China's National Development and Reform Commission urgently allocated 100 million yuan from the central budget to support emergency post-debris-flow recovery in Gyirong County, Shigatse, Tibet.

IMF managing director Georgieva said the global economy has held up better-than-expected amid the energy shock from the Iran war, supported by drawdowns in oil and gas inventories and increased non‑Gulf energy supply.

The State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office said at a regular briefing that the Taiwan Industrial Association’s 2026 white paper, themed “Confident and Steady: Building a New Phase of Cross‑Strait Development,” calls for simplified vetting of mainland professionals visiting Taiwan and urges faster improvement of mainland visitor application procedures. Spokesperson Zhang Han said frequent, orderly cross‑strait business and people‑to‑people exchanges are popular and a prevailing trend; the office said it has long promoted cross‑strait cooperation and taken measures to ease travel. The office urged the DPP authorities to heed industry appeals and remove what it described as unreasonable restrictions that impede cross‑strait exchanges and integration.