German think tank ZEW: private consumption and investment remain weak due to elevated energy prices.

Anhui Energy Bureau is publicly soliciting private enterprises to invest in the Inner Mongolia Kubuqi Desert-to-Anhui ultra‑high‑voltage direct‑current (UHV DC) project (Mengdian‑to‑Anhui) to implement national guidance on introducing private capital into cross‑provincial HVDC corridors and at the request of State Grid Anhui. The project is a national key transmission and clean‑energy export channel: two converter stations, ±800 kV lines of about 1,327 km and 8 GW transmission capacity. Target commercial operation in 2030; estimated total investment about 21.83 bln yuan. Anhui province, the Inner Mongolia government and State Grid are processing long‑term transmission agreements.

美国国务院：已批准向荷兰潜在出售通用红外对抗系统，估计金额为2.94亿美元。