On Sept. 7 Changxin Technology held its 2026 interim results briefing. Responding to market reports that Apple tested its chips, CEO Zhao Lun said the company is open to exploring cooperation with global premium customers and that its products can compete with international peers on performance, quality and supply stability. On HBM (high-bandwidth memory), Zhao said Changxin will continue product and process iteration following its technical roadmap and commercial plan. He added server demand is

Sept 6 — Exit poll in Saxony‑Anhalt state election shows Alternative for Germany (AfD) 44.5%, versus 20.8% in 2021; the CDU led by Merz falls to 18.5% from 37.1% in 2021. Initial seat projection for the 83‑seat state parliament gives AfD 39 seats, three short of an absolute majority. Other mainstream parties have ruled out joining an AfD‑led coalition, leaving AfD’s entry into the state government uncertain even if it becomes the largest party. AfD said it will seek cooperation with forces willing to implement its policies, stressing migration and domestic security as non‑negotiable priorities; leader Weidel said the party has a clear governing mandate and will engage with parties that share its policy positions.

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued its information and communications “15th Five-Year” development plan, directing stepped-up core technology R&D. It mandates accelerated 6G core R&D and continued 6G trials; expanded R&D in ultra‑high‑speed, large‑capacity optical transmission, optical access and submarine‑cable optical systems; fast‑tracking new fiber technologies including hollow‑core fiber and their deployment; industry convergence work on vehicular optical communications and industrial‑control optical networks; data‑communications innovation to tackle IP wide‑area lossless transmission and flow‑level load balancing; R&D of compute‑transmission channels that sense compute and network resources; key satellite‑communications work on efficient space‑to‑ground transmission, inter‑satellite networking and routing; and accelerated frontier deployment in optoelectronic fusion and integration of quantum encryption with information and communication networks.