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New energy vehicles:1. NIO announced that NIO’s total battery swap volume in a single day has reached a record high. 2. British media: The EU promotes the localization of the automotive supply chain, and 70% of the parts for electric vehicles must be "Made in Europe." Artificial intelligence: 1. Alibaba released a new generation of basic model Qianwen 3.5, becoming the world's most powerful open source large model. 2. Wisdom: Due to the surge in global demand for GLM-5, the entire network is looking for "computing partners." 3. AMD and Tata Consultancy Services announced on the 6th that they will expand their strategic cooperation to deploy AMD's latest rack-level AI system "Helios" in India. Others:1. Apple innovates the video podcast function and follows the trend of industry visualization. 2. Apple will hold a product launch conference on March 4, when it may launch new Mac products. 3. People familiar with the matter: Musk’s SpaceX and xAI will participate in the US Department of Defense’s autonomous drone technology bidding. 4. Four robotics companies, Yushu Technology, Magic Atom, Galaxy General, and Songyan Dynamics, attended the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Horse. 5. Wang Xingxing of Yushu Technology: A number of new products are under development in 2026. 6. Songyan Dynamics responded to its first appearance on the Spring Festival Gala: It will promote the commercialization process of robots and allow robots to enter more scenes.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney appointed Janice Charette as chief trade negotiator with the United States to lead a review of the North American trade agreement amid tensions over Trump's demands for concessions from Canada.

Reports show that U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Witkov has flown to Geneva.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened up 43.10 points, or 0.48%, on Tuesday, February 17, to 8980.20 points.

According to Japan’s Asahi Shimbun: Japan will begin negotiations on a counterespionage law in the summer.

The situation in Gaza:1. Israel Defense Forces: 6 militants were killed in the tunnel shaft under Rafah. 2. Trump: The "Peace Commission" will decide how to use the $5 billion in Gaza aid. 3. The United Nations urges Israel to revoke land registration measures in the West Bank. 4. Indonesia stated that up to 8,000 soldiers will be prepared to participate in humanitarian peacekeeping missions in Gaza by June to support Trump’s post-war reconstruction plan for Gaza. The situation in Iran:1. Senior Iranian officials: They are willing to reach a nuclear agreement with the United States that will bring economic benefits to both parties. 2. Iranian Foreign Minister: I came to Geneva with a practical plan to reach a fair and just agreement. The option of giving in to threats is not on the table. 3. US Secretary of State Rubio: It will be very difficult to reach an agreement with Iran. 4. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy held an exercise in the Strait of Hormuz to test its combat readiness to deal with "potential security and military threats." 5. The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that technical discussions with the Iranian Foreign Minister have been completed. 6. The Foreign Minister of Oman and the Foreign Minister of Iran have discussed preparations for the second round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States. Others:1. An explosion occurred in northwest Pakistan, killing 2 and injuring 16. 2. Israel’s Finance Minister urged the Bank of Israel to cut interest rates. 3. Indian Prime Minister Modi will go to Israel on February 25th and 26th. 4. The U.S. Air Force dispatched 18 additional F-35 fighter jets to the Middle East, one of the largest single F-35 deployments in recent months.

New Zealand's food price index in January was at an annual rate of 4.6%, compared with the previous value of 4%.

New Zealand's food price index fell to a monthly rate of 2.5% in January, down from -0.30% in the previous month.

According to data from American Steel Corporation (AISI), as of the week of February 14, the U.S. steel capacity utilization rate was 77.8%.

Conflict Situation:1. Russian Ministry of Defense: Shot down 345 Ukrainian drones in 24 hours. 2. Russian Ministry of Defense: Pokrovka and Minkivka in eastern Ukraine have been captured. 3. Local authorities said that the fire in Russia's Taman port has been extinguished. Peace negotiations:1. Sources: Negotiations on Ukraine and negotiations on Iran will be held in Geneva on the same day, February 17. 2. Russian President’s Press Secretary Peskov: The topics of the trilateral talks in Geneva include territorial issues. 3. Market news: The Russian delegation negotiating in Geneva will be expanded to about 20 people. 4. Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Geneva talks on Ukraine will be held behind closed doors. 5. Zelensky: Ukraine will not give up territory. More attacks by Russia will make it more difficult to reach an agreement; Russia will launch a new round of large-scale energy strikes. Other situations:1. Hungarian Prime Minister Orban: Ukrainian President Zelensky must organize elections. 2. Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau: Ukraine’s former energy minister was charged with money laundering. 3. Russian media: Hungary and Slovenia requested Croatia to allow Russian oil to transit. 4. After the attack on the Russian port, European coal futures prices continued to rise.

Canadian Trade Minister: As Canada and Mexico work to diversify and strengthen their trade relationship, now is the perfect time to build a new partnership. It was a pleasure to discuss how to create new opportunities for businesses and workers in Canada and Mexico with Valeria Moi, Mexico’s Minister of Economy and Director General of the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness.

UK Prime Minister's Office: Starmer and Carney agree that NATO should be more European and that more defense spending is needed.

Australian Prime Minister Albanese: We have a very firm position that we will not provide assistance or repatriation.

British Prime Minister's Office: British Prime Minister Starmer had a phone call with Canadian Prime Minister Carney today.

Australian Prime Minister Albanese: Australia will not take back Australians in Syrian camps.

According to AFP: French President Macron will begin a three-day visit to India on Tuesday, focusing on artificial intelligence cooperation and a possible multi-billion dollar Dassault Falcon fighter jet deal.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: We will launch the Canadian Food and Essentials Subsidy this year to allow more Canadians to have more money in their bank accounts.

According to the Financial Times: The European Union stated that 70% of components for electric vehicles must be made in the EU in order to receive national support.

According to Fox News reporter: In addition, it is difficult to imagine that the United States or Israel will launch an attack on Iran before the end of the Winter Olympics on February 22. (In 2014, Putin only sent troops into Crimea after the Sochi Winter Olympics; and four years ago, after the Beijing Winter Olympics concluded, Russia sent 150,000 troops to Ukraine)

According to a Fox News reporter: The USS Ford aircraft carrier strike group departed from the Caribbean and is expected to take about two weeks to reach the Eastern Mediterranean.