China Policy & Regulation
- NDRC: prohibits foreign acquisition of Manus project, orders transaction to be
revoked
- Foreign Ministry on US sanctions on Chinese firms: will firmly safeguard
legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies
- Finance Ministry: welcomes Moody’s decision to maintain China’s sovereignty
credit rating and revise outlook to “stable”
- China moves to amend enterprise state-owned assets law for the first time in
nearly 17 years; agricultural law revision proposed to accelerate development of
a strong agricultural sector
Geopolitics & Diplomacy
- Trump: maintains contact with both Putin and Zelenskiy
- Putin meets Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi; Russian Foreign Minister says
talks were productive
- White House to hold presidential security meeting this week, attended by
operations team, US Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security
leadership
Geopolitics & Iran Conflict
- White House: Trump discussed Iran’s Strait of Hormuz proposal with senior
aids
- Iranian Foreign Minister: US has requested talks, Iran is considering
- Iranian official: transit fees must be settled in Iranian rial
- US Secretary of State: cannot accept normalization of Iran controlling the
Strait
- Pakistan allows third-country goods to transit through its territory to Iran
- US media: Trump is skeptical of Iran’s proposal but has not rejected it
outright
