China opens cybersecurity review of Palo Alto Networks.
Today's events
Palo Alto review.
China's internet regulator opened a cybersecurity review of Palo Alto Networks products sold in China, citing risks to critical information infrastructure.1Aug 6 · Internet RegulatorPower system plan.
Central planners and the energy administration set a 2030 target for non-fossil sources to supply half of China's electricity, up from 42.3% last year.2Aug 7 · Energy Admin.Military modernization.
The Politburo held a study session on defense modernization with Xi speaking; the defense ministry pledged decisive progress toward a world-class military.3Aug 7 · Defense MinistryDemand as the driver.
A government commentary restated Xi's dual-circulation line that domestic demand must lead growth; consumption added 2.1 points to first-half output growth.4Aug 7 · State CouncilFirst trade-security probe.
Commerce ministry opened China's first foreign-trade national-security investigation, examining imported printers and copiers that run foreign system software.5Aug 5 · CommerceCoal as backstop.
A separate energy plan keeps coal as the floor: five supply bases are to produce more than 80% of national output by 2030.6Aug 7 · Energy Admin.Hiroshima at 81.
Foreign ministry marked the bombing's anniversary by accusing Japan's government of seeking to break its three non-nuclear principles and deepen American nuclear protection.7Aug 6 · Foreign MinistryMoney markets.
Central bank data for June put the ten-year government bond yield at 1.73% and the yuan at 6.79 to the dollar.8Aug 6 · Central BankExpelled from the Party.
Jiangxi's former grain and material reserves chief was expelled from the Party and public office over bribery and abuse of power.9Aug 4 · Discipline Commission
Voices
“Keep domestic circulation as the mainstay and correctly handle the relationship between consumption and investment, demand and supply. Let domestic demand become the main driver of economic growth.”
Xi Jinping, on expanding domestic demand · Aug 74
“To safeguard the stable operation of critical information infrastructure and defend national security, a cybersecurity review of Palo Alto Networks’ products sold in China is under way.”
Cybersecurity Review Office, announcement · Aug 61
“The Chinese military will take firm and effective countermeasures against any provocative attempts to make waves and stir up troubles in the South China Sea.”
Defense Ministry Spokesperson Sr. Col. Chen Xi · Aug 73
“The disaster and tragedy caused by nuclear weapons must not be repeated, and the lessons of Japanese militarism’s aggression and expansion must ring as a permanent alarm.”
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian · Aug 67
“This is China’s first national-security investigation in foreign trade… The investigating authority will rule objectively and impartially, firmly defending domestic industry and national security interests.”
Commerce Ministry Spokesperson · Aug 55
“Coal is our greatest source of confidence in stable energy supply; we must proceed from this national reality and build up the coal bases well.”
Wang Hongzhi, Director, National Energy Administration · Aug 76
Sources
- Cyberspace Administration of China, “Announcement on Launching a Cybersecurity Review of Palo Alto Networks Products Sold in China,” August 6, 2026. cac.gov.cn/2026-08/06/…/palo-alto-cybersecurity-review
- National Energy Administration, “New Power System to Take Initial Shape by 2030” (New Power System Construction 15th Five-Year Plan, issued with the National Development and Reform Commission), August 7, 2026. nea.gov.cn/20260807/…/new-power-system-15fyp
- Ministry of National Defense, “Regular Press Conference, Early August 2026” (Spokesperson Sr. Col. Chen Xi), August 7, 2026. mod.gov.cn/gfbw/xwfyr/…/august-press-conference
- State Council, “The General Secretary's Feeling for the People | ‘Let Domestic Demand Become the Main Driver of Economic Development’,” August 7, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/liebiao/…/domestic-demand-main-driver
- Ministry of Commerce, “Spokesperson Answers Questions on the Foreign-Trade National-Security Investigation into Imported Printing and Copying Equipment,” August 5, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/…/printer-trade-security-probe
- National Energy Administration, “‘Three Cards’ Underpinning China's Energy Security” (New Energy System Construction 15th Five-Year Plan), August 7, 2026. nea.gov.cn/20260807/…/energy-security-three-cards
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Spokesperson Lin Jian Answers Questions from Reporters,” August 6, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/fyrbt/…/lin-jian-august-6
- People's Bank of China, “Financial Market Performance in June 2026,” August 6, 2026. pbc.gov.cn/goutongjiaoliu/…/june-2026-financial-markets
- Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, “Lu Wenge, Former Party Leadership Member of the Jiangxi Development and Reform Commission and Former Head of the Provincial Grain and Material Reserves Bureau, Expelled from the Party and Public Office,” August 4, 2026. ccdi.gov.cn/yaowenn/202608/…/lu-wenge-expelled