Macron said he did not hear US President Trump make any complaints about allies while in the room.

On the morning of July 8, Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwa arrived in Chengdu, Sichuan, continuing her state visit to China. Sichuan is the second province she has visited on this trip after Guangdong; she arrived in Guangzhou on July 5 to begin a week-long state visit.

Hildegard Müller, president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), said EU approval of the EU–Mexico trade agreement is important for Germany, noting roughly 70% of the sector’s jobs are supported by exports. With uncertainty around the USMCA, Müller said closer EU–Mexico economic ties signal a more stable, diversified and resilient transatlantic value chain. She said the vote removes a major obstacle and called for rapid completion of remaining EU and national ratification procedures.