SLBM Test & Regional Tensions: China carried out a rare submarine-launched ballistic missile test in the Pacific, firing a JL-2/JL-3-class missile with a simulated warhead and drawing sharp condemnation from Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the U.S., with critics saying it departs from China’s past practice of testing over land. Cybersecurity & AI Tools: Beijing’s National Vulnerability Database warned users to uninstall or upgrade Anthropic’s Claude Code after flagging a “backdoor” risk that could transmit user data without consent, while Anthropic disputed the mechanism as an anti-abuse tracking feature. AI Governance Push: China used the UN’s AI for Good summit in Geneva to call for more cooperation on AI governance, with Chinese teams winning across an AI and space computing challenge. Sci-Tech Self-Reliance: China’s vice premier urged full implementation of sci-tech policies to boost basic research and core breakthroughs, while Xi reiterated the goal of making China a global science and technology leader by 2035. Clean Energy Supply Chain Shock: EU funding limits on Chinese-made inverters are said to threaten solar and wind rollouts in poorer Central and Eastern European countries, where Chinese supply still dominates. Disaster Response & Resilience: Flood cleanup in Guangxi followed a deadly typhoon-linked dam breach, while Taiwan and China braced for Typhoon Bavi with large-scale emergency preparations. Low-Altitude Economy Investment: Wuce Space secured strategic funding from a Jiaxing state-backed innovation fund, highlighting accelerating capital flows into China’s low-altitude operations and spatial intelligence sector.