Regulators approved CICC's plan to issue over 3.1 billion shares to absorb Dongxing Securities and Cinda Securities, marking a decisive step in Beijing's push to create top-tier investment banking champions. Trading in all three brokerages halts September 15 ahead of the two acquired firms' delisting and dissolution, bringing state distressed-debt managers Orient and Cinda directly onto CICC's equity register.

The MIIT and SAMR introduced China's first sector-specific rules governing automotive accounts payable, capping parts inspection windows at three to five days and barring coerced commercial paper. The policy enforces cash-based settlements and tighter payment cycles to curb aggressive balance-sheet squeezing amid brutal EV price competition.

Private launch firm LandSpace successfully recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 Y2 methane-liquid oxygen rocket in Gansu, marking the country's first successful land touchdown of an orbit-class booster. The milestone substantially advances China's push for reusable launch architectures required to deploy planned low-Earth-orbit mega-constellations competitively.

China is deploying an integrated aerial package comprising fighter jets, early warning platforms, tankers, and helicopters to the second Egypt International Airshow. Moving well beyond standard aerobatic displays, the deployment signals deepened institutional defense diplomacy across the Middle East and highlights the PLA's maturing long-range operational logistics.

Municipal authorities showcased 16 benchmark implementations of scientific artificial intelligence, spanning autonomous chemistry labs and domestic compute-optimized foundation models. Accompanied by 2.3 million square meters of dedicated pilot space in Haidian District, the program operationalizes Beijing's roadmap to modernize academic and pharmaceutical research workflows.