At a State Council Information Office briefing on July 23, MOFCOM said private firms accounted for nearly 60% of external trade growth in 1H 2026, while foreign-funded firms and state-owned enterprises each recorded double-digit growth in imports and exports.

China's foreign minister Wang Yi met Brunei's foreign minister in Manila on July 22 and conveyed President Xi Jinping's greetings to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. Wang said Beijing and Bandar Seri Begawan will implement leaders' consensus via the China–Brunei joint government steering committee to deepen cooperation in trade, energy, artificial intelligence and maritime joint development, and to build a higher-level China–Brunei strategic partnership; the discussion follows the 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties and a recent visit to China by Brunei's crown prince.

China's State Council, in the National Fitness Plan (2026–2030), orders an accelerated AI+ rollout to deploy artificial intelligence across public fitness venues, events, coaching and promotional activities and encourages digital/smart upgrades of public sports facilities and hybrid online‑offline mass events. The plan calls for enhancements to the national fitness information service platform, wider promotion of a fitness QR code, and exploration of AI-driven supply‑demand matching, resource optimization and personalized public fitness services, coordinated with national physical‑fitness monitoring and standards testing.