AGP Executive Report
Last update: 44 minutes agoNepal-China Diplomacy: Nepal reaffirmed its “One China” policy in talks with China, pledging it won’t allow its territory to be used against China’s interests, as Wang Yi met Nepali FM Shisir Khanal in Beijing. Digital Yuan Expansion: Standard Chartered China joined the CBETS cross-border e-CNY platform, signaling more foreign-bank participation in China’s digital currency settlement push. Cybersecurity & Espionage Claims: Google says a PRC-linked hacking group exploited Google Workspace rules and REDCap servers to target US and Canadian research, medical, and defense organizations. Tech & Science: China’s “Sky Eye” FAST telescope completed a major upgrade by replacing key suspension cables with domestically developed steel ropes; separately, a Chinese study in Neuron found how sleep shifts memory control from the hippocampus to the neocortex. Economy & Markets: UBS linked a surge in Chinese coal prices to the Shanxi Liushenyu mine disaster and the safety shutdowns that followed. Business Moves: Yum Brands agreed to sell Pizza Hut—China to Yum China for $1.2bn, and the rest to LongRange for $1.5bn—while Sam’s Club China replaced its chairman after a regulator food-safety interview. Geopolitics: China protested UK sanctions on entities it says supply military equipment to Russia.
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