Good morning! Shangguan News "Morning Reading" is here! Today is Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the seventh day of the second lunar month.
§Yesterday and this morning
Taking advantage of the situation | Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press conference on the 24th that a criminal who claimed to be an active official of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces broke into the Chinese Embassy in Japan over the wall and threatened to kill Chinese diplomats in the so-called "name of God." This incident once again reflects the rampant far-right ideological trends and forces in Japan, and the "new type of militarism" taking advantage of the situation. A reporter from the main station learned that the man had been arrested that day. The Japan Metropolitan Police Department reported that the man was Midai Murata (23 years old), a third-class land officer affiliated with the Ground Self-Defense Force Ebino Station, and was arrested on suspicion of illegally trespassing into a building.
Positioning downgrade? ｜At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held on the 24th, a Reuters reporter asked that the draft annual diplomatic report being reviewed by the Japanese government plans to downgrade the positioning of Japan-China relations from "one of the most important bilateral relations" to an "important neighbor", retaining the expression "strategic mutual benefit". What is China’s comment on this? Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that the root cause of the current situation in Sino-Japanese relations lies in Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Taiwan-related fallacies, which aroused the public indignation of the Chinese people and challenged the red lines of the post-war international order. According to media reports, the Japanese government plans to approve the 2026 version of the "Diplomatic Blue Book" in April.
Self-Declared “Victory” | U.S. President Trump stated at the White House on March 24, local time, that the United States had “achieved victory” in its action against Iran and Iran had been “completely defeated.” He also said that the negotiations between the United States and Iran "may be quite close to reaching an agreement" and emphasized that Iran "has agreed not to develop nuclear weapons", including not to engage in uranium enrichment activities. He said the United States was communicating with the "right people" and that Iran "wanted to make a deal." He also said that Iran "has no leadership." On the same day, the U.S. Central Command stated that the U.S. military had destroyed more than 9,000 military targets in Iran, "significantly weakening the Iranian regime's combat capabilities."
It’s called “Ciyuan” | At the 2026 Annual Meeting of the China Development Forum held recently, Liu Liehong, director of the National Data Administration, gave an official translation for Token: “Ciyuan”. He said that the daily average number of word element calls in my country has increased by more than a thousand times in the past two years. Since the end of January this year, some model companies have set performance records in which their 20-day revenue exceeds their total revenue in 2025. Behind these numbers is a set of new business logic based on word unit billing that is accelerating its evolution.
Xuantie C950｜Alibaba Damo Academy released a new generation of RISC-V CPU (central processing unit) chip Xuantie C950 in Shanghai, taking the lead in completing the adaptation of a large model with hundreds of billions of parameters and setting a new global performance record for the same type. RISC-V is expected to become a new CPU server sample in the era of AI agents. Authoritative organizations predict that by 2031, RISC-V equipment will maintain a compound annual growth rate of over 30%, with the market size exceeding US$300 billion.
China-Iran phone call | Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, had a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi on the 24th. Araghchi said that Iran is committed to achieving a comprehensive ceasefire and not just a temporary ceasefire. The Strait of Hormuz is open to everyone and ships can pass through safely, but countries at war are not considered. We look forward to China continuing to play an active role in promoting peace and ending war. Wang Yi stressed that it is better to talk than to fight. It is hoped that all parties will seize every opportunity and window for peace and launch the peace talks process as soon as possible. China will continue to uphold an objective and fair stance, oppose infringement of other countries' sovereignty, actively promote peace and an end to war, and be committed to regional peace and stability.
Pakistan is playing host? ｜On March 24, local time, US President Trump forwarded the initiative proposed by Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz, supporting Pakistan to host "meaningful and decisive" talks between the United States and Iran. The White House stated that day that whether the United States would participate in the U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan was still a "dynamic situation." According to media reports the day before, two people involved in the mediation said, "At present, Iran insists on asking the United States to make compensation and guarantee that it will not take further actions against Iran in any agreement." Some Israeli officials said that the possibility of an agreement between the United States and Iran is "extremely slim."
Economic slowdown｜Affected by the war between the United States and Israel, the economic recovery momentum of the Eurozone has slowed down recently. Data released by S&P Global on the 24th showed that the Eurozone's Composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 50.5 in March, significantly lower than the 51.9 last month. The Eurozone's services PMI fell sharply to 50.1 in March, hitting a new low since May last year. At the same time, new orders in the service industry fell for the first time in eight months, dragging down overall economic growth.
Must get rid of | German President Steinmeier said on the 24th that since US President Trump started his second term, the rift in transatlantic relations has been deep. Trust in U.S. great power politics has been lost among allies and around the world. Speaking at a commemorative event at the German Foreign Ministry that day, Steinmeier said that the military strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran undoubtedly violated international law. He said that in the transatlantic relationship, Germany must get rid of the dependencies that make it vulnerable.
“Number One Enemy Country”｜North Korean leader Kim Jong Un officially defined South Korea as “Number One Enemy Country.” Yonhap News Agency quoted the Korean Central News Agency's report on March 24 that Kim Jong-un delivered a policy speech at the first meeting of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly the day before and clarified foreign policy. Kim Jong-un said that North Korea will make South Korea pay the price without hesitation or hesitation for its provocative behavior. He also pointed out that the United States is launching wanton terrorist attacks and acts of aggression around the world, but did not directly condemn US President Trump.
Sudden cardiac death｜On March 24, Suzhou Fengxue Weilai Education Technology Co., Ltd. issued an obituary stating that Zhang Xuefeng died due to a sudden illness and failed rescue efforts. The reporter learned that at 12:26 noon on the 24th, Zhang Xuefeng developed discomfort after running in the company and was rushed to the hospital. Unfortunately, he died at 3:50 pm after all efforts to save him failed. The hospital diagnosed the cause as sudden cardiac death. Zhang Xuefeng became popular on the Internet ten years ago with "Interpretation of 34 985 Universities in Seven Minutes". In 2021, Zhang Xuefeng founded Fengxue Weilai in Suzhou.
