs issued a statement late on Thursday strongly condemning an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video and editorial animation by China Daily, a Chinese state media outlet, regarding the 2016 South China Sea arbitration award. The content portrayed Filipinos as monkeys. The statement noted: "As a Chinese state media outlet, such behavior from China Daily has transcended legitimate political debate. Its depiction of Filipinos is openly derogatory, inhuman, and racist." It further added: "The Philippines consistently rejects false narratives and distorted rhetoric regarding the South China Sea arbitration ruling and our legitimate positions on issues concerning the South China Sea. However, we will not tolerate that a video from July 10, 2026, depicting Filipinos as monkeys is allowed to exist—it is offensive, painful, and entirely unacceptable." The department said: "Differences in legal and political disputes cannot justify the use of disturbing images. Such images have no place in the public discourse of responsible nations." It also stated: "These images and misinformation only serve to exacerbate distrust between the Philippines and China." The statement concluded by saying: "The Philippines demands that these offensive materials be taken down, calls for an immediate halt to such irresponsible content, and urges China to maintain dignity, respect, and truth in public discourse."

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House on Thursday.Saul Loeb/The Canadian Press China on Friday said it has never interfered in U.S. elections and has no interest in doing so, urging Washington to stop making what it described as “groundless accusations” after PresidentDonald Trumpaccused Beijing of meddling in the 2020 election. Trump invited Xi to visit the United States in September and Beijing confirmed Xi has accepted the invitation.

The Philippines has formally protested to China over an AI-generated video by state media outlet China Daily depicting Filipinos as monkeys and mocking their 2016 maritime arbitration victory. The video portrays violent coercion by Chinese authorities, prompting strong condemnation from Philippine officials who see it as a reflection of China's propaganda and disrespect for international law.

Manila lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing on Friday over a "racist" video posted by Chinese state media portraying the Philippines as a cartoon monkey. Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said in a statement late Thursday that "the video's glorification of violence against the Filipino people and soldiers exposes the moral and intellectual bankruptcy of China's propaganda machine."

Japan is reinterpreting its pacifist constitution to allow the export of defensive equipment, a move criticized by China as indicative of "new militarism." However, this change merely expands cooperation on defense with other countries and does not signify a radical shift towards military expansion. Japan's actions reflect a gradual evolution rather than a return to militaristic tendencies.

The Navy plans to field 39 unmanned surface vehicles by 2027 and aims for at least 30 in the Indo-Pacific by 2030. However, it lacks a framework for overseas maintenance, risking logistical issues. The Navy should develop a plan for forward repair of these systems, considering their unique needs and the vulnerability of centralized bases.

Author | Qiao Yujie Editor | Yuan Silei Hard Krypton learned that the coronal opening of the intelligent world model company (Beijing Coronal Robot Co., Ltd.) has recently completed two consecutive rounds of seed financing, with a total financing amount of hundreds of millions of yuan, which was jointly invested by Dingfeng Kechuang, Yuantu Future, Baidu Venture Capital, Woyan Capital, Wuyuefeng Kechuang, and Wanlin International. At the same time, the new round of financing is also in the process of synchronized delivery. Previously, the financing was mainly used for the R&D iteration of the self-developed world model LaMPA, the construction of the reinforcement learning system, and the continuous improvement of the closed-loop data and product delivery capabilities. Founded in March 2026, the coronal opening focuses on the research and development of basic models of the physical world, hoping to create basic models that can understand the physical world, predict environmental changes, and drive robots to perform tasks, helping robots to gradually generalize from a single scenario capability to cross scenarios. The founding teams of the Corona are all from the background of Tsinghua Autonomous Driving, leading the industry's first batch of intelligent driving world model research and development and the first batch of physical reinforcement learning and delivery work. Founder Dr. Xiao Zhongyang once led the delivery of the world model of the first complex interaction scenario in the smart driving industry, which has carried more than 700,000 NiO cars; the head of the team base model, Dr. Zhong Yuanxin, "Huawei Genius Youth", once led the design and mass production of Huawei's new generation smart driving world model base model; the head of post-model training and delivery, NiO Super...

The "South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Award" is deemed a political farce by China, which does not recognize the award’s legal validity or territorial claims over South China Sea islands. The Chinese Ministry of National Defense spokesperson emphasized China's indisputable sovereignty and warned that Filipino actions are detrimental to the Philippines' interests.

Liu Guozhong, during his inspection in Jilin, emphasized the need to closely monitor flood and drought defense work, strengthen agricultural disaster prevention and mitigation measures, and ensure the bottom lines of people's life safety and food security. He called for enhanced meteorological and hydrological monitoring and early warning, strengthened management and patrols of reservoirs, construction and maintenance of farmland, with a focus on autumn grain field management and technical guidance to ensure flood control safety and agricultural production during the rainy season.

From July 13 to 15, a delegation led by Vice Chairman Tie Ying of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress conducted inspections on the implementation of the Vocational Education Law in Ningxia. She emphasized that it is essential to deeply learn and implement President Xi Jinping’s important discussions and instructions regarding vocational education, to have a profound understanding and grasp of new situations and tasks, and comprehensively and effectively enforce the Vocational Education Law to promote new progress and advancement in vocational education. Tie Ying pointed out that we should actively adapt to the needs of socioeconomic development and industrial transformation and upgrading, drive coordinated development between vocational education and regional economy and industrial structure through integrated industry-education cooperation, and cultivate more high-caliber technical and skilled talents for China’s modernization. She also suggested optimizing the layout of vocational education, enhancing key educational capabilities of vocational schools, accelerating the construction of a modern vocational education system, and promoting high-quality development in vocational education with legal thinking and methods. The inspection team held a symposium and conducted on-site inspections in Yinchuan and other places, commending Ningxia’s achievements in implementing the Vocational Education Law while hoping that it would focus on addressing hotspots andissues in the field of vocational education, urging all relevant parties to fulfill their responsibilities effectively, and ensuring the implementation of legal provisions.