10:09 (02:09)⇢The Iowa Letter's Spring Warmth
⌨State media have transitioned from general holiday greetings to a specific, high-frequency focus on Xi Jinping's 'personal' diplomacy through his correspondence with Iowa, framing it as a stabilizing force for U.S.-China ties (People's Daily, Xinhua, Global Times, China Daily, CCTV, Guangming Daily, China Economic Net). This narrative of 'enduring friendship' is being leveraged to project diplomatic warmth, while external sources focus on systemic risks, including alleged nuclear tests and the disbandment of Hong Kong civil society groups (VOA, HKFP).