U.S. Vice President Vance said the U.S. hopes to achieve a regional ceasefire.

China registered 25,297 new foreign-invested enterprises in Jan–May (+5.3% YoY). Actual use of foreign capital was CNY 327.29 bln, down 8.6% YoY; May alone rose 5.9% YoY. By sector, manufacturing attracted CNY 86.97 bln and services CNY 234.15 bln. High-tech industries drew CNY 130.14 bln, up 19.4% YoY and accounting for 39.8% of total FDI, up 9.4 percentage points. Subsector gains included R&D and design services +96.2%, computer and office equipment manufacturing +29.7% and electronic and communications equipment manufacturing +18.2%. FDI from Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Switzerland and the United States rose 285.5%, 108.6%, 49.4% and 17.3% respectively (including freeport investment data).

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