German Chancellor Merz said Ukraine can continue to rely on Germany.

At its 2026 Q3 results briefing, Yongshan Lithium said the Hunan Yongshan Phase III project is scheduled to begin trial production before year-end and aims to reach target production capacity and quality standards within three months. The company said it has stable partnerships with several leading cathode-material firms and that the new capacity will improve capacity alignment and order fulfilment for core customers.

On Nov. 3, 2026, China used a Lijian-2 Yao-2 carrier rocket from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone to place 18 Qianfan constellation networking satellites built by Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite Technology into their planned orbit; the launch was declared successful. Qianfan is a Yuanxin-developed, commercially operated low-Earth-orbit satellite internet constellation using Ku and Q/V bands to provide broadband and internet-access services. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology completed domestic frequency coordination and issued space radio station licenses and radio-frequency-use permits in bulk to support the project’s deployment.