China–Sweden Diplomacy: Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Sweden to rebuild trust and “correct perceptions” amid frictions, as Brussels keeps pressing complaints over subsidised Chinese firms. Marine Tech Exports: China is pushing offshore cable-detection robots abroad, aiming to break foreign maintenance monopolies; the systems can work to 300m depth and detect buried cables with <5% error. China–India Trade: India’s envoy said opening China to more Indian pharma exports and investment would help ties, even as bilateral trade deficits remain large. Power Procurement Shift: India allowed four China-linked power equipment makers with local factories to bid for critical projects under a limited, two-year exemption. Robotics in Real Life: UBTech’s Walker S2 humanoids are now operating at a Vietnam border crossing in live customs work, while Agibot staged a 6-day livestream of humanoids inspecting a tablet production line with a reported 99.99% success rate. Industrial Policy: China issued a blueprint to expand recycling to boost resource security, targeting higher resource productivity by 2030 and a world-class recycling industry by 2035. Energy/Mining: Lindian Resources began its first rare-earth production blast in Malawi, while South Africa’s manganese boom is intensifying local environmental strain.