On the eve of International Children's Day on June 1, the 9th National Congress of the Young Pioneers of China opened in Beijing on the morning of May 27. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, sent a congratulatory letter, extending congratulations on behalf of the CPC Central Committee to the opening of the congress, and extending sincere greetings to all Young Pioneers, Young Pioneers counselors, and Young Pioneers workers, wishing all children nationwide a happy holiday. In his congratulatory letter, Xi Jinping emphasized that children are the future vital force in advancing the great cause of building a strong nation and national rejuvenation, and the Young Pioneers is a great school for the healthy growth of children. On the new journey, the Young Pioneers must hold high their flag and follow the Party, focus on the fundamental task of cultivating successors to the cause of communism, aim at training qualified builders of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and educate and guide Young Pioneers to strive to be good children of the new era who love the Party and the country, study diligently, and develop comprehensively. It is necessary to comprehensively strengthen the Party's leadership over Young Pioneers work, consolidate the Communist Youth League's responsibility of leading the Young Pioneers, create a good environment and conditions for the healthy growth of children, and continuously achieve new successes in the Young Pioneers cause. Cai Qi, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, attended the opening ceremony. Shi Taifeng, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, read Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter at the meeting and delivered a speech on behalf of the CPC Central Committee. He stated that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's series of important expositions on children and Young Pioneers work, adhere to the Party's comprehensive leadership, adhere to Party building to lead Youth League building and Young Pioneers building, and create a good environment for children's growth. He expressed hope that all Young Pioneers would bear in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's teachings, inherit red genes, carry forward the Chinese cultural lineage, and carry forward the spirit of struggle, striving to be good children of the new era who love the Party and the country, study diligently, and develop comprehensively, and be ready at all times for the great cause of building a strong nation and national rejuvenation. Xue Kelaite Zha Keer, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Chen Yiqin, State Councilor, and Shen Yueyue, Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the meeting. At the opening ceremony, A Dong, First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, and Wang Jiayi, Vice Minister of Education, delivered speeches on behalf of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and the Ministry of Education, respectively. Representatives of the Young Pioneers reported on their stories of learning, practicing, and growing up in the Young Pioneers organization by listening to the Party and following the Party. Awards were presented to representatives of outstanding Young Pioneers counselors and outstanding Young Pioneers collectives nationwide. Wang Yi, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and Executive Deputy Director of the National Work Committee of the Young Pioneers, delivered a work report on behalf of the 8th National Work Committee of the Young Pioneers. About 3,000 people attended the opening ceremony, including leading comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs, relevant people's organizations, representatives of the 9th National Congress of the Young Pioneers, representatives of outstanding Young Pioneers counselors and outstanding Young Pioneers collectives nationwide, and representatives of Young Pioneers and Young Pioneers counselors from Beijing.
Our station broadcast CCTV's quick commentary "Holding High the Young Pioneers Flag and Following the Party."
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to be guided by scientific and technological innovation, vigorously cultivate and strengthen emerging and future industries, seize the commanding heights of international competition, and foster new drivers and advantages for economic development. Since the beginning of this year, China's new industries have accelerated their growth, new forms of business and new models have continued to emerge, new drivers of development have continuously accumulated, and high-quality development has progressed steadily. Since the beginning of this year, China's economy has grown steadily, and new growth drivers have gained strength. Currently, the added value of the "three new" economies—new industries, new business forms, and new business models—accounts for over 18% of GDP. Significant breakthroughs have been made in domestically developed operating systems. The first personal computers running the HarmonyOS operating system have been officially released, with the number of HarmonyOS ecosystem devices connected exceeding 1 billion. AI computing power is surging. In April, orders for servers used to deploy computing power increased by nearly 200% year-on-year. AI is accelerating its empowerment of various industries. The "new" content in foreign trade continues to increase. Electromechanical products account for over 60% of China's goods trade exports, and the foreign trade structure is accelerating its climb towards the mid-to-high end of the value chain. Thriving new growth drivers provide strong support for China's stable economic growth and high-quality development. Moving towards the "new" and improving quality with the "new." General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized the need to cultivate and strengthen new quality productive forces and build a number of emerging pillar industries. When deploying this year's economic work, he pointed out the need to address bottlenecks in industrial transformation and upgrading and promote a smooth transition between old and new growth drivers. During his inspections and research visits to various regions, focusing on shaping new drivers and advantages for economic development, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out the need to strengthen and optimize the digital economy, increase efforts in AI exploration, and empower modern manufacturing with technology, promoting the integrated development of technological innovation and industrial innovation. Since the beginning