00:46⇢Xi Urges Joint Mideast Peace Effort
⌨State outlets return to Xi Jinping's talks with Oman's Sultan Haitham as the lead (CCTV, The Paper, People's Daily, China Daily, Beijing Daily, Global Times, CCTV English). Coverage details the joint strategic partnership statement and energy, investment and high-tech cooperation, with China Daily framing it as joint peace efforts with Arab and GCC states.