Financial Times: Apple (AAPL.O) CEO Cook held constructive talks with the EU technology chief on "Siri AI".

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and seven other ministries issued implementation guidance setting 2030 targets to scale new infrastructure and deepen industrial-digital integration. Key targets: build 50,000 industrial 5G private networks; expand the scope of identifier-resolution service providers; develop about five integrated platforms with international influence; initially establish a comprehensive industrial data governance framework; achieve integrated applications across 207 mid-level industrial categories; cultivate tiered, differentiated 5G factories; and raise safety classification-and-grading coverage to 80% among industrial enterprises above designated size in key sectors.

July 1 — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a regular briefing that China has repeatedly set out its position on remarks from Paraguay and urged the Paraguayan government and leaders to align with the tide of history and public will, promptly stand on the right side of history, make decisions in their country’s fundamental and long-term interests and avoid further isolation.