美国贸易代表格里尔：美国曾提议取消针对软木木材的10%关税。

Global long-term sovereign yields have risen and bond selloff pressure has intensified, while China’s bond market and the yuan have remained relatively stable. As of Aug 21, 2026 cumulative panda bond issuance reached CNY 209.98 bln, up more than 73% YoY, amid increased onshore RMB funding by international institutions. Market contacts note foreign investors account for only about 5–8% of China’s bond market, leaving domestic investors with pricing dominance, and say China’s monetary policy remains domestically focused so external shocks are unlikely to reverse the domestic bond trend. Outlook: developed-market yields are likely to stay volatile, bolstering the allocation case for RMB bonds and potentially drawing sustained foreign inflows over the medium–long term; offsetting risks include higher US Treasury yields raising global allocation hurdles and possibly deterring foreign purchases of RMB bonds, and rapid rises in developed-market yields constraining domestic risk-asset valuations.

Two US military aircraft left Bezmer Air Base in Bulgaria on the 22nd, departing earlier than their authorized stay, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said. Stoyanov said the planes conducted no southbound flights while at Bezmer; all training sorties were over western and northwestern allied airspace and Bulgaria has received no information of a direct threat to national security. President Yotova also confirmed the aircraft have left and the mission is over.