14:08 (06:08)⇢Xi's Vision Meets Pacific Aid
⌨The newspapers extensively report on Xi's New Year message, emphasizing confidence and hard work for 2025 (CCTV English, China Daily, Guangming Daily). New developments include China's overseas warehouse expansion for cross-border e-commerce (Caixin Chinese) and humanitarian aid to earthquake-affected Vanuatu (SCMP), while coverage continues on Taiwan's presidential candidate Lai Ching-te's democracy statements against Xi's unification stance (DW Chinese).