TAMURA, a Bank of Japan policy board member, said he voted against pausing the taper of bond purchases from the next fiscal year and that the central bank should swiftly normalize its bond holdings.

CHINA STATE PLANNER and the National Energy Administration issued the 15th Five‑Year Plan for New Energy System Construction, directing coal-fired power to pivot toward supporting flexible, peaking and balancing roles. The plan calls for optimizing coal-power layout and reasonably controlling coal-fired installed capacity and generation; implementing next‑generation coal plant retrofits to enhance deep peak regulation and fast‑ramp capabilities; and encouraging zero-/low‑carbon fuel co‑firing and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) to achieve cleaner, lower‑carbon operations. It also directs continued coal‑unit retirements and life‑extension management, rational planning and construction of gas‑fired plants, and expanded demonstration and deployment of domestically produced gas turbines.

The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) will hold the 4th Chain Expo closing press conference at 15:00 on June 26, 2026, in Hall W105 at the China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi), Beijing. CCPIT vice chairman Li Xingqian, Yang Xiaojun, minister of CCPIT’s Industry Promotion Department, and Lin Shunjie, chairman of China International Exhibition Center Group Co., Ltd., will attend and take questions; the event will be livestreamed online.