China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and China Customs issued joint guidance to tighten coordinated intellectual property protection. The agencies will establish a long-term data-sharing and application cooperation mechanism on the basis of data security, strengthen investigative assistance and operational support, and intensify protection in priority sectors to advance end-to-end IP enforcement and improve the business and innovation environment.

CHINA'S LI attended a Canton Fair 70th anniversary forum in Guangzhou on Oct. 14 and outlined policy steps to deepen international commercial ties. He identified three trends: trade partners upgrading to innovation partners, investment partners, and supply-chain partners. China will deepen an open innovation ecosystem, strengthen protection of foreign-related intellectual property and actively address corporate concerns; further optimize the foreign investment environment, widen market access and support foreign firms’ local production; and accelerate construction of a modern industrial system, including new power grids, compute networks and next-generation communications networks. He invited more foreign investment into China and urged deeper, pragmatic supply-chain cooperation to build an open, inclusive global production and supply chain.

Spain September HICP final YoY 5.0% — in line with expectations and previous 5.0%.