China A-share CRO sector opened lower then rebounded; Zhaoyan Xinyao and Chengdu Xiandao each rose more than 6%, Medicilon climbed over 5%, with Haofan Shengwu, Yangguang Nuohuo and Kailaiying also advancing.

據國會山報：曾在克林頓任內短暫執掌中央情報局（CIA）並經歷了一段充滿爭議時期的詹姆斯·伍爾西於週三去世，享年84歲。

China Life Group held its 1H operations meeting in Beijing on July 22. Under new accounting standards, consolidated operating revenue topped 520 bln yuan in 1H, up over 60% YoY; consolidated net profit exceeded 130 bln yuan. Consolidated total assets surpassed 9.0 tln yuan and assets under management reached 18.5 tln yuan. Regulator-calculated consolidated premiums exceeded 620 bln yuan. Sum insured exceeded 1,000 tln yuan and claims paid totaled 278.6 bln yuan. As of end-June 2026, the group’s insurance-fund investments in the real economy exceeded 6.0 tln yuan; domestic public-market equity holdings exceeded 1.3 tln yuan, reaffirming support for capital-market development.