10:15⇢Ancient Cities' New Splendor
⌨Chinese state media consistently highlights President Xi Jinping's cultural heritage initiatives, particularly urging "beautiful ancient cities to radiate new splendor" (Beijing Daily, CCTV, China Economic Net, China Daily (Chinese), Huanqiu, Xinhua News (Chinese), Guangming Daily). Concurrently, US-China relations face new tension as a US Commerce Department employee is reportedly restricted from leaving China (DW Chinese, VOA Chinese). Separately, Chinese firms in Europe advocate for a substantive deal at the upcoming China-EU summit (South China Morning Post, China Daily).