🔥 Hot Topics · Aug 7, 2026

More high-scoring students skip 985 universities for police academies; multiple regions urge leaders to take leave first; 'China Cool' becomes an overseas buzzword; sketch artist Lin Yuhui wants to see 'Aunt Mei' after 7 years; Qi Wei opens AI authorization of her image, first in Chinese entertainment; today is Start of Autumn, avoid six wellness pitfalls; US to add 15% tariff on polysilicon derivatives; OpenAI reportedly to launch Astra AI as soon as next week; Unitree IPO price 150.80 yuan/share; Typhoon White Dolphin may absorb Typhoon Whale; AI ends India's 30-year 'outsourcing myth'; pig farmers slash sows and buy insurance to survive.

1. 1. More High-Scoring Students Choose Police Academies Over 985

   Police academies are drawing more top scorers: a Hainan student with 656 points chose a cybersecurity enforcement major, and admission lines keep rising nationwide.

2. 2. Multiple Regions Urge Leaders to Take Leave First

   Several provinces push paid annual leave, urging leaders to set an example and take their full quota so everyone can rest properly.

3. 3. 'China Cool' Becomes Overseas Buzzword

   Thanks to vast cooling summer destinations plus visa-free policies and facilities, many foreign tourists are flocking to China this summer.

4. 4. Sketch Artist Lin Yuhui: 7 Years Drawing 'Aunt Mei'

   Retired Shandong police sketch artist Lin Yuhui, who drew 'Aunt Mei' for 7 years, says the face disgusts him and he wants to see her in person.

5. 5. Qi Wei Opens AI Authorization of Her Image, First in Chinese Entertainment

   Qi Wei launches an official digital avatar, opening standardized AI licensing of her image; an AI animation series she stars in is coming. Lawyers warn image rights can't be bought out.

6. 6. Start of Autumn: Avoid Six Wellness Pitfalls

   Today marks the Start of Autumn. Health experts say seasonal wellness centers on diet and warn against six common pitfalls.

7. 7. US to Add 15% Tariff on Polysilicon Derivatives

   The White House announces a 15% tariff on imported polysilicon derivatives plus a minimum import price mechanism for polysilicon.

8. 8. OpenAI Reportedly to Launch Astra AI Next Week

   Reports say OpenAI plans to release the Astra model next week, codenamed mewfour — a brand-new pretrained model and its largest since GPT-4.5.

9. 9. Unitree IPO Price Set at 150.80 Yuan/Share

   Unitree's STAR Market IPO prices at 150.80 yuan/share across 40.45M shares, a market cap of ~60.99 billion yuan and a P/E of 219.23x, above the sector average.

10. 10. Typhoon White Dolphin May Absorb Typhoon Whale

    Typhoon warnings rise as White Dolphin may absorb Whale, possibly making landfall on the Zhejiang-to-northern Fujian coast from the afternoon of the 9th into the 10th.

11. 11. AI Ends India's 30-Year 'Outsourcing Myth'

    As enterprise AI lands, India's IT outsourcing industry sags with capital flight, falling IT stocks, and layoffs, eroding the low-cost labor model's edge.

12. 12. Pig Farmers Slash Sows and Buy Insurance to Survive

    With hog prices near eight-year lows, farmers trimmed sows by ~90%, pivoted to asset-light contract farming, and bought 'insurance + futures' income protection.