of this year, more proactive macro policies have continued to exert their force: a national venture capital guidance fund has been established to guide long-term capital to invest early, in small enterprises, long-term, and in hard technology; an additional 300 billion yuan in re-lending quotas for technological innovation and technological transformation has been added; 11 national AI innovation application pilot zones are accelerating their construction... A series of policy measures that benefit both the present and the long term are accelerating their implementation and effectiveness. High-end manufacturing is climbing upwards. The world's largest diameter high-speed rail shield machine, "Linghang," has broken through 6,000 meters in tunneling distance. Over 70% of the overall progress of the second domestically produced large cruise ship has been completed. The world's fastest high-speed rail CR450 EMU prototype is undergoing type testing. China's manufacturing is accelerating its move towards high-end, intelligent, and green development. Currently, China has built 33 national manufacturing innovation centers. In April this year, the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 10.0% year-on-year, 3.9 percentage points higher than that of all industries above designated size. Equipment manufacturing contributed 55.9% to the growth of industries above designated size. "Made in China" is supporting the overall economy with its strong capabilities. The digital economy is growing rapidly. Industrial robots experienced a production peak in April, with output increasing by 51.5% year-on-year, and over 30,000 smart factories of various types have covered more than 80% of major manufacturing industries. Currently, the added value of the digital economy's core industries accounts for about 10% of GDP, achieving the "14th Five-Year Plan" goal ahead of schedule. Breakthroughs are accelerating in frontier fields. New progress has been made in 6G communication, achieving preliminary verification of a space-air-ground integrated network. The fourth-generation autonomous quantum computing measurement and control system has been released, pressing the "accelerate button" for the quantum computing industry. Chinese open-source models represented by DeepSeek are shining on the international stage. Currently, over 300 domestically produced large models have been registered, serving over 600 million people. Continuous breakthroughs in key core technologies are emerging, providing a continuous source of core competitiveness for the Chinese economy. In the final year of the "14th Five-Year Plan," a series of macro-economic policies are accelerating their implementation, and reforms are progressing steadily, with a surging new engine driving the Chinese economy forward steadily along the track of high-quality development.
On the afternoon of May 27, local time, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council attended the ASEAN-China-GCC Summit in Kuala Lumpur. The meeting was themed "Creating Opportunities, Sharing Prosperity." Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar, the rotating chair of ASEAN, Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sabah, the rotating chair of the GCC, and leaders from ASEAN and GCC countries attended the summit. Li Qiang stated that friendly exchanges between China, ASEAN, and GCC countries have a long history. Against the backdrop of a complex and volatile international situation and weak global economic growth, our establishment of such an exchange platform and cooperation mechanism as the trilateral summit is a major innovation in regional economic cooperation. Closer ties and cooperation among the three parties can create a vibrant economic circle and growth pole, which is of great significance for their respective economic prosperity and for peace and development in Asia and even the world. Li Qiang emphasized that all parties should firmly seize this historic opportunity, continuously enrich the substance of trilateral cooperation, and strive to create a model of global cooperation and development in the current era. First, to build a model of cross-regional openness. To build the three parties into a large shared market where resources, technology, talent, etc., circulate more efficiently, and trade, investment, etc., are more free and convenient. Second, to build a model of cooperation across development stages. On the basis of mutual respect and equal treatment, deepen the alignment of trilateral development strategies, strengthen macroeconomic policy coordination, and intensify industrial collaboration. Third, to build a model of cross-civilizational integration. Promote deeper cultural and people-to-people exchanges among the three parties, further solidify the foundation of mutual trust, implement the Global Civilization Initiative, and gather more consensus and strength for peace and development. Li Qiang pointed out that China is willing to strengthen trilateral partnership with ASEAN and the GCC, discuss and formulate an action plan for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, strengthen alignment and connectivity in infrastructure and market rules, expand cooperation in energy, agriculture, artificial intelligence, digital economy, green and low-carbon development, and promote personnel exchanges and people-to-people bonds. China is willing to grant more visa facilitation to ASEAN and GCC countries. Looking globally, the three parties should strengthen communication and coordination within multilateral mechanisms such as the United Nations, safeguard the common interests of developing countries, unequivocally oppose hegemonism and power politics, and promote global governance towards a more just and reasonable direction. The participating leaders highly praised the important role of strengthened trilateral cooperation in promoting their respective development and regional peace and prosperity, stating that the summit opened a new chapter for the three parties to jointly meet challenges and seek development. They expressed willingness to further deepen Belt and Road cooperation, strengthen connectivity, economic and trade relations, industrial and supply chains, agriculture, energy, finance, digital economy, and other fields of cooperation, strengthen mutual learning among civilizations, intensify multilateral coordination, promote trilateral integration, better achieve strong, inclusive, and sustainable development, and promote the building of a community with a shared future. The meeting adopted the "Joint Statement of the ASEAN-China-GCC Summit."
