UN Diplomacy: China’s FM Wang Yi urged UN reform and stronger multilateral governance, calling for a bigger voice for developing countries and rules for AI, plus updates to peacekeeping and human-rights governance. AI Capacity Building: China released guidelines for AI metrology capacity building, shifting focus from raw computing scale to standards, core tech, and metrology services under the “AI Plus” push. Poverty Reduction: A Beijing forum wrapped with global praise for China’s poverty alleviation governance and a new partnership aimed at sharing anti-poverty experience via “small yet smart” projects. Green Finance: China launched its first green sovereign bond sale in Hong Kong, raising about $886m to fund climate and biodiversity spending. Tech & Markets: J.D. Power says China’s auto tech experience hit a record, but execution quality slipped for the first time in four years; meanwhile, the STAR Composite Index opened higher. EU-China Trade Tensions: EU officials plan talks to bolster trade defenses against Chinese rivals amid fears of a “China shock 2.0,” while JD.com denied its Ceconomy bid relies on Chinese subsidies. Industry Policy: China issued its first policy for marine biopharma, targeting $19.2b value added by 2030. Global Security: The Shangri-La Dialogue opens with concerns over China’s Indo-Pacific posture and doubts about US priorities.