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04.06.2025

The Tiananmen anniversary coordination

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This page is an archive of main headlines from China for 04.06.2025.

It displays 72 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

04.06.2025 ⇢ The Tiananmen anniversary coordination
⌹State media executed synchronized cultural messaging campaigns throughout the day, beginning with seven outlets publishing identical headlines about Xi Jinping's "most precious things" - Chinese cultural heritage. The coordination evolved in waves, shifting from cultural preservation themes to personal narratives about Xi's 40-year attachment to a Sui Dynasty stele by morning.

Diplomatic messaging dominated midday coverage as Xi's meeting with Belarus President Lukashenko was reported identically across multiple outlets, emphasizing "true friendship" and strategic partnership. Xi also congratulated South Korea's newly elected President Lee Jae-myung.

The Tiananmen anniversary prompted security measures in Hong Kong, where police deployed armored vehicles in Causeway Bay and customs officers inspected a former district councillor's candle shop. Foreign diplomatic missions posted social media tributes to the crackdown.

Economic tensions surfaced as EU firms raised alarms over China's rare earth export restrictions, while China and the EU scheduled emergency talks to resolve their economic deadlock. The OECD projected slower Chinese GDP growth next year amid trade conflicts.
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莵州之矎堪称 “教科乊” 级 “䟗族倧歌” 䌠唱千幎的“文化瑰宝” “快傩铜行”热床䞍减 非遗魅力持续络攟 沉浞匏䜓验非遗村萜
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The global higher education landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, as China shows consistent improvement in academic output while universities in the United States face downward pressure in global rankings amid recent student visa policies, experts said.
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07:49 (23:49)⇢Forced Labor Allegations Hit Global Brands

⌹The newspapers report on emerging controversy over international business practices as China Digital Times highlights New York Times allegations that McDonald's and KFC potentially use forced Uyghur labor through transferred workers in other Chinese regions, circumventing US and EU prohibitions. Meanwhile, economic messaging shifts as Chinese outlets emphasize market resilience, with Global Times citing HSBC surveys showing China remains the primary destination for global trade expansion and manufacturing investment, while Caixin reports on renewed Hong Kong IPO waves. Educational themes surface across sources as China Daily reports Chinese universities rising in global rankings amid US visa policy pressures, while South China Morning Post covers debates sparked by a Harvard speech regarding elite education access and privilege in China. Cultural programming continues with People's Daily promoting Guizhou's ethnic heritage as "textbook-level beauty" and Xinhua highlighting Dragon Boat Festival tourism revenues, maintaining the coordinated cultural messaging pattern from previous days.
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䞭囜是吊于2026幎继续猺垭取决于矎䞭圚印倪地区角逐的变化。若矎囜持续加倧对台军事支持或圚南海采取曎区硬行劚䞭囜可胜进䞀步对倚蟹对话持保留态床蜬而寻求双蟹管道。反之若矎䞭关系有所猓和䟋劂透过高层䌚晀或莞易谈刀蟟成劥协䞭囜可胜重新考虑掟遣防长参䌚。
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“绿氎青山就是金山银山”理念人类发展观“术语的革呜” 习近平生态文明思想的标识性抂念䞎原创性莡献 绿色“䞀垊䞀路”是习近平生态文明思想圚党球生态治理䞭的重芁实践
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对于探寻䞭华文明基因密码、守技䞭华民族文化根脉习近平总乊记始终饱含深情、念兹圚兹 本期“孊习新语”走进四川广汉䞉星堆从青铜面具䞭探寻倚元䞀䜓的灿烂文明
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11:09 (03:09)⇢Cultural heritage blitz amid Shangri-La snub

⌹The newspapers report on synchronized cultural promotion as China's Shangri-La Dialogue absence sparks strategic debate. State media launched coordinated messaging across seven outlets with identical headlines about Xi Jinping's "most precious things" - Chinese cultural heritage - featuring subtitles about "crossing mountains and seas" and building cultural strength through technology and institutional innovation (Beijing Daily, CCTV, China Economic Net, China Daily Chinese, Guangming Daily, Huanqiu, People's Daily Chinese). BBC Chinese analyzed whether China's defense minister absence from Singapore's security forum represents "strategic absence" or being subjected to "absence trial," noting future participation depends on US military support for Taiwan and South China Sea actions. Environmental themes emerged with People's Daily Chinese promoting Xi's "green mountains and clear waters are golden mountains and silver mountains" philosophy as a revolutionary development concept. Dragon Boat Festival tourism spending provided cultural continuity messaging (People's Daily English), while South China Morning Post covered China's ramping critical mineral export controls amid US tensions.
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匄朮儿向涛倎立 科技创新的䞭囜答卷 以科技创新匕领新莚生产力发展 北京党力打造囜际科技创新高地 北京科技创新倚绎床步入党球前列
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习近平䞭囜和癜俄眗斯是真朋友、奜䌙䌎 䞭方始终从战略高床和长远角床看埅和发展䞭癜关系愿同癜方䞀道掚劚䞀囜关系和互利合䜜行皳臎远
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总乊记心䞭“最宝莵的䞜西” 䞀方隋碑 䜕以让总乊记念念䞍忘 把䞭华文化瑰宝保技奜、䌠承奜、䌠播奜 文脉千秋 铞魂区囜
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13:28 (05:28)⇢Sui Dynasty Stele Messaging Blitz

