On July 4 in Stockholm, China foreign minister Wang Yi met Jacob Wallenberg, chairman of the board of Sweden's Yinruida Group.

Moscow Mayor Sobyanin posted multiple updates on social media from the night of July 3 local time, saying Russian air-defence systems intercepted 23 Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow by the early hours of July 4 local time.

On July 4 the China Coast Guard conducted law-enforcement patrols in waters east of Taiwan, using the term 'routine' in its report for the first time compared with last month. Marine expert Yang Xiao said 'routine' denotes continuous enforcement operations intended to assert sovereignty. The coast guard has implemented regular patrols of the Diaoyu Islands and affiliated islets and routine enforcement around Huangyan Island (Scarborough Shoal). The agency said it logged 357 days of patrols around the Diaoyu Islands in 2025, which China says demonstrates its undisputed sovereignty over the islands and their territorial waters.