09:05⇢Central Asia Rails While Taiwan's Third Force Falters
⌨The newspapers report on Xi's railway diplomacy with Central Asia, with multiple state media sources (Xinhua, Global Times, People's Daily) covering the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project launch. Meanwhile, coverage focuses on Taiwan's political landscape as Ko Wen-je faces corruption charges (BBC Chinese), while Hong Kong continues institutional changes with Martin Lee's Justice of Peace title removal (HKFP). A major hydroelectric project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River draws attention (DW Chinese).