Flightradar24 reported a US Air Force KC-135 tanker squawked emergency code 7700 near Mildenhall, UK.

Chen Guo, deputy director and chief strategist at East Money Securities’ research institute, said the A‑share market is entering this year’s "golden buy" window and major indices could make new highs in H2. He cited five market drivers: H2 GDP growth is expected to improve; Q2 micro funding in A‑shares appears to mark a funding trough with liquidity set to ease; sentiment indicators are near lows; many non‑tech quality names are in early profit‑recovery with low valuations; and a wave of China “real‑tech” IPOs on the A‑share market in H2 could draw incremental flows and lift activity and risk appetite. He expects Chinese equities to stabilise and trend higher and prefers non‑bank financials, new and traditional energy, internet, pharmaceuticals, consumer and domestic AI/real‑tech leaders, recommending buying into pessimistic sentiment.

The Hong Kong government said on July 17 the U.S. decision not to extend the national emergency on Hong Kong is an important step toward implementing consensus from China-U.S. economic and trade talks. The government said maintaining Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability serves China-U.S. mutual interests and international expectations, welcomed the positive shift in U.S. policy toward Hong Kong, and urged Washington to respect Chinese sovereignty and Hong Kong’s rule of law and to restore and strengthen normal economic and trade ties with the territory.