Domestic News:
1. The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting to discuss the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan and the Government Work Report. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.
2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that demanding China participate in the so-called "China-US-Russia trilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations" at this stage is unfair, unreasonable, and unfeasible.
3. The Ministry of Commerce decided to cancel anti-discriminatory tariffs on some Canadian imports.
4. The Shanghai Stock Exchange announced that it will conduct focused monitoring this week on funds with high premiums, such as the China-South Korea Semiconductor ETF.
5. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) held a symposium with foreign institutions on the 15th Five-Year Plan for the capital market, continuing to deepen comprehensive reforms in investment and financing.
6. The CSRC issued the "Measures for the Supervision and Management of Information Disclosure of Private Equity Investment Funds," which will take effect on September 1, 2026. 7. The State Council Tariff Commission announced that from March 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, the 100% tariff on Canadian pork cracklings and peas, and the 25% tariff on Canadian lobster and crab, will not be imposed.
8. China's first batch of generic versions of simegrapeptide are on their way, ushering in an era of "bargain prices" for weight-loss drugs.
International News:
1. The Afghan government claims Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul and other areas.
2. The UK's left-wing Green Party won key by-elections in Gordon and Denton, dealing a heavy blow to Prime Minister Starmer.
3. OpenAI completed a $110 billion funding round at a $730 billion valuation, with Amazon investing $50 billion.
4. The yield on the 2-year US Treasury note fell to its lowest level since 2022.
5. Trump posted a message calling on the Supreme Court to review or re-examine his tariff policy case.
6. The US has again postponed its manned lunar landing program to 2028.
7. Trump ordered all federal government agencies to immediately stop using Anthropic. US government agencies have warned against using Musk's Grok chatbot.
8. Revised Indian GDP data means it will take longer to surpass Japan.
9. Sources say SpaceX, Musk's space exploration company, is considering secretly filing for a US IPO as early as March.
10. Iran Situation: ① Several countries issued evacuation warnings from the Middle East. ② Oman's Foreign Minister met with the US Vice President, stating that US-Iran negotiations had made "unprecedented progress." ③ Trump: Dissatisfied with negotiations with Iran. Trump revealed that US-Iran negotiations will continue and warned that "sometimes you have to fight." ④ The Iranian military stated it would respond "devastatingly" to US aggression. ⑤ Major Israeli cities have opened public shelters.
