China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has instructed local radio regulatory bodies to immediately investigate and crack down on suspected unlawful online sales of signal jammers. Authorities will coordinate with local public security and market supervision departments to conduct inspections, rapidly address suspected violations, and have ordered e-commerce platforms to remove listings and merchant accounts selling such devices.

On the afternoon of July 17, lists circulated naming proposed fund managers and custodians for 18 newly filed first‑batch active ETFs in China. Industry sources said the information likely came from channel firms and is mostly accurate but not final and may contain minor discrepancies. For the E Fund Quality Future actively managed ETF one version lists Yang Siliang as sole proposed manager; another lists Yang Siliang and Ni Chunyao. A Beijing fund-house contact said fund companies have not published final nominations and that appointments will be confirmed in the prospectus after product approval.

US media report the US has notified Israel it will deploy dozens more air-to-air refueling tankers and may broaden military action against Iran. Axios, citing Israeli officials, said Washington wants the additional tankers in the coming days to restore numbers to levels seen at the start of US-Israeli operations against Iran in late February. The US has asked Israel to accept the deployments; Prime Minister Netanyahu will make the final decision. About 30 US tankers are parked at Ben Gurion near Tel Aviv and a similar number at Ramon in southern Israel. Axios added President Trump appears inclined to escalate to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and accept US demands on its nuclear program, and US and Israeli officials said Trump could order an escalation in coming days.