Israel will hold a national election on Oct. 27. The New York Times reports thousands of Israelis living in the US plan to fly home to vote. Jewish Policy Research (London) estimates about 630,000 Israeli citizens live abroad, roughly 6% of the population. A US group called the US‑Israel Democracy Alliance is organizing logistics and charter flights and said last week it expects more than 50,000 returnees. In a tightly contested race, these voters could be decisive.

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Cheng Hehong, chief lawyer and head of the CSRC Legal Department, said at the 2026 Financial Street Forum that the CSRC is conducting an implementation review of the Securities Law and advancing revisions to the Securities Investment Fund Law. He noted revisions to the Financial Stability Law, PBOC Law, Commercial Bank Law and Banking Supervision Law are already on the National People’s Congress legislative agenda. Based on an in-depth evaluation and given material changes in markets since the Securities Law’s 2019 amendment, the CSRC will study including a Securities Law amendment in the next NPC legislative plan.