U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the U.S. supports open-source AI models but opposes intellectual property theft.

Taiping Asset said it remains confident in China’s long-term economic outlook and will align equity exposures with policy priorities, including modern industrial-system construction and development of new productive forces. The manager said it will apply long-term, value and responsible-investment principles and deploy insurance long-term and patient capital to optimize equity allocation and actively mobilize medium- and long-term funds into Chinese markets to support capital-market stability.

President Trump said the U.S. will provide substantial assistance to Lebanon.