美国贸易代表格里尔：美国提议将加拿大大部分钢铁产品关税下调至25%，将铝产品关税由50%降至25%。

India's Ministry of External Affairs said External Affairs Minister Jaishankar will make an official visit to Russia on Aug. 23-24.

Aug 22 — Nio founder, chairman and CEO Li Bin told the 2026 China Chief Economist forum at Fudan School of Management that 2026 is a pivotal year for new-energy vehicles as competition intensifies. He said the China auto industry is entering four stages: an increasingly brutal final competitive phase; accelerated BEV penetration; a shift from brand chaos to brand clarification; and a move from single-point to systems-level competition. Li said the next two years will be critical in determining which automakers can keep pace and which will be left behind.