02:58⇢Dragon Lands in Rio, Eyes Congo Metals
⌨The newspapers extensively cover Xi's arrival in Rio de Janeiro for the G20 summit and state visit to Brazil (Beijing Daily, CCTV, China Daily, Global Times, People's Daily). A parallel economic story emerges with Caixin reporting on China's expanding mining operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, targeting EV and AI metals demand. In Hong Kong, HKFP reports disruption at an independent bookstore event.