The Ministry of Water Resources held consultations this morning on national flood control. As of 09:00, 45 rivers in Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Henan, Zhejiang and other regions remained above warning levels, with a maximum exceedance of 3.51 metres; 11 rivers remained above guaranteed flood‑control levels.

Refinitiv says it obtained a draft US State Department letter and cites anonymous US officials indicating Washington plans to send letters to the 30+ countries that signed the June AI Opportunities Partnership joint statement, asking them to choose between the US and China in the AI competition. The US would exclude countries that join a China‑led AI framework from participation in a US‑led AI alliance, per the report. Chinese commentators say the US, after courting 20+ economies with its “Silicon Peace” initiative, is now forcing countries to pick sides, a move they characterize as technology bullying.

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