With US-Iran peace talks stalled and regional security deteriorating, Kpler preliminary data show 7 vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday versus 14 on Wednesday — 4 inbound, 3 outbound. No VLCCs or LNG carriers transited; one VLGC carrying propane and butane exited via an Iran-linked route.

China's Ministry of Finance Deputy Minister Liao Min said at a State Council Information Office briefing on Aug. 21 that, under the 'Expand Consumption' 15th Five-Year Plan, the near-term priority is fully implementing existing policies to speed their impact, with emphasis on employment and income growth. Over the medium-to-long term the ministry plans to raise household consumption capacity by strengthening social security, deepening income-distribution reforms and enhancing tax-transfer redistribution.

According to Zhongji Xuchuang's 2026 half-year report, Zhang Jianping became the company's ninth-largest shareholder, holding 5.9348 mln shares, or 0.53% of total share capital.