Xi Jinping concluded his Malaysia visit and arrived in Cambodia, where he met King Sihamoni, Senate President Hun Sen, and Prime Minister Hun Manet. Chinese media repeatedly emphasized the "rock-solid" or "iron-clad" friendship between China and Cambodia, continuing the "community with shared future" diplomatic narrative from previous Southeast Asian engagements.
China announced better-than-expected Q1 economic growth of 5.4%, with markets analyzing potential tariff impacts. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited Beijing amid US restrictions on H20 chips, calling China a "key market" despite escalating tech tensions.
Hong Kong developments included national security amendments to union laws targeting "political" strikes from 2019 protests, and arrests at Channel C media outlet over alleged COVID-19 loan fraud. DW Chinese reported US attempts to pressure global partners to decouple from China through tariff negotiations, while SCMP detailed Chinese factories' viral marketing efforts and traders pursuing risky emerging market deals amid trade pressures.