08:09⇢Military-Civilian Unity Push
⌨The newspapers report extensively on Xi Jinping's diplomatic meeting with Azerbaijani President Aliyev, with both nations establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership (Beijing Daily, CCTV, China Daily, Global Times, Guangming Daily, Xinhua). State media emphasizes Xi's instructions on strengthening military-civilian unity (People's Daily English/Chinese, Xinhua, Huanqiu). Trump's comments about potentially lowering tariffs on China, calling the proposed 145% tariffs "too high," receive significant coverage (Caixin, DW Chinese). New developments include press coverage of the Shenzhou-20 astronauts (China Military Online) and concerning reports about Hong Kong's Democratic Party facing pressure to disband before upcoming elections (HKFP).