Xi Jinping's participation in the BRICS summit dominated China's news cycle. Early reports focused on his attendance at the "BRICS+" leaders' dialogue, where he emphasized solidarity among Global South nations. Throughout the day, state media highlighted Xi's vision for high-quality development of "Greater BRICS cooperation". In parallel, economic news reported on the surge and subsequent fall of the North China 50 index, creating a new historical high. The launch of the second batch of CSI 500 index funds also garnered attention, with first-day sales exceeding 20 billion yuan. In the afternoon, reports emerged of investigations into former executives of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation. The day concluded with analysis of Xi's meeting with Modi at the BRICS summit, exploring potential improvements in China-India relations.