00:08⇢Xi's People-First Narrative Dominates State Media
⌨State media uniformly lead with Xi Jinping's 'serve the people' narrative, emphasizing grassroots governance across multiple outlets. External outlets focus on the upcoming Trump-Xi summit, with SCMP reporting Xi gains leverage as Trump arrives weakened, and DW Chinese analyzing Beijing's goals. A new Global Times report highlights Philippine aircraft harassing a Chinese research vessel, escalating South China Sea tensions.
