AI & Mobility: CaoCao Mobility rolled out an AI-assisted ride-hailing service in Beijing, Hangzhou and Suzhou, letting users request cars via Doubao text or voice and pay inside the app. Tech Showcase: China’s 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Xiamen highlighted AI, low-altitude economy, new energy storage and green power, with business leaders saying investor confidence is rising. Global Security Cooperation: China helped establish an international alliance to combat cross-border telecom and cyber fraud, bringing together dozens of countries and UN/Interpol partners. Trade & Industry: China’s foreign trade grew 17.6% in the first eight months, while passenger car exports surged—already topping last year’s total—despite weaker domestic sales. Robotics Race: A humanoid robot “Tiangong Ultra” stunned crowds by outrunning Usain Bolt’s 100m mark, but engineers say the next hurdle is turning demos into reliable real-world workers. South China Sea: China urged the Philippines to stop “provocations and theatrics” after a Seoul defense forum dispute over the 2016 arbitration ruling. People & Culture: China marked Teachers’ Day by spotlighting educators across rural areas and overseas teaching, while Ningxia used modern tech to discover and preserve hundreds of new cliff paintings in the Helan Mountains.