AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoTaiwan Strait Tensions: Taiwan proposed record 2027 defence spending of T$1.1225 trillion, framing it as an “investment in peace” as China ramps up pressure and daily military activity around the island. Party-State Messaging: Xi Jinping used Jiang Zemin’s 100th birth centenary to urge the CPC to advance “socialism with Chinese characteristics,” stressing political conviction, party self-governance, and people-first development. US-China AI Pressure: The US plans to tell dozens of countries to “pick sides” in the AI race, warning they could be excluded from a US-led coalition if they join Beijing’s competing framework; Kazakhstan is highlighted as a rare dual participant. Green Power Grid Limits: China rejected 360 TWh of clean power in the first half of 2026 as grids hit capacity, underscoring how curtailments and policy shifts are slowing renewables growth. Foreign Policy Friction: Beijing urged the US to stop “smearing” China over the Huangyan Island nature reserve and condemned Japan’s Yasukuni-linked moves as a challenge to postwar order. Regional Diplomacy: Jordan’s King Abdullah begins a week-long China visit, meeting Xi and other top leaders, while Chile’s FM is set to visit Beijing. Property and Markets: China Union Holdings shares fell after Canada signaled a security review of its planned acquisition of an Argentine lithium brine miner. AI Industry Push: Xinhua says China is building a locally tailored but nationally coordinated AI industry, with provincial strengths and expanding computing capacity.
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