美国参议院少数党领袖舒默：特朗普削减了负责防范此类网络攻击的机构——美国网络安全与基础设施安全局（CISA）——的7亿美元预算，却连一位CISA常任局长都未提名。既无远见，也无战略，只有这种冲动且危险的决策，持续将美国民众置于风险之中。

Southbound flows recorded a net sell of 8.571 bln yuan today. Via Shanghai Stock Connect, Tracker Fund of Hong Kong and Pop Mart were net sold HKD 1.972 bln and HKD 385 mln respectively; Tencent Holdings was the top net buy at HKD 444 mln. Via Shenzhen Stock Connect, SMIC and Alibaba-W were net sold HKD 1.376 bln and HKD 993 mln respectively; Tencent was the top net buy at HKD 568 mln.

The Hill reported that despite growing Republican unease about a widening war and its impact on energy prices, Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a motion to discharge a Senate Foreign Relations Committee measure to the floor that would have required Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran without congressional authorization. The motion was defeated 49-50. Thursday's vote was the Senate's 13th on Iran war-powers measures; Republicans had previously blocked 11 attempts to halt the hostilities.