⌹The newspapers report on intensified cultural heritage messaging coinciding with the Tiananmen anniversary date. State media expanded yesterday's coordinated campaign with CCTV and China Daily featuring identical headlines about Xi Jinping's 40-year attachment to a Sui Dynasty stele, emphasizing "the most precious things" in cultural preservation (CCTV, China Daily Chinese). This represents evolution from previous "soul-forging" themes to personal Xi narratives about cultural continuity. Meanwhile, diplomatic messaging emphasized Belarus relations as Xi met President Lukashenko, with multiple outlets highlighting their "true friendship" and strategic partnership (Global Times, People's Daily English, Xinhua News, Huanqiu). Deutsche Welle provided counter-programming with an interview about returning to "June 4th, 1989" (DW Chinese), while US Secretary Rubio issued statements on the anniversary's 36th year (VOA Chinese). Hong Kong water quality concerns emerged with reports of residents experiencing diarrhea amid black particles in drinking water (Hong Kong Free Press).
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President Xi Jinping met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on Wednesday. Congratulating Lukashenko again on his reelection as the president of Belarus, Xi said the two countries are true friends and good partners, treating each other with sincerity and trust.
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习近平䞭囜和癜俄眗斯是真朋友、奜䌙䌎 䞭方始终从战略高床和长远角床看埅和发展䞭癜关系愿同癜方䞀道掚劚䞀囜关系和互利合䜜行皳臎远
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习近平䞭方愿同韩方䞀道坚守建亀初心坚定睊邻友奜方向坚持互利共赢目标共同掚劚䞭韩战略合䜜䌙䌎关系䞍断向前发展曎奜造犏䞀囜人民
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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on Wednesday. Congratulating Lukashenko again on his reelection ...
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16:10 (08:10)⇢Belarus Friendship Blitz

⌹The newspapers report on coordinated diplomatic messaging as Xi Jinping's meeting with Belarus President Lukashenko dominates state media coverage across seven outlets with identical headlines emphasizing their "true friendship" and strategic partnership (Beijing Daily, CCTV, China Economic Net, China Daily, Global Times, Huanqiu, People's Daily). This represents a shift from yesterday's cultural nationalism themes to bilateral diplomacy promotion. Korean political developments receive parallel attention as multiple sources cover Lee Jae-ming's presidential election victory, with Xi sending congratulatory messages pledging continued China-Korea strategic cooperation (Caixin Chinese, Guangming Daily, Xinhua News Chinese). The timing coincides with Tiananmen anniversary sensitivities, as Hong Kong Free Press reports customs inspections of a former district councillor's candle shop selling "$6.4" soy wax candles on the anniversary eve. Economic tensions surface as South China Morning Post highlights EU firms' concerns over China's rare earth export restrictions described as "getting seriously worse."
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进入6月䌠来的并非䞀䞪确定的䌚谈日期而是䞭矎双方指莣对方砎坏日内瓊䌚谈蟟成的协议。这种状况匕发垂场震劚䞭矎这场谈刀尚未匀启䟿遭遇挫折。
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立足地理标志资源犀赋 加速地方经济高莚量发展 聚“铟”成势 䞚界探玢农文旅融合发展 农文旅融合建讟和矎乡村 匀创乡村党面振兎新局面
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习近平䞭囜和癜俄眗斯是真朋友、奜䌙䌎 䞭方始终从战略高床和长远角床看埅和发展䞭癜关系愿同癜方䞀道掚劚䞀囜关系和互利合䜜行皳臎远
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22:55 (14:55)⇢Geneva Agreement Collapse

⌹The newspapers report on escalating US-China tensions as both sides accuse each other of violating Geneva ceasefire agreements, with BBC Chinese noting that June brought mutual recriminations rather than scheduled talks, causing market disruption before negotiations even began. China and EU scheduled emergency talks to resolve their economic deadlock (South China Morning Post). Meanwhile, state media maintained diplomatic messaging around Xi Jinping's meeting with Belarusian President Lukashenko, emphasizing their "true friendship" and strategic partnership (CCTV English, People's Daily Chinese). On the Tiananmen anniversary, Hong Kong police deployed armored vehicles in Causeway Bay and detained activist "Female Long Hair" at 4:28pm after she exited the MTR station with palms pressed together (Hong Kong Free Press). China's AI video sector gained attention through tools like Kuaishou's Kling AI and ByteDance's Jimeng AI, though significant technical shortcomings remain (Caixin Global).
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