TOP ISRAELI GENERAL SAYS IRAN’S MISSILE LAUNCH ABILITY HAS BEEN CUT DOWN

A commentary in Qiushi (a flagship theoretical journal of the Communist Party of China Central Committee) called for promoting more balanced growth in China’s imports and exports amid rising geopolitical tensions, global protectionism and weak external demand. It noted structural weaknesses in China’s trade, including relatively low value-added exports and limited competitiveness in high-end equipment, core components, advanced chips and precision instruments, as well as underdeveloped services trade. The article urged continued efforts to stabilize exports while gradually expanding imports to help narrow the trade surplus. It called for upgrading export structure toward high-end manufacturing, green products and services, while supporting new trade models such as cross-border e-commerce and overseas warehouses. It also emphasized expanding imports of advanced technology, equipment and consumer goods, improving trade facilitation, and deepening domestic–international market integration through unified standards and logistics systems.

IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO AL JAZEERA: WE HAVE NOT SENT ANY RESPONSE TO THE 15 AMERICAN PROPOSALS, AND WE HAVE NOT PUT FORWARD ANY PROPOSALS OR CONDITIONS