Zhongkong Technology and Singapore integrated-security firm Certis Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement. They will deepen collaboration on security robots, smart-campus services, intelligent patrol, on-site coordination and multi-scene operations, aiming to integrate robotics into modern security-service systems and accelerate the sector’s shift from labor-intensive security toward human–machine collaboration and intelligent operations, promoting deployment in public-utility scenarios.

At a July 6 foreign ministry briefing, spokesperson Mao Ning responded to recent remarks by EU Commission President Von der Leyen urging continued dialogue with China on trade imbalances and alleging large inflows of Chinese surplus goods. Mao said recent European heat waves have driven strong demand for Chinese-made air conditioners, fans and multi‑purpose sun umbrellas, with reports of shortages and products selling out. She said whether goods constitute a surplus or a shortage is for consumers to judge, and that China‑EU trade is market‑driven and based on complementary advantages, delivering consumer savings and supplier profits. Mao urged EU interlocutors to view bilateral economic relations objectively rather than through a zero‑sum lens.

根據最新美歐貿易協議，歐盟承諾未來三年採購7500億美元美國能源產品，其中液化天然氣（LNG）將佔大部分。然而，由於亞洲天然氣價格更高，美國出口商更願意將LNG銷往亞洲，導致歐洲6月採購美國LNG降至兩年來最低。此外，受去年冬季庫存消耗、中東局勢及供應擾動影響，歐盟天然氣庫存處於近15年來同期低位，今冬能源供應壓力依然突出。隨着2027年俄LNG進口禁令生效，美國未來或將佔歐盟LNG進口的80%。與此同時，歐盟又限制北海、北極等油氣資源開發，本土增產空間有限，使能源供應更加依賴進口。歐盟雖然通過制裁俄羅斯試圖降低對俄能源依賴，卻可能逐步轉向依賴美國。