A-share components sector opened lower before rallying; Aihua Group hit the daily limit, Weiergao rose over 8%, and Shengyi Technology, Yihao New Materials, Aosikang, Zhongying Technology and Xianfeng Holdings also advanced.

On Aug 30 local time, CHINA arrived in Bishkek by special aircraft at the invitation of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov to attend the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit and begin a state visit to Kyrgyzstan.

Public data show that since 2014 over 33,000 sanctions targeting Russian individuals, businesses and transport have been imposed; as of Aug 26, 2026 there are more than 33,700 individual-targeted sanctions, about 97.3% of which were imposed since late Feb 2022. The U.S. accounts for the largest share with roughly 7,400 measures (22%), followed by Canada ~4,400 (13.2%) and Switzerland ~3,900 (11.4%). The EU has nearly 3,700 measures (including its 21st package); Iceland, which fully mirrors EU sanctions, has about 3,400. Other major contributors are Norway ~2,800 (8.4%), the U.K. ~2,700 (7.9%), New Zealand ~2,100 (6.1%), Australia ~1,700 (5.0%) and Japan ~1,400 (4.3%).