15:43⇢Power Executive Takes Oil Giant
⌨The newspapers report on major leadership appointments in China's energy sector, marking the first time an executive from the power industry leads a major oil company, as former Datang Corporation general manager Zhang Chuanjiang becomes CNPC chairman (Caixin Chinese). The Xi-Panchen meeting receives extensive coordinated coverage across state media outlets, emphasizing Tibet's religious and ethnic unity messaging (Beijing Daily, People's Daily Chinese, CCTV, China Economic Net, China Daily Chinese, Huanqiu, Global Times). Meanwhile, Hong Kong emerges as Beijing's solution for liquidating seized cryptocurrency assets, with mainland authorities unable to legally sell confiscated virtual currencies onshore due to trading bans, now turning to the financial hub's licensed platforms (Caixin Global). International diplomatic messaging continues as Xi congratulates Poland's newly elected president while Trump-Xi call coverage analyzes Marco Rubio's absence from the conversation (South China Morning Post, Xinhua News, Xinhua News Chinese).