Germany's coalition government pledged to conclude additional trade and investment agreements.

China's Foreign Ministry on July 2 said Japanese premier TAKAICHI's repeated promotion of a 'free and open Indo‑Pacific' is name‑only, accusing the rhetoric of masking intentions of confrontation. Spokesman Guo Jiakun noted Japanese officials have been lobbying in the Philippines, Vietnam, Australia and India and said the concept runs counter to regional states' pursuit of peace, development and cooperation and will not gain genuine support.

港股收盤，恆指收漲0.76%，科指收跌0.40%，半導體板塊集體殺跌，兆易創新(03986.HK)收跌18.39%，中芯國際(00981.HK)收跌10.07%。