State media marked the conclusion of Harbin Asian Winter Games while amplifying Xi's "AI+" initiatives, continuing the technological sovereignty narrative from previous days' DeepSeek coverage. Wang Yi's statements at the Munich Security Conference regarding US-China relations and the Ukraine crisis emerged as morning focal points.
By midday, attention shifted to Xi's congratulatory message to the African Union Summit, while party media highlighted his Qiushi article on party discipline. The collapse of children's coding education company Tongcheng Tongmei's US listing attempt provided business media with a counter-narrative to the week's AI triumph stories.
Coverage later pivoted to Tianjin's adoption of DeepSeek technology, connecting to previous days' AI governance themes from the Paris summit, while state media maintained parallel coverage of defense responses to Philippines' missile deployment plans.