08:59⇢Xi Returns From Southeast Asia Amid US Port Fees Plan
⌨The newspapers extensively report on Xi Jinping's return to Beijing after completing state visits to Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia (Xinhua, Global Times, People's Daily, China Daily, China Economic Net). Multiple state media outlets emphasize the "ironclad friendship" between China and Cambodia (Huanqiu, Xinhua, Beijing Daily). Meanwhile, international sources highlight escalating US-China trade tensions, with the US planning to impose port fees on Chinese vessels (BBC Chinese, SCMP) - a measure described as more moderate than February's proposal of charging up to $1.5 million per US port visit.