Xi Jinping's directives for China's 15th Five-Year Plan dominated state media coverage throughout the morning, with nine outlets using identical phrasing about "scientific, democratic, and law-based decision-making." This represented a shift from previous days' focus on disabled persons and museums.

By early afternoon, state media pivoted to synchronized reporting on Xi's inspection tour of Luoyang, featuring his visits to the Luoyang Bearing Group, Baima Temple, and Longmen Grottoes. This continues the cultural preservation theme from recent days.

Economic coverage showed the ongoing US-China tariff truce impacts, with BBC questioning whether India's manufacturing rise might stall, while SCMP reported Chinese directives requiring state bodies to purchase domestic EVs. The economic narrative continues focusing on self-reliance alongside trade normalization.

Foreign media offered alternative perspectives, including reports on an Australian's Chinese prison experience and Taiwan's White Terror period.