Here are today's actionable insights for better communications:
1. AUKUS will require reforms to the US export control system. Congress will also need to authorize the sale of at least three Virginia-class submarines to Australia.
2. Chinese authorities announced one of the most significant changes to the national budget in years, issuing 1 trillion yuan ($137 billion) in government bonds.
3. Three US cabinet secretaries — State, Treasury, and Commerce — have been to China since mid-June.
4. During a visit to Beijing, California Governor Gavin Newsom met with Xi Jinping.
5. A record 13 million Chinese students signed up to take the gaokao college entrance exam as a gateway to China's most elite universities.
6. The Chinese Communist Party has 100 million members.
7. Mike Johnson = Speaker.
8. GM + Honda scrap plans to co-develop 'affordable' sub-$30,000 EVs.
9. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, American credit card users paid $130 billion in fees + interest in 2022.
10. The NBA has partnered with Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh to celebrate the cultural significance of basketball in India.
11. Global business for the NBA accounts for about 10% of total team and league revenue.
12. This NBA season, a record number of 125 international players are on opening-night rosters.
13. The NBA expects fans from 214 countries to tune into games this year.
14. Teahupoo is one of the world's most famous surfing areas and the designated Paris Olympics site for the surfing competition.
15. Tour de France 2024: The new route is 3,492 km of road and includes two Alpine crossings, a time trial finish from Monaco, and the highest starting altitude of any TdF.
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-Marc
