Putin appeared in military uniform and said Russian forces on the front lines hold "strategic initiative".

On July 4 the China Coast Guard conducted law-enforcement patrols in waters east of Taiwan, using the term 'routine' in its report for the first time compared with last month. Marine expert Yang Xiao said 'routine' denotes continuous enforcement operations intended to assert sovereignty. The coast guard has implemented regular patrols of the Diaoyu Islands and affiliated islets and routine enforcement around Huangyan Island (Scarborough Shoal). The agency said it logged 357 days of patrols around the Diaoyu Islands in 2025, which China says demonstrates its undisputed sovereignty over the islands and their territorial waters.

The National Data Administration issued the Guidelines for Data Property Registration (Trial) to promote secure, compliant and efficient data circulation and use. The national data management authority will oversee nationwide data property registration, including establishing a unified national registration regime, guiding and supervising registration activities, and building and operating a national data property registration service system. The service system will aggregate registration records and provide nationwide public disclosure, query and verification services and support registrar management.