07:52⇢Leaders Convene in Beijing
⌨Chinese media focuses heavily on President Xi Jinping's extensive post-V-Day diplomatic engagements, detailing meetings with numerous foreign leaders from nations including Laos, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Cuba, and Serbia (Beijing Daily, Huanqiu, People's Daily, Xinhua News, Global Times, Guangming Daily). These interactions are portrayed as deepening global partnerships and asserting China's international influence. Concurrently, some reports highlight China's challenge to the US-led world order and targeted economic retaliation against US firms (BBC Chinese, South China Morning Post).