BRICS Diplomacy: China used the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi to push “four pioneers” for “greater BRICS,” linking innovation, peace, mutual learning and global governance to a more open, practical Global South agenda. Smart Home Demand: Beijing rolled out an action plan to boost smart home consumption with age-friendly products, including home service robots, health monitoring and smart care, plus support for open-source-based whole-house systems. AI in Consumer Tech: ByteDance launched a consumer version of Doubao for smartphones, emphasizing deeper AI integration via interaction, local memory and agent-style task execution. Logistics Growth: China’s express delivery sector posted steady August growth, with the State Post Bureau index rising year-on-year as hub networks and regional distribution capacity improved. Earthquake Alerts for iOS: China’s earthquake authority said it is in talks with Apple to bring official early-warning alerts into iOS, while iPhone users can already get alerts via WeChat mini programs. China-US AI Tension: Chinese experts warned US AI “fearmongering” is distorting policy priorities as Washington debates safety and regulation amid rivalry. Energy Security: APEC energy ministers met in Beijing to stress power-system resilience as electricity demand rises, with AI data centers adding extra pressure. Regional Trade Link: Bangladesh and China discussed the Bangladesh-China-Myanmar Economic Corridor, plus energy, infrastructure and human-resource cooperation.