Xi Jinping's Henan inspection tour dominated state media with synchronized reporting across all outlets, emphasizing manufacturing as the foundation of "Chinese-style modernization." His visits to the Luoyang Bearing Group and cultural sites like Longmen Grottoes continued the heritage preservation theme from previous days.

A significant development emerged with China Digital Times revealing Henan province constructed a firewall ten times stricter than the national system, blocking 35% more business and economic domains. This represents an intensification of information control mechanisms at the provincial level.

Economic coverage showed China cutting mortgage rates to stimulate the property market while defying trade war challenges with significant capital inflows. SCMP reported Chinese companies questioning the effectiveness of planned US tariffs, reflecting ongoing trade tensions.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te notably avoided directly mentioning China in his first anniversary speech, shifting to security-focused cross-strait rhetoric according to BBC Chinese.