Maersk said commercial operations at La Guaira port have not yet been authorized to resume.

At a July 1 regular press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said China consistently advocates early removal of unilateral sanctions on Iran. Asked about US steps to lift sanctions and how Chinese firms should adapt as 60‑day oil waivers progress, Guo urged the United States and Iran to implement the signed memorandum of understanding and continue negotiations toward a comprehensive political settlement.

Sichuan Governor Shi Xiaolin met BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu in Chengdu on July 1. They discussed stepping up BYD’s investment in Sichuan under the province’s 15th Five-Year development plan, including expanding existing project production lines, scaling capacity and increasing openness. The parties agreed to promote pilot deployment of rapid-charging technologies, explore integrated new-energy storage and computing–power models, and cultivate automotive aftermarket value-added services, framing cooperation within national policy guidance and market-based logic to support high-quality regional industrial development.