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CITIC Securities says tighter tax‑compliance requirements for Hong Kong insurance policies could disrupt near‑term demand for Hong Kong insurance, while direct financial impact on banks should be limited. Over the medium to long term, CITIC says Hong Kong insurance retains differentiated advantages in yields, foreign‑currency asset allocation and overseas life protection, and cross‑border wealth‑allocation demand remains resilient. Current market moves largely reflect short‑term sentiment and policy expectations and do not change the long‑run operating logic for Hong Kong financial firms.

On the afternoon of Aug. 7, China's Ministry of National Defense spokesman, Senior Colonel Chen Xi, said Japan's accelerating development of offensive weapons is increasingly rampant and dangerous and warrants high vigilance from regional states. He said Japan's claim of "peripheral security threats" is a pretext to breach its pacifist constitution and its "exclusive defense" posture and to accelerate "re-militarization." Chen said the real threat to Japan's security and regional stability is Japan's domestic push to expand its armed forces, and urged the international community to unite and act to contain Japan's "new militarism."