At a July 8 briefing, the Taiwan Affairs Office commented on reports that TSMC will inject $20bn into its U.S. unit to build a 12‑inch wafer fab and an advanced packaging plant. The office noted this is the sixth approval by Taiwan economic authorities for TSMC's U.S. investments, bringing cumulative approved investment to $44bn, and said the move has heightened island concern that TSMC could become an "American TSMC." Spokesperson Chen Binhua accused the DPP of treating TSMC's U.S. investment a

CNN, citing three sources familiar with decision-making, reports that ahead of the Feb. 28 strikes on Iranian targets senior US military commanders ignored embedded warnings in a key database that intelligence on potential targets was years out of date and required revalidation. The sources say prompts noted the data's age and that adding targets to strike lists required senior approval, but commanders authorized multiple strikes, including one on a girls' elementary school that killed nearly 200 children and adults. Two sources said the warnings were disregarded for "efficiency considerations" amid pressure to identify targets early in the conflict; the strike is among the deadliest US actions causing civilian casualties in recent years.

Inspur Information shares opened and held the daily limit-up after the company forecast 1H 2026 net profit of 2.6–3.1 bln yuan, implying YoY growth of 226–288%.