Xi Jinping's arrival in Hanoi dominated Chinese state media coverage throughout the day, focusing on his welcome ceremony and meetings with Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam. State media repeatedly emphasized the "comrades plus brothers" relationship and building a "community with shared future" with Vietnam.
Meanwhile, economic outlets addressed the sudden exemption of Chinese electronics from Trump's tariffs, described as an "olive branch" marking a "major concession" in the trade war. Chinese tech firms were reported as "bewildered" by these "tariff flip-flops" causing market uncertainty. Hong Kong's Chief Secretary labeled US tariffs as "blackmail" linked to national security threats.
Goldman Sachs warned that "extreme" US-China decoupling could cost $2.5 trillion globally. By afternoon, reports emerged that Trump's tariffs would put "Chinese science to the test," though potentially harming US labs more severely.