英国海上贸易行动办公室：一艘油轮的船长报告称，在10月20日发生的事件中被一枚不明发射物击中。

Fox News, citing two US officials, reports the US is deploying USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit with the USS Makin Island amphibious ready group to the Middle East, expected to arrive before end‑November, adding roughly 10,000 Navy and Marine personnel. Roosevelt carries about 6,000 sailors; the 13th MEU and Makin Island ARG typically total ~4,200 personnel. Roosevelt will be the third US carrier in the region, joining USS George H.W. Bush (arrived April) and USS George Washington (which replaced USS Abraham Lincoln in mid‑August). Roosevelt departed Japan on Sunday; the 13th MEU sailed with Makin Island on Monday.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Oct. 21 issued a notice launching construction of specialized, refined, distinctive and innovative empowerment centers. China will build about 30 such centers during the 15th Five-Year Plan period and establish a national service network to support small and medium-sized enterprise innovation and development.