Beijing intervenes to steady markets, ‘Grand Theft Auto Shanghai’: SCMP daily highlights
From Beijing’s response to tariff-driven turmoil to an ex-CIA official on US-China ties, here’s a round-up from today’s China coverage

1. China’s ‘national team’ intervenes to stabilise markets after Beijing’s pledge of support
China’s Central Huijin, a key “national team” investor, has reportedly begun to intervene in domestic stock markets to counter the panic unleashed by the US trade war, after Beijing earlier signalled it had policy tools available to deal with Washington’s reciprocal tariff blitz.
2. China urges unity, prepared for ‘any shocks’, as US trade tensions soar
China has called on the nation to “weather storms together” amid an escalating trade war with the “capricious” Trump administration after the US president warned that Beijing had miscalculated in striking back at his new tariffs.
3. Will Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ threaten China’s fragile consumer recovery?

A barrage of stimulus policies has helped lift consumer sentiment in China, but the recovery is still tentative – and could be dented by a US trade war.