AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAI & Cybersecurity: China’s MIIT warned that some versions of Anthropic’s Claude Code may secretly transmit users’ location and identifiers via a “built-in monitoring mechanism,” urging uninstalling or upgrading. South China Sea Lawfare: On the 10th anniversary of the 2016 arbitration, China renewed its rejection and pushed back against a US-led joint statement, while legal experts in Hong Kong called the “award” politically manipulated and urged countries to stop “rehashing” it. Tech & Industry: Shanghai’s Orient Computing unveiled the DF1000 domestic 3D AI chip, targeting near-memory performance and planning DF2000/DF3000 launches. Economy & Policy: Beijing approved a five-year consumption blueprint aiming for about 60 trillion yuan in retail sales by 2030, as forecasts point to slower Q2 growth amid weak domestic demand. Defense & Space: China warned Japan’s space militarisation after Japan created a Space Operations Wing, and also renewed calls for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed clashes. Diplomacy: Wang Yi met Kazakhstan’s FM in Beijing, signaling deeper strategic cooperation ahead of Tokayev’s visit tied to China’s World AI agenda. Health: A new national plan targets raising average life expectancy to 80 by 2030.
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