China opens security review of Palo Alto Networks.
Today's events
Palo Alto review.
The Cybersecurity Review Office opened a review of Palo Alto Networks products sold in China, citing critical-infrastructure security under the national security and cybersecurity laws.1Aug 6 · CACProducer prices.
Factory-gate prices rose 3.5% from a year earlier in July — mining prices up 16.4%, non-ferrous metal smelting up 20.2%.2Aug 9 · Stats BureauCountermeasures on America.
Commerce retaliated against United States telecom and homeland-security curbs, tightening drone export controls and blacklisting six American entities; it warned of further steps.3Aug 5 · MOFCOMCarbon peak plan.
China's cabinet published its 2026–2030 carbon-peaking plan — cutting carbon dioxide per unit of output 17% below 2025 by 2030, with non-fossil energy at 25%.4Aug 8 · State CouncilPower system plan.
Central planners and the energy administration set 2030 targets for a new power system: non-fossil sources to supply 50% of generation, up from 42.3%.5Aug 7 · NEAChip design rules.
State Council Decree 842 rewrote China's 2001 chip-layout protection rules, extending exclusive rights to integrated photonic and quantum circuits from October 15.6Aug 3 · State CouncilEnvironment code.
The Supreme People's Court issued the first interpretation supporting the new Ecological Environment Code, governing which law applies to cases predating its August 15 start.7Aug 6 · People's DailyProtest to Japan.
The Foreign Ministry said it filed a formal protest over Japan's 2026 defence white paper, which names China Tokyo's “biggest strategic challenge.”8Aug 5 · MFAMonetary policy.
The central bank's monetary policy committee held to a moderately loose stance, naming strong supply and weak demand among the economy's main challenges.9Aug 7 · PBOC
Voices
“To safeguard the secure and stable operation of critical information infrastructure and defend national security, we are conducting a cybersecurity review of Palo Alto Networks’ products sold in China.”
Cybersecurity Review Office · Aug 61
“China's countermeasures are on the whole restrained. We value the hard-won stability of China-US economic ties. If the US insists on new restrictions, China will take further countermeasures.”
Commerce Ministry Spokesperson · Aug 53
“China's economy is broadly stable and turning toward the new and the better, yet still faces strong supply and weak demand, structural divergence and external shocks.”
Monetary Policy Committee, People's Bank of China · Aug 79
“Japan's new defence white paper smears China and hypes the so-called ‘China threat.’ China is strongly dissatisfied, firmly opposes it, and has filed a formal protest.”
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian · Aug 58
“By 2030, carbon dioxide per unit of output will fall 17% from 2025 and non-fossil energy will reach 25% of consumption, ensuring the carbon peak arrives on schedule.”
15th Five-Year Plan Carbon Peaking Action Plan · Aug 84
“Power demand will keep growing rigidly; annual new electricity use should reach 600 billion kilowatt-hours — equivalent to adding a mid-sized economy’s consumption every year.”
Yang Kun, China Electricity Council · Aug 75
Sources
- Cyberspace Administration of China, “关于对派拓公司在华销售产品启动网络安全审查的公告” (Notice on launching a cybersecurity review of Palo Alto Networks products sold in China), August 6, 2026. cac.gov.cn/2026-08/06/…/palo-alto-review
- National Bureau of Statistics, “2026年7月份工业生产者出厂价格同比上涨3.5%” (Producer prices up 3.5% year-on-year in July 2026), August 9, 2026. stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/…/july-producer-prices
- Ministry of Commerce of the PRC, “商务部新闻发言人就对美国联邦通信委员会、美国土安全部系列涉华消极措施实施反制答记者问” (Spokesperson on countermeasures against U.S. FCC and DHS measures), August 5, 2026. mofcom.gov.cn/xwfb/…/us-countermeasures
- State Council of the PRC, “国务院印发《‘十五五’碳达峰行动方案》” (State Council issues the 15th Five-Year Plan Carbon Peaking Action Plan), August 8, 2026. gov.cn/yaowen/…/carbon-peaking-action-plan
- National Energy Administration, “到2030年新型电力系统初步建成” (New power system to take initial shape by 2030 — 15th Five-Year Plan), August 7, 2026. nea.gov.cn/20260807/…/new-power-system-plan
- State Council of the PRC, “集成电路布图设计保护条例” (Regulations on the Protection of Integrated Circuit Layout Designs, State Council Decree No. 842), August 3, 2026. gov.cn/zhengce/…/ic-layout-design-decree-842
- People's Daily, “最高法发布生态环境法典首个配套司法解释” (Supreme People's Court issues the first judicial interpretation supporting the Ecological Environment Code), August 6, 2026. people.com.cn/n1/2026/0806/…/eco-code-interpretation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC, “2026年8月5日外交部发言人林剑答记者问” (Spokesperson Lin Jian's remarks, August 5, 2026), August 5, 2026. mfa.gov.cn/wjdt/fyrbt/…/lin-jian-aug-5
- People's Bank of China, “中国人民银行货币政策委员会召开2026年第二季度例会” (Monetary Policy Committee holds its Q2 2026 regular meeting), August 7, 2026. pbc.gov.cn/zhengcehuobisi/…/mpc-q2-2026