Mimura, Japan's top foreign-exchange official, said he has no such concern when asked about market views that funding constraints could weaken Japan's ability to intervene to buy yen.

On Sept 26 at a forum, Philippine defense minister Teodoro commented on the South China Sea. China’s embassy in the Philippines spokesman Ji Lingpeng described Teodoro as extremely anti‑China, saying he has long attacked and smeared China to gain political capital. The embassy said his remarks disregard facts, aim to disrupt China‑Philippines relations and sow discord between the two peoples, and that such efforts will not succeed.

Sept 28 — Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said China's competent authorities have briefed on the eighth round of China‑US economic and trade consultations and advised reporters to seek further details from those agencies. He was responding to a Bloomberg question about US Treasury Secretary Bessent's comment that China proposed a "broader agreement" with the United States.