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EPM Morning Briefing — August 25, 2026

EPM Morning Briefing — August 25, 2026

🌅 EPM MORNING BRIEFING — August 25, 2026 The 5 stories you need to know today.

🌅 EPM MORNING BRIEFING — August 25, 2026 The 5 stories you need to know today. 1. 🔴 [HONG KONG] Shein Makes Its Stock Market Debut at a $27 Billion Valuation After Years of Western Blockade After winning Beijing approval and facing European regulatory fines and US tariff headwinds, Shein launches on Hong Kong's exchange offering 280 million shares and targeting up to $1.7 billion — backed by a reported $2.06 billion net profit in 2025. It matters because this IPO signals how Chinese fast-fashion giants are pivoting East as Western doors close. 2. 🔴 [CHINA] Hong Kong Convicts Tiananmen Vigil Leaders — No Violence Required Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan were found guilty of inciting subversion for organising Tiananmen vigils through an Alliance founded in 1989 — with judges explicitly acknowledging no violence was used or advocated. Each faces up to 10 years in prison, making this a defining marker of how far Hong Kong's legal landscape has shifted. 3. 🔴 [ESPAÑA] Sánchez Convenes Emergency Security Council 26 Days After 80,000 Migrants Crossed Into Ceuta With roughly 8,000 people possibly still present in Ceuta, Prime Minister Sánchez has finally called an extraordinary National Security Council meeting — eight ministers and three senior security officials attending — followed by a full week of parliamentary appearances. The 26-day delay before an emergency response is the story inside the story. 4. 🔴 [FRANCIA] Glucksmann Enters Presidential Race — and His Journalist Partner Steps Off French TV Raphael Glucksmann, MEP and Place Publique leader, announced his presidential candidacy live on TF1 as his partner, France 2 anchor Lea Salame, stepped aside to avoid a conflict of interest. Polling at 10–12 percent and facing a fragmented left, his path to relevance runs through an October primary — while Marine Le Pen watches the progressive field splinter. 5. 🔴 [CHINA] AI Wipes Out 75% of Jobs in China's Short Drama Industry in Months After a technology shift in February, more than 95% of China's ultrashort-drama output became AI-generated. Zhoutu Culture alone cut its workforce from 500 to 200 employees, and actor monthly incomes collapsed from 20,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan — with some background actors left entirely unpaid. A 6 billion yuan platform investment announcement offers fragile hope, but AI still dominates. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📌 Editor's Note From Hong Kong's courtrooms to Ceuta's borders to Beijing-backed IPOs, today's briefing is a masterclass in how governments and markets are reshaping the rules — and who pays the price when they do.
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