State media uniformly led with Xi Jinping's return to Beijing after the SCO summit and state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt, framing the trip as a success and highlighting his four-point proposal for a new Middle East security architecture. Morning coverage focused on Xi's departure from Egypt and his visit to the Grand Egyptian Museum with President Sisi, while afternoon reports shifted to his arrival in Beijing and the conclusion of the trip. Concurrently, VOA Chinese reported on Trump's military strikes against Iranian radar and missile facilities, contrasting with China's diplomatic push. SCMP interpreted Xi's trip as a strategy to shift manufacturing abroad amid tariff wars, and BBC Chinese covered controversy over Chinese subtitles for 'The Shawshank Redemption' translating 'queer' as '变态'. Hong Kong media reported on Joshua Wong's guilty plea and the arrest of three people outside Prince Edward MTR station on the anniversary of the 2019 incident.