U.S. President Trump posted late local time that Canada "wants to enjoy the benefits of being a U.S. state without actually becoming one" and "has for years imposed high tariffs on our farmers," adding "Enough!"

Liqi Intelligent said in its Aug. 23 semiannual report 1H2026 revenue was 1.278 bln yuan, up 7.46% YoY, while net profit attributable to shareholders was 118 mln yuan, down 21.13% YoY; basic EPS was 0.30 yuan. The company proposes a cash dividend of 1.5 yuan per 10 shares (tax included). Management said system products have long delivery-to-acceptance cycles and revenue recognized in the period came mainly from system orders signed earlier during a downturn and weak recovery in the lithium battery sector; those orders carried relatively low gross margins, contributing to revenue growth but lower net profit. New orders in 1H were about 1.8 bln yuan and backlog exceeded 6.4 bln yuan at the period end.

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