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As China's 2025-26 ice and snow season kicked into high gear last month, against the backdrop of the Spring Festival holiday (February 15-23) and the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy (February 6-22), the country turned its coldest months into one of its hottest economic drivers

The homecoming revolution

A growing wave of urban professionals, college graduates and migrant workers are returning to their hometowns in rural China to start businesses

A year in cinema

The film industry achieved spectacular growth in 2025, mainly driven by a surge in the popularity of animated films

The discipline drive

Five-year plans are comprehensive blueprints for China's development, outlining goals, strategies and priorities for each five-year period. As the inaugural year of the 15th Five-Year Plan, 2026 sets the tone for the journey ahead

Transformation on track

As global economic growth slows and remains uneven and uncertain, China's transition is encouraging not only for the people of the country, but for all those whose livelihoods are connected to China's economy

Collaboration for innovation

Enhancing innovation-driven development to accelerate the cultivation of new growth drivers is one of the major strategic tasks for China's economic work in 2026

Righting the ship

Major-country competition, geopolitical conflict, hegemonism and unilateralism all intensified in 2025
People first

Prioritizing people's wellbeing is both a principled choice and a practical strategy

The consumption charge

Looking ahead, China's consumer market is poised for even greater breakthroughs. It will not only play an increasingly pivotal role in driving China's own economic growth but also act as a key engine for the global consumer market

First Line Open, Second Line Set

On December 18, the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), the world's largest by area, officially launched its special customs operations.More than a domestic milestone, this FTP represents a strategic shift to attract global investment and entrepreneurship

A Pilot Playbook

Zhejiang Province has comprehensively integrated the development philosophy of common prosperity into the entire process of modernizing provincial governance