On the evening of May 26, local time, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Li Qiang stated that last month, President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Malaysia. China is willing to work with Malaysia to implement the important outcomes of this historic visit, adhere to mutual respect, mutual trust, equality, and win-win cooperation, strengthen strategic communication, promote integrated development of industrial and supply chains, steadily advance key projects, deepen cultural and people-to-people exchanges, and jointly usher in a new "golden 50 years" for China-Malaysia relations. The holding of this ASEAN-China-GCC Summit holds special significance. China is willing to work with Malaysia to promote closer economic cooperation among the three parties and jointly safeguard free trade and the multilateral trading system. Anwar stated that President Xi Jinping's visit to Malaysia last month was very successful, and both sides should fully implement the important outcomes of the visit. Malaysia is willing to work with China to ensure fruitful outcomes from the first ASEAN-China-GCC Summit.
On the morning of May 27, local time, State Council Premier Li Qiang met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet during the ASEAN-China-GCC Summit in Kuala Lumpur. Li Qiang stated that not long ago, President Xi Jinping paid a historic visit to Cambodia, and the two sides jointly announced the building of a new-era all-weather China-Cambodia community with a shared future. China is willing to work with Cambodia to implement the outcomes of President Xi Jinping's visit, accelerate the alignment of development strategies, deepen cooperation in infrastructure, the digital economy, and other fields, and promote the economic development of both countries. China is willing to strengthen unity and cooperation with Cambodia and other regional countries, firmly safeguard the multilateral trading system and the stability and smoothness of industrial and supply chains, and inject more positive energy into world peace, stability, prosperity, and development. Hun Manet stated that Cambodia firmly adheres to the One-China policy, and is willing to work with China to implement the outcomes of President Xi Jinping's visit, maintain high-level exchanges, promote pragmatic cooperation, strengthen multilateral coordination, safeguard regional security and stability, and promote common development worldwide.
On May 27, Wang Huning, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, met in Beijing with Hung Hsiu-chu, former chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang and chairperson of the Chunghwa Green Swan Peace Education Foundation, and other Taiwanese guests attending the 2nd Cross-Strait Chinese Culture Summit. Wang Huning stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that Chinese culture is the spiritual lifeline of the Chinese nation and the common spiritual home for compatriots across the Taiwan Strait. The Chinese nation and Chinese culture make every Chinese child proud, and the common bloodline, common culture, and common history endow compatriots on both sides of the Strait with a common responsibility for the nation. Holding the Cross-Strait Chinese Culture Summit is of great significance for promoting the joint flourishing of Chinese culture and the joint writing of a new glorious chapter in the history of the Chinese nation by both sides of the Strait. Wang Huning stated that Chinese culture is the root and soul of Chinese people on both sides of the Strait, and patriotism is the national soul of the Chinese nation. We must uphold cultural confidence, jointly inherit the spirit of Chinese culture, undertake historical responsibilities together, and unite and struggle for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and also the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's retrocession. We must carry forward the great national spirit with patriotism as its core, safeguard the common home of the Chinese nation, jointly uphold the One-China principle and the "1992 Consensus," resolutely oppose "Taiwan independence" secession, and unswervingly advance the great cause of national reunification. Hung Hsiu-chu and other Taiwanese guests stated that as Chinese people, they are full of confidence and pride in Chinese culture, and look forward to compatriots across the Strait adhering to One China, opposing "Taiwan independence," strengthening cross-Strait cultural exchanges, and jointly promoting national reunification and national rejuvenation. Yin Li and others participated in the meeting.
Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics today (May 27) shows that from January to April this year, the total profits of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide reached 2,117.02 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.4%, accelerating by 0.6 percentage points compared to January-March, maintaining a trend of recovery and improvement. Profits in new growth industries, represented by equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing, grew relatively fast. From January to April, profits in equipment manufacturing increased by 11.2% year-on-year, and profits in high-tech manufacturing increased by 9.0%. With the in-depth promotion of the "AI+" action, it has driven significant profit growth in industries such as dedicated equipment manufacturing for semiconductor devices and electronic circuit manufacturing. Intelligent products are assisting digital transformation, driving profit growth in intelligent vehicle equipment manufacturing and intelligent unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturing by 177.4% and 167.9% respectively. The resilience of China's industrial economic development is continuously emerging.
The State Council Information Office held a regular policy briefing today (May 27), where the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the State Administration for Market Regulation introduced measures to deepen the reform and innovation of national economic and technological development zones. The Ministry of Commerce stated that 16 policy measures will be launched in four areas, including opening up and developing new quality productive forces, to promote high-quality development of economic development zones through high-level opening up. These include encouraging foreign investment in fields such as biomedicine and high-end manufacturing, supporting digital service exports, and building industrial clusters that integrate domestic and foreign trade, as well as international logistics hubs. It also includes increasing authorization for pilot programs, supporting synergistic development with free trade zones, and guiding the implementation of the deferred tax policy for reinvestment of profits by foreign-invested enterprises. Support will also be given to the establishment of industrial and technological innovation platforms and the construction of high-standard digital parks, smart factories, and computing infrastructure. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment stated that it encourages the development of green electricity and the creation of carbon peaking pilot parks. The State Administration for Market Regulation stated that it will vigorously promote the formation of "efficient handling of one matter" items with local characteristics, further optimizing the business environment.
Currently, wheat harvesting is progressing orderly from south to north. Various regions are seizing the opportunity and leveraging technology to consolidate the foundation for a bumper summer grain harvest. Wheat harvesting in the southwestern wheat region is nearing completion. Over 90% of wheat in Yunnan Province has been harvested. In the wheat yield improvement demonstration area of Shizong County, Qujing, large harvesting machines are shuttling back and forth. The local area mainly promotes high-yield, high-quality, and multi-resistant wheat varieties and guides agricultural machinery cooperatives to participate in the entire process of mechanized wheat production. This year, the county's wheat planting area increased by 4.6% year-on-year. Sichuan Province has harvested over 8.37 million mu of wheat, and harvesting is expected to be largely completed by the end of the month. In the wheat planting base in Santai County, Mianyang, harvesting machines designed for hilly areas with automatic leveling functions can ensure that wheat is harvested completely from the root, achieving a wheat harvesting rate of over 97%. Wheat harvesting in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is accelerating. Hubei Province planted over 15 million mu of wheat this year. In Zhongxiang, harvesting machines equipped with Beidou satellite navigation can precisely and efficiently complete the entire process of harvesting and threshing. The harvested wheat can be directly loaded onto vehicles and transported to agricultural service centers for drying. The local area has built a "shared agricultural machinery" platform, allowing farmers to book agricultural services such as harvesting, drying, and storage via mobile phones. Anhui Province's wheat harvesting progress has exceeded 40%, and Tongcheng, Anqing, has coordinated over 300 harvesting machines to participate in the wheat harvest, achieving a mechanized harvesting rate of over 98%. Wheat harvesting in the North China and Huang-Huai-Hai wheat regions has begun successively. Jiangsu's 36 million mu of wheat have started harvesting. In the ten-thousand-mu wheat fields of Siyang County, Suqian, Jiangsu, combine harvesters are busy at work. The local area has helped increase wheat production by strengthening field management and carrying out single-yield improvement actions. Henan Province's wheat planting area is about 85 million mu, and over 32 million mu have been harvested so far. In Zhenping County, Nanyang, combine harvesters can complete multiple processes such as harvesting and straw crushing in one go, greatly improving operational efficiency. This year, the local area has timely released information on wheat planting area and suitable harvesting periods through websites and cooperatives, opened green channels for agricultural machinery operating across regions, and guided agricultural machinery operators to move orderly, ensuring that every grain of wheat is stored.
