11:09⇢Central Asia summit messaging saturates outlets
⌨The newspapers report on sustained state media coordination around Xi Jinping's upcoming attendance at the second China-Central Asia Summit in Kazakhstan, with eight outlets publishing nearly identical headlines about "inheriting thousand-year friendship and writing new chapters of the era" (CCTV, China Economic Net, China Daily Chinese, Global Times, Huanqiu, Xinhua News Chinese, Xinhua News). This diplomatic messaging shifts from previous Chen Yun commemoration themes to emphasize regional partnerships and the Belt and Road Initiative. Separately, Caixin highlights China's pharmaceutical innovation reaching a "DeepSeek moment," suggesting breakthrough developments in domestic drug development capabilities. The China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo receives coverage as 4,700 Chinese and African institutions participate in Changsha (People's Daily Chinese). Meanwhile, international coverage continues focusing on escalating Israel-Iran tensions, with reports of Iranian military leaders being killed in targeted strikes (Secret China, DW Chinese).