Iranian media reported on the 8th that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone in southern Iran.

Ginlong Technologies said on a July 7 conference call that orders for Q3 2026 are full. Total inverter shipments (residential storage, C&I storage and grid‑tied) are expected to rise about 30% QoQ, with storage inverters growing faster than grid‑tied units. Residential storage system pairing rate is roughly 20–30% now; the company targets above 50% in 2027 and expects system sales to materially outpace inverter sales. For C&I storage, monthly inverter order intake has exceeded 4,000 units and is climbing month‑on‑month; system repeat order rates are very high.

From the 7th to 9th of this month the Dutch minister for foreign trade and development cooperation led a three-day visit to Beijing and Shanghai with a 17-company delegation across logistics, agriculture and high-tech. The Dutch foreign ministry said it was the first minister-led trade delegation to China since April 2018. China and the Netherlands have not reached consensus on how to resolve outstanding disputes related to Nexperia.