Colombian President De la Espriella met US Secretary of State Rubio in Barranquilla on the 8th and said Colombia and the United States will deepen cooperation on regional security, counternarcotics, border management and investment development. Senator Ivan Cepeda posted opposition to Rubio’s visit on social media, questioning parts of any security or military arrangements with the US as potential infringements on national sovereignty and criticizing the nearly 50‑year US‑led ‘war on drugs’ as h

Tesla China on Sept. 7 launched a limited-time in-stock incentive: orders taken and delivered by Sept. 30 qualify for a 5,000 yuan cash rebate on Model 3 variants and a 10,000 yuan rebate on Model Y variants; rebates can be combined with five-year 0% financing. Over the past two weeks more than ten brands across luxury, joint-venture, domestic and new-energy segments have offered time-limited purchase incentives — including in-stock cash rebates, insurance subsidies, zero-interest finance and enhanced trade-in offers. CPCA secretary-general Cui Dongshu said these measures are market actions to rebalance supply and demand during the key September sales window, describing them as pulse sales and inventory-clearance efforts rather than the start of a broad price war.

White House: goods imported before Sept. 29, 2026 that have not been consumed or withdrawn from warehouses will remain subject to a 50% tariff.