AI-agent standards, trademark law · Jun 27

China issues first national standards for AI agents.

Today's events

AI-agent standards.
China's market regulator and industry ministry issued the country's first national standards for AI agents, covering identity management and cross-platform interconnection.¹Jun 26 · Market Regulator
Renewable quotas.
China set binding renewable-energy quotas for every province and major energy-using industry from August 1, the first scheme to count non-power consumption.²Jun 26 · Energy Admin
Trademark law revised.
China's national legislature passed a revised Trademark Law, its first overhaul since 2019, taking effect January 1; Xi signed it into law.³Jun 26 · NPC
Resources minister removed.
The legislature's standing committee dismissed Guan Zhi'ou as Minister of Natural Resources; Xi issued the presidential order, giving no public reason.⁴Jun 26 · NPC
Hong Kong port zone.
Hong Kong gained jurisdiction over the Huanggang port zone in Shenzhen under its own law until 2047, deepening Greater Bay Area integration.⁵Jun 26 · NPC
Xi and Bangladesh.
Xi and Bangladesh's prime minister upgraded ties to a “community of shared future”; their joint communiqué agreed a foreign-minister dialogue and a “2+2” track.⁶Jun 26 · Xinhua
Xi and Cambodia.
Meeting Cambodia's Hun Sen, Xi proposed a China–Cambodia security partnership and praised Phnom Penh's crackdown on telecom-and-cyber fraud networks.⁷Jun 26 · People's Daily
“New militarism” warning.
China's UN envoy Fu Cong said the world must “never allow a new militarism to take hold,” a pointed reference to Japan's military buildup.⁸Jun 26 · Mil. Online
Central bank courts Wall Street.
Central-bank governor Pan Gongsheng met Citigroup chief Jane Fraser in Beijing, discussing China's macro policy and China-US trade as the tariff truce holds.⁹Jun 25 · PBOC

Voices

“China and Cambodia should join hands to shoulder responsibility amid upheaval and hold to the right path amid turmoil, injecting greater stability into regional peace and development.”
President Xi Jinping · Jun 26⁷

“Agent interconnection still suffers fragmented interfaces, missing identity management and unstandardized rules; we urgently need standards to unify the rules, break down barriers and guard against risk.”
Zhu Meina, Market Regulation Administration · Jun 26¹

“The measures break the macro goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality into quantifiable, assessable, rigid constraints — a key lever to expand the uptake and consumption of green power.”
National Energy Administration official · Jun 26²

“The Democratic Progressive Party authorities are deliberately manufacturing tension and escalating cross-Strait confrontation, against the will of the people. Bravado from war games buys no real security.”
Defense Ministry Spokesman Zhang Xiaogang · Jun 25¹¹

“We must jointly defend the victory of the Second World War, and can never allow a ‘new militarism’ to gather strength and become a menace.”
Fu Cong, China's UN Ambassador · Jun 26⁸

“The Chinese government and the Red Cross Society of China will each provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Venezuela, and China stands ready to offer more as the disaster unfolds.”
MFA Spokesperson Guo Jiakun · Jun 26¹⁰

Sources

State Administration for Market Regulation, “Press Conference on AI-Agent Interconnection Standards,” June 26, 2026. samr.gov.cn/xw/xwfbt/…/ai-agent-interconnection
National Energy Administration, “Measures Implementing Renewable-Energy Consumption Responsibility Issued,” June 26, 2026. nea.gov.cn/20260626/…/renewable-consumption-measures
National People's Congress, “14th NPC Standing Committee Concludes 23rd Session; Revised Trademark Law Passed,” June 26, 2026. npc.gov.cn/c2/kgfb/…/23rd-session-closes
Office of the President of the PRC, “Presidential Orders No. 77–79 (incl. removal of the Minister of Natural Resources),” June 26, 2026. court.gov.cn/xinshidai/…/presidential-orders-77-79
National People's Congress, “Decision Authorizing Hong Kong to Administer the Huanggang Port Zone,” June 26, 2026. npc.gov.cn/c2/c30834/…/huanggang-port-jurisdiction
Qiushi (Xinhua), “Joint Communiqué Between the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of Bangladesh,” June 26, 2026. qstheory.cn/20260627/…/china-bangladesh-communique
People's Daily (Xinhua), “Xi Jinping Meets Cambodian People's Party President and Senate President Hun Sen,” June 26, 2026. politics.people.com.cn/…/xi-meets-hun-sen
China Military Online (Xinhua), “Chinese Envoy: Never Allow a ‘New Militarism’ to Take Hold,” June 26, 2026. 81.cn/ss_208539/…/new-militarism
People's Bank of China, “Governor Pan Gongsheng Meets Citigroup Chairman and CEO Jane Fraser,” June 25, 2026. pbc.gov.cn/goutongjiaoliu/…/pan-meets-citigroup
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun's Regular Press Conference,” June 26, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt_674879/…/guo-jiakun-jun-26
Ministry of National Defense, “Spokesman Zhang Xiaogang: DPP Authorities' Deliberate Tension Has No Support,” June 25, 2026. mod.gov.cn/gfbw/xwfyr/…/zhang-xiaogang-taiwan