Ethnic Unity Law Fallout: China’s new Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law took effect July 1, tightening Beijing’s push for minority integration and drawing fresh criticism abroad, including Germany and the UK warning it could deepen assimilation and expand Beijing’s reach over diaspora communities. Tibet Protest Tragedy: A Tibetan independence activist, Lobga Rangzen, died after self-immolating outside the UN in New York, explicitly protesting the law and Beijing’s policies in Tibet. Robotics in Public Life: Hangzhou rolled out a robot traffic officer that can talk with pedestrians and route them using a large language model, signaling how AI is moving from labs into daily services. China’s IPO Push: Unitree Robotics won approval for a Shanghai STAR Market IPO, aiming to raise about $618m, as China’s robotics sector races to tap capital markets. Tech Supply Chain Pressure: A Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G9 was tested with a YMTC laptop SSD for the first time, reflecting how AI-driven memory demand is reshuffling who supplies critical components. Cross-border Trade Tensions: The U.S. signaled Canada’s China-linked EV and investment ties complicate CUSMA renewal talks, while India allowed select Chinese-linked power equipment firms to bid for government projects. China-Backed Biotech Growth: Guangdong’s Greater Bay Area biotech push highlights Akeso’s drug progress and the region’s push up the pharmaceutical value chain.