A New York City Council spokesperson said invitation letters have been sent to Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Sundar Pichai requesting they appear at an AI hearing.

Sept. 14-16 — National Energy Administration Deputy Director Wang Jianbo attended and spoke at the 2026 G20 Energy Ministers' meeting in Houston. China urged respect for natural resource sovereignty and for countries' autonomous choice of energy development models, and called for open, fair, non-discriminatory cooperation to protect global energy industry and supply‑chain stability. The meeting adopted a G20 Energy Resilience Working Group communiqué on critical minerals. China held exchanges with the UK and other delegations.

ECB Vice President Vujcic said the bank should not place too much emphasis on labels such as 'neutral' and 'restrictive' for interest rates.