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TREE NEWS reports: China’s real estate sector staged a volatile rally, with Hualilong Family sealing its daily limit up and Greenland Holdings and China Vanke both gaining more than 6%. Huafa Industrial, China Enterprise, Gemdale Corporation and Poly Developments followed with gains. The move marked a broad advance across major mainland property developers.

TREE NEWS reports: China produced about 96,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate in August, down 2.5% month-on-month, while lithium hydroxide output rose 2.5% to 33,000 tonnes, the lithium branch of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association said. Total lithium salt output fell 1.4% to about 125,000 tonnes LCE. The drop was mainly due to lower-than-expected arrivals of Zimbabwean lithium ore and maintenance shutdowns at some production lines.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s overnight Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate (SHIBOR) fell 0.10 basis points to 1.3640%. The 7-day SHIBOR declined 0.37 basis points to 1.4063%, while the 3-month SHIBOR also dropped 0.10 basis points to 1.4300%.

TREE NEWS update: President Donald Trump will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in New York on Monday at 5:35 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting is set to take place in New York City. No further details on the agenda or location within the city were provided.

TREE NEWS update: A fire broke out on the afternoon of the 20th at a textile company’s factory site in Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong, causing several casualties, local authorities said. Rescue teams are still conducting search-and-rescue operations at the scene as of the 21st. The cause of the blaze has not been disclosed.

TREE NEWS update: China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) held a special party committee meeting on September 20, calling on state-owned central enterprises to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence across all areas of manufacturing. The commission said it will guide central enterprises to upgrade R&D, production and management with full-process intelligent systems, as part of a broader push toward more advanced industrial structures and production methods.

TREE NEWS update: China’s State Council Information Office will hold a press conference at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, on implementing the 15th Five-Year Plan and accelerating the building of an education powerhouse. Vice Ministers of Education Du Jiangfeng and Wang Guangyan, who is also the ministry’s spokesperson, will brief reporters and take questions.

TREE NEWS update: China’s National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration said the country’s grain security is reliably guaranteed in response to concerns over a super El Niño’s impact. The agency cited strong production resilience, a complete government-and-enterprise reserve system that can release or absorb stocks to steady the market, and a well-developed grain processing industry. It said comprehensive grain production capacity has risen steadily this year as policies take effect.

TREE NEWS reports: Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) data showed the morning MMLC battery-grade lithium carbonate midpoint price at 130,450 yuan per tonne on Wednesday, up 200 yuan per tonne from the previous day’s 16:30 level. The MMLC benchmark is a reference price for battery-grade lithium carbonate traded in China.

TREE NEWS update: Liu Huanxin, head of China’s National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, said on July 21 at a State Council Information Office press conference that while international grain markets have shown varying degrees of volatility, China’s grain market remains broadly stable and the country’s food security is reliably guaranteed. He spoke at the regular briefing in Beijing.

TREE NEWS update: European Council President António Costa said the European Union wants the closest possible relationship with Canada and is open to cooperating with Ottawa in defense and artificial intelligence. Costa made the remarks as the EU pushes to deepen partnerships beyond its traditional allies.

TREE NEWS update: China’s National Data Administration has begun issuing its first batch of data property rights registration certificates, with 56 companies and institutions receiving proof of their data holding, use and operating rights. The move follows the 15th Five-Year Plan’s call to build a unified national data property rights registration system. The certificates were reported on 21st.

TREE NEWS update: China’s State Administration of Grain and Material Reserves said the country’s grain industry is expected to generate more than 4.5 trillion yuan in annual industrial output value during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030). The projection was announced at a State Council Information Office press conference on safeguarding national food security, where officials said the high-quality grain project will be deepened to improve the sector’s development quality and efficiency.

TREE NEWS update: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, the Chinese lead on economic and trade talks, met US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in New York on September 20 local time. The two sides discussed implementing consensus from previous rounds of trade consultations and promoting bilateral trade and investment, and held a dialogue on artificial intelligence-related issues.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Ministry of Commerce announced that the 5th Global Digital Trade Expo will be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, from September 23 to 27, 2026. Premier Li Qiang will attend the opening ceremony and related events and deliver a speech, ministry spokesperson He Yadong said.

TREE NEWS update: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said the People’s Bank of China will issue 60 billion yuan of six-month central bank bills in Hong Kong. The HKMA announced the planned issuance, which adds to the PBOC’s regular offshore yuan bill sales in the city. No pricing or settlement date was given in the statement.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s treasury futures opened higher across the curve, with the 30-year main contract up 0.13%, the 10-year up 0.01%, the 5-year up 0.02% and the 2-year up 0.01%. The modest gains spanned all four tenors at the open.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3920.27 on the latest session, up 0.21%. The Shenzhen Component rose 0.55% to 13716.22, while the ChiNext Index gained 0.93% to 3403.90. The CSI 300 opened 0.38% higher at 4524.34, and the STAR 50 climbed 1.00% to 1669.20.

TREE NEWS reports: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index opened 0.01% lower at 24,748.45 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index slipped 0.08%. Zhipu AI fell more than 3%, with Lenovo Group and Trip.com Group each down over 1%.

TREE NEWS update: SoftBank is seeking to raise more than $11 billion equivalent through a multi-tranche junk bond issuance. The Japanese technology group is tapping high-yield debt markets across several maturities. No pricing or investor details were disclosed.