Domestic News: 1. The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued an opinion on promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation. 2. Li Qiang met with Russian Pr

2026-10-22

Domestic News: 1. The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued an opinion on promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation. 2. Li Qiang met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. 3. The Shanghai Stock Exchange held a mobilization meeting for the first batch of actively managed ETFs. 4. The National Energy Administration reported that total electricity consumption in September reached 899.7 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 1.2%. International News: 1. Tesla's profits declined for the second consecutive quarter, but free cash flow did not turn negative. 2. The yield on French 10-year government bonds hit 5%, the first time since July 2002. 3. A serious security vulnerability was exposed in PHP, prompting a large-scale self-inspection or shutdown of websites worldwide. 4. Sources: The Bank of Japan will decide at its meeting next week whether the inflation rate has reached its 2% target. 5. Meta's capital expenditure is expected to reach $145 billion, with revenue and outlook exceeding expectations, and it will also issue new non-voting shares. 6. Meta was ordered to pay a $25 billion fine in New Mexico for privacy and content moderation issues; it stated it will appeal. 7. Kremlin: Putin stated that Russia is prepared in principle to resume trilateral peace talks in mid-November. 8. Zelensky: Russia is willing to reach a peace agreement while retaining control of at least 75% of its territory. He supports the early launch of a new round of trilateral talks. 9. Middle East Situation— ① Iranian Foreign Minister: There is currently no reason to expect progress in negotiations, but if the United States demonstrates genuine willingness, Iran is willing to try diplomatic means again. ② The US suspects Israel of provoking Iran to fire; dozens of Israeli warplanes approached the Iranian border this week. ③ The US State Department clarified its "planned order to evacuate some embassy personnel in the Gulf region": This order is limited to Saudi Arabia. ④ A drone attack on an eastern Saudi oil field resulted in 2 deaths and 2 injuries from falling debris. ⑤ Iranian officials: If attacks resume, US political targets will be targeted. ⑥ Iranian media: Several explosions were heard in Sirik County, southern Iran; the cause is unknown. ⑦ US media: The US has recently quietly reduced its troop presence at Middle Eastern bases to prevent an escalation of action against Iran. ⑧ Earlier this month, Netanyahu instructed the military to plan a new large-scale offensive against Iran. This plan failed to materialize due to Trump's opposition to restarting hostilities before the midterm elections.