法国农业部长：估计有3万至3.5万家农场因气候危机面临风险。

On the afternoon of Sept. 4, China's Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Colonel Jiang Bin said recent Taiwanese defense reports exaggerate a "mainland threat" and serve as an excuse for the Democratic Progressive Party to stoke war anxiety. He reiterated that the PLA routinely conducts ships-and-aircraft combat-readiness patrols around Taiwan to carry out anti-secession and anti-interference operations to safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and warned any attempt to pursue independence by force would fail.

Foreign central banks' holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell $14.005 bln in the week to Aug. 28, compared with a $29.075 bln increase in the prior week.