The 2025 Cultural Power Building Summit Forum held 10 parallel forums today (May 27). At the forum on systemic reform of mainstream media, participating guests stated that mainstream media has become a vibrant innovation platform and needs to deepen the transformation and application of innovative achievements, continue to cultivate advantageous fields such as artificial intelligence, 5G, and ultra-high definition, enhance content penetration, and further promote the construction of a multi-dimensional, full-产业链 "all-domain media" new ecosystem. At the forum on the high-quality development of the film industry, guests from various sectors discussed the prosperity and development of the film industry. Participating guests stated the need to attach importance to film literary script creation and talent training; attach importance to the film economy and promote diversified integration; and attach importance to film technology and improve the level of industrial production. In addition, the forum also conducted exchanges and discussions around themes such as the prosperity of literary and artistic creation, strengthening the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, and the integrated development of culture and technology.
Today (May 27), the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released several "Major Achievements in Scientific Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Protection" in Beijing, providing new research interpretations and historical perspectives on major topics such as the exploration of Chinese civilization, the formation of the Chinese nation as a community, and archaeological sites along the "Belt and Road." After nearly two years of effort by researchers from the Key Laboratory of Scientific Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Protection of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the golden crown unearthed from Qinggou No. 1 Tomb in Qinghai in 2019 has recently been restored, revealing its original appearance from a thousand years ago. The dragon patterns and the mianliu (a type of beaded curtain on a crown) originated from Central Plains culture, while the standing phoenix and double lion shapes have Central Asian styles, confirming the characteristic cultural exchange and integration of the plateau Silk Road hub. In addition, two Tang Dynasty dragon heads unearthed from the Gucheng site in Xiong'an in 2024 have recently been restored, revealing a completely new dragon image: two ears standing erect with six topknots on the head, and precious mineral pigments used to paint green eyeliner and black eyeballs, becoming a new example for the study of China's dragon culture. In terms of archaeobotany, through systematic research on grape genus seeds unearthed from more than 20 archaeological sites across the country, archaeologists have discovered that indigenous grape genus plant resources were utilized in China for thousands of years before the introduction of Western grapes. The achievements released this time also deepen the value interpretation of "Belt and Road" cultural heritage. Chinese archaeologists have found bronze coins with "Wuzhu" inscriptions among artifacts unearthed from the Munzha Tepe site in Uzbekistan; through analysis of major and trace elements in dragonfly eye glass beads unearthed from four sites in Xinjiang, it was found that Mediterranean glass entered the Central Plains via Xinjiang-Hexi Corridor during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. These scientific archaeological achievements provide new evidence for studying the exchange and mutual learning between Eastern and Western civilizations before and after the opening of the ancient Silk Road.
The Ministry of Education deploys crackdown on 16 irregular basic education practices. The Ministry of Education today (May 27) announced the launch of the "Standardized Management and Improvement Year" action for basic education, focusing on clearing up and rectifying 16 irregular school operation behaviors. These include primary and secondary schools organizing various examinations for the purpose of selecting students or using various competition certificates as admission criteria, organizing students for collective classes or tutoring during holidays and winter/summer vacations, and failing to fulfill responsibilities for campus food safety management. The Cyberspace Administration of China further strengthens the crackdown on "doxing." The Cyberspace Administration of China recently issued a notice, clarifying work requirements from aspects such as blocking the spread of "doxing" information, improving warning mechanisms, increasing punishment, optimizing protection measures, and strengthening publicity and guidance, urging cyberspace departments and website platforms across the country to further strengthen the crackdown on "doxing" behavior, which involves illegally obtaining and disclosing others' personal information. China's largest offshore oil and gas platform in Bohai Sea completed and shipped out. Today (May 27), reporters learned from CNOOC that China's largest offshore oil and gas platform in the Bohai Sea - the central processing platform for the Kenli 10-2 Oilfield Cluster Development Project (Phase I) - departed from Qingdao, Shandong, marking the completion of all onshore engineering for the platform. The project has set new records for the size and weight of Bohai Sea oil and gas platforms. Xinjiang Alashankou Port surpasses 3,000 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains this year. Yesterday (May 26), a China-Europe freight train fully loaded with auto parts, household appliances, and daily necessities departed from Alashankou Station in Xinjiang for Malaszewicze, Poland. This marks over 3,000 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains passing through Alashankou railway port this year. As of now, 123 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train routes pass through Alashankou Port, covering 21 countries including Germany and Poland. China's independently developed self-propelled aquaculture vessel launched in Jiangmen, Guangdong. Today (May 27), China's independently developed "Bay Area Lingding" self-propelled, naturally circulating water aquaculture vessel was launched in Jiangmen, Guangdong. The vessel has a total length of 155.8 meters and a cruising range of 2,000 nautical miles, capable of self-propulsion in a Category 12 typhoon. After being put into use, it will accelerate the intelligent transformation of traditional fisheries to deep-sea and far-sea aquaculture. The 2025 Shandong International Sister City Cooperation and Exchange Week launched. The 2025 Shandong International Sister City Cooperation and Exchange Week was launched today (May 27) in Jinan. Nearly 1,000 foreign guests from 47 countries and more than 70 cities participated. During the event, multiple activities will be held, including sister city signing ceremonies and economic and trade cooperation matchmaking talks. As of now, Shandong has established 702 pairs of sister cities with 106 countries worldwide.
The Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip announced on May 26 that Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on that day resulted in at least 45 deaths. Palestinian media reported that the Israeli military continued to bomb Gaza City, as well as central and southern parts of the Gaza Strip, today (May 27). The Israel Defense Forces stated on May 26 that its 36th Division was advancing towards the Khan Younis area in the southern Gaza Strip. The division had established the "Morag Corridor" between Rafah and Khan Younis in recent weeks, killing dozens of militants and destroying hundreds of facilities. Gaza Strip Government Media Office says 241 shelters attacked by Israeli forces. The Gaza Strip Government Media Office stated on May 26 that the Israeli military's operation against schools sheltering displaced people in Gaza City on that day was a deliberate attack. So far, 241 shelters and centers for displaced persons in the Gaza Strip have been attacked by the Israeli military.
German Chancellor Scholz stated on May 26 that weapons provided to Ukraine by Britain, France, Germany, or the United States are no longer restricted in range, which means Ukraine can attack military targets inside Russia. However, Germany did not mention whether it would provide Ukraine with long-range Taurus cruise missiles. Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov responded on May 26 that if Western countries did lift restrictions on providing long-range strike weapons to Ukraine, it would be a very dangerous move and would go against Russia's intention to mediate the Ukrainian issue. Russia claims control of settlements in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine claims strikes on Russian military equipment concentration areas. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on May 26 that Russian forces had taken control of two settlements in Sumy Oblast and attacked an airport in Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi Oblast. The Ukrainian military stated today (May 27) that since the evening of May 26, Russian forces had attacked Ukraine with 60 drones, and Ukrainian forces had struck six areas of concentration of Russian personnel, weapons, and military equipment.
German Chancellor Scholz stated on May 26 that the US tariffs harm German interests, and if tariff negotiations between Europe and the US fail to reach an agreement, the EU will retaliate against US tariff policies. Scholz also said that the EU currently has many preferential measures for US tech companies, including in terms of taxation, but this situation cannot continue indefinitely. Greek Minister of National Economy and Finance Kostis Hatzidakis stated on May 26 during a meeting with visiting EU officials that Greece has always opposed additional tariffs and supports free trade. Hatzidakis said that the EU must be coordinated and move towards strategic autonomy, promoting sustainable growth and enhancing economic resilience. European Central Bank President says US dollar's share in global foreign exchange reserves is declining. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde stated on May 26 that the US dollar's share in global foreign exchange reserves has been continuously declining in recent years, reaching its lowest level since 1994. She also pointed out that Europe needs to be firmly committed to open trade and consolidate its economic foundations to promote capital market development. German economist says debt and tariff policies are pushing the US to the brink of financial crisis. German economist Martin Lücke stated in an interview with German media on May 26 that the US government's debt and tariff policies are pushing it to the brink of a financial crisis. Lücke said that investors are starting to lose confidence in the US's ability to control its debt, and if the US continues to escalate the trade war, confidence in dollar investments will be completely lost, which would be a precursor to systemic collapse.
Iran's military stated it is ready to respond to Israeli strikes. Iranian Army Commander Mousavi stated on May 26 that Iran is fully prepared to respond to Israeli strikes. He warned that Israel is likely to make a misjudgment regarding Iran. According to US media reports on May 20, intelligence obtained by the US indicates that Israel is preparing to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, and the possibility of a strike in recent months has significantly increased. Shooting in Philadelphia, US, leaves 2 dead and 9 injured. According to US media reports, a shooting occurred near a park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the evening of May 26 local time, resulting in 2 deaths and at least 9 injuries. Police stated that the identities of the shooters and victims were unknown, and the motive for the crime was still under investigation.
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