State media orchestrated extensive coverage of Xi's Macau visit, continuing the celebratory narrative from previous days. Morning reports focused on his inspection of Macau University of Science and Technology, while afternoon coverage shifted to the Guangdong-Macao Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.
Meanwhile, independent media reported on Hong Kong's HK$640 million expenditure on birth rate incentives and its wild boar control success. BBC Chinese marked the 40th anniversary of the Sino-British Joint Declaration with perspectives from Hong Kong residents born in 1984.
Evening coverage revealed Hong Kong scientists' involvement in the Chang'e-8 moon mission, while Jimmy Lai's security trial testimony claimed Xi's leadership fundamentally altered Communist Party dynamics. Reports emerged of Chinese cybersecurity accusations against US tech theft, alongside coverage of undertreated depression among China's elderly population.