Domestic News
1. State Data Group established.
2. Ministry of Commerce answers reporters' questions regarding US sanctions against Chinese companies for alleged theft of trade secrets.
3. Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Resolutely prevent unreasonable innovative designs and automobile products that have not undergone sufficient R&D testing and verification from entering the market.
4. Ministry of Commerce answers reporters' questions regarding the US Department of Homeland Security's federal procurement exclusion and removal order targeting Chinese companies.
International News
1. South Korean Ministry of Finance: Will consider further reducing bond issuance if necessary.
2. International Energy Agency Executive Director Birol: Will consider releasing more oil from emergency reserves if necessary.
3. US Treasury Secretary Bessenter: US bond market is performing well; we are gradually emerging from the shadow of the energy shock.
4. UK plans to deploy Royal Air Force to support Saudi Arabia. UK Ministry of Defence: The Royal Air Force will carry out defensive missions and will not launch offensive strikes against the Houthis.
5. Middle East Situation—
① Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Baghae: US "excessive demands" are hindering progress in negotiations.
② Iranian Revolutionary Guard: Two oil tankers that violated regulations struck mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, forcing them to stop. Iran also shot down the 54th US MQ-9 drone.
③ According to Iran's Mehr News Agency: Pakistani Army Chief of Staff Asim Munir arrived in Tehran.
④ Iran: The visit of senior Pakistani military officials to Iran was not related to mediating the Strait of Hormuz conflict.
⑤ Qatar and Pakistan proposed a new plan to push for the resumption of negotiations between the US and Iran.
⑥ Reports indicated that the US and Iran had initially accepted Pakistan's mediation proposal. However, diplomats involved in the Iran-US negotiations subsequently stated that negotiations between Iran and the US were ongoing, and reports of an imminent agreement were untrue.
