President Xi Jinping said China and the US have deeply intertwined interests and broad scope for cooperation, urging both sides to expand their cooperation agenda and pare down bilateral disputes. He said China’s door remains open to US investment and called for fair treatment of Chinese companies. Xi said both countries, as major AI powers, have a responsibility to develop and regulate AI responsibly and signalled willingness to step up cooperation on AI, counter‑narcotics and law enforcement,

Ahead of the Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays, MOFCOM held a video conference directing local commerce authorities to bolster supplies of daily necessities. It instructed key suppliers to strengthen production–sales coordination, broaden sourcing and raise inventories of fresh produce and mooncakes, and urged major cities and tourist areas to pre-lock supplies and prepare transport. In coordination with other departments, authorities released 5,100 tonnes of central reserve frozen beef and mutton for ethnic minority regions to boost holiday meat supply. MOFCOM will implement daily monitoring during the holiday period to track supply and demand and ensure market stability.

Reform UK said it would cut the civil service workforce by nearly half, eliminating several hundred thousand posts if it wins power, as part of plans to overhaul how government operates.