Yancheng Maritime Safety Administration issued a navigation warning: parts of the southern Yellow Sea will be closed to shipping for live-fire exercises from 00:00 on June 28 to 24:00 on July 8; entry is prohibited.

The 14th NPC Standing Committee's 23rd meeting on the 26th approved a decision authorising the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to exercise jurisdiction over the Hong Kong-side port area of Huanggang port and related extension zones. The HKSAR government thanked the central government for its support, saying the authorisation underscores Beijing's commitment to better integrate Hong Kong into the national development agenda, will strengthen cross-boundary infrastructure connectivity, facilitate personnel flows and trade between the mainland and Hong Kong, and advance Guangdong‑Hong Kong‑Macao Greater Bay Area construction — a move it described as strategically significant and an embodiment of the advantages of ‘one country, two systems’.

6月26日，中国稀土集团与湖南高新创投集团在长沙签署湖南稀土院股权合作协议。