Germany's defense ministry said it will halt the F126 frigate project.

World Economic Forum added 16 factories to its global lighthouse list; eight are in China. Lu Caiyun, chair of UBS Wealth Management Asia, said UBS is bullish on China’s semiconductor and AI supply chains, citing AI infrastructure build-out, policy support, rising AI capex and chip localization. Paul Gruenwald, chief economist at S&P Global Ratings, said China remains the largest contributor to global growth and has climbed the value chain, notably in clean-energy technologies. Pang Anze, president and chief sustainability officer of IKEA China, said China is the world’s second-largest home-furnishing market and expects gradual growth supported by the 15th Five-Year Plan and consumption measures.

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