10:42⇢Assad Falls While Media Muzzles
⌨The newspapers report extensive coverage of Assad's fall in Syria, analyzing regional implications and power transitions (BBC Chinese, Caixin Chinese). State media simultaneously emphasizes Xi Jinping's meetings with international economic organizations (Global Times, Guangming Daily) and border development policies (People's Daily, Xinhua, China Military Online). Hong Kong coverage notes increasing self-censorship perception in local media (HKFP), while Taiwan monitors PLA activities following William Lai's stopovers (SCMP).