State media orchestrated comprehensive coverage of International Museum Day, with synchronized reporting across outlets describing museums as "big schools" and repositories of "yesterday, today and tomorrow." This narrative continued Xi's recent cultural preservation messaging, highlighted by the announcement that ancient silk texts would return from the US for Beijing display in July.

Military developments emerged with SCMP revealing China's dual approach of incentives and penalties to boost recruitment amid demographic challenges. Hong Kong media detailed six new offenses and "prohibited places" under Article 23 security law implementation, continuing the security tightening trend from previous days.

Economic reporting showed China pivoting to Public-Private Partnerships for African infrastructure funding. DW Chinese noted cautious optimism among Chinese exporters during the 90-day US tariff truce, while SCMP reported Chinese e-commerce companies intensifying European market efforts - both direct responses to the recent US-China trade adjustments.