State media maintained its extensive focus on President Xi Jinping's engagement with Xizang, evolving the narrative from the 60th-anniversary celebrations to highlight a "Passing on the Torch" theme for regional development and unity, prominently featured in afternoon micro-videos. Concurrently, state outlets continued to detail the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, emphasizing the "Shanghai Spirit" and the joint drawing of new development blueprints. A new significant editorial priority emerged with reports of the third rehearsal for the event commemorating the 80th anniversary of victory over Japanese aggression. Independent media, meanwhile, reported on Hong Kong press freedom concerns, domestic online censorship, and various economic topics including foreign brands and "anti-involution" risks.