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02.01.2026

The Day of the Fifteen-Five Ritual Mandate

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It displays 50 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

02.01.2026 ⇢ The Day of the Fifteen-Five Ritual Mandate
⌹On January 2, 2026, Chinese state media synchronized their editorial output to cement the transition into the 15th Five-Year Plan. Throughout the morning, outlets including Xinhua, CCTV, and People’s Daily maintained a rigid focus on Xi Jinping’s New Year message, framing 2026 as a year of "resilience" and "momentum." Editors utilized repetitive keywords like "miracles" and "strategic first steps" to establish a domestic narrative of stability following the 2025 transition. This coordinated ritualization served to internalize the leadership's vision as a national mandate.
By early afternoon, a sharp divergence emerged as external and Hong Kong-based sources shifted priority toward regional strategic friction. While state editors emphasized consumer growth and cultural unity, the South China Morning Post and VOA reported on the aftermath of PLA drone incursions near Taipei and the commissioning of new Type 052D destroyers. Simultaneously, media in Hong Kong highlighted governance friction, reporting on the government's condemnation of BBC coverage and a warming public sentiment toward the U.S. despite official trade stances.
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China Daily

Xi's message for New Year widely lauded

Global experts hailed President Xi Jinping's New Year message as an inspiring voice of optimism and stability in an increasingly complex and uncertain world, offering reassurance amid global challenges.
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Xinhua News Agency

孊习进行时䞚必囟其终先计于始——总乊记新幎莺词给我们以深刻启迪

新华瀟评论员续写䞭囜奇迹新篇章 述评䜓育之窗展现䞭囜匏现代化䞇千气象 习近平䞻垭新幎莺词䞺促进党球共同发展䌠递信心䞎垌望 䞓题
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09:01 (01:01)⇢Miracles Written in Five Year Ink

⌹Chinese state editors are maintaining a unified ritual focus on Xi Jinping's 2026 New Year message, framing it as a mandate for the 15th Five-Year Plan and a testament to national miracles (Xinhua, China Daily, CCTV, People's Daily, Beijing Daily). Conversely, external and military-focused sources concentrate on the intensifying strategic friction in the Taiwan Strait, reporting on PLA drone incursions and international criticism of recent military exercises (SCMP, VOA, BBC Chinese, China Military Online).
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环球眑

以习近平同志䞺栞心的党䞭倮2025幎治囜理政纪实

近镜倎聆听新幎莺词 勇毅拌搏筑梊 拟光纪·新幎莺词里的䞭囜步䌐 团结协䜜、螔厉奋发习䞻垭二〇二六幎新幎莺词匕发热烈反响
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Peoples Daily

足迹·2025

足迹·2025 习近平总乊记垊领我们决胜“十四五” 经纬线·2025幎总乊记足迹里的牵挂䞎惊念 二〇二五习近平䞻垭匕领䞭囜倖亀砎浪前行 这些海报记圕总乊记治囜理政足迹
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14:17 (06:17)⇢Resilience in the Five-Year Blueprint

⌹State-run outlets continue their unified ritualistic coverage of Xi Jinping’s New Year message, framing 2026 as a period of 'resilience' and 'momentum' for the 15th Five-Year Plan (People's Daily, CCTV, Xinhua, Global Times). Meanwhile, external and Hong Kong-based media highlight governance friction, reporting on official condemnations of international reporting and regional maritime expansion through new naval commissions (HKFP, Global Times, SCMP).
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Hong Kong Free Press

NGO urges streamlined process for public hospital fee waivers

Ivan Lin, a community organiser from the Society for Community Organization (SoCO), called on the Hospital Authority to improve its procedures so that applicants already eligible for means-tested allowances would not have to go through another round of assessments.
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Peoples Daily

习近平新幎莺词里的䜠䞎我

习近平新幎莺词里的䜠䞎我 䞀见·䞀幎䞀床这仜幞犏的守候䜕以劚人 拟光纪·新幎莺词里的䞭囜步䌐 热气腟腟的生掻蒞蒞日䞊的䞭囜 重枩习近平䞻垭12幎新幎莺词超暖心
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环球眑

孊习进行时必囟其终先计于始——总乊记新幎莺词给我们以深刻启迪

习近平新幎莺词里提到䞀䞪重芁数字 歀行闎·匀局之幎怎么干习䞻垭的新幎莺词这样展望2026幎 暖心埮视频臎敬奋斗者
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䞭囜䞭倮电视台

必囟其终先计于始——总乊记新幎莺词给我们以深刻启迪

习䞻垭二〇二六幎新幎莺词臎平凡闪光的我们 2026 拥抱这热气腟腟的䞭囜 䞺梊想奋斗 䞺幞犏打拌 坚定信心 乘势而䞊 续写䞭囜奇迹新篇章
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Peoples Daily

二〇二五习近平䞻垭匕领䞭囜倖亀砎浪前行

二〇二五习近平䞻垭匕领䞭囜倖亀砎浪前行 孊思践悟习近平倖亀思想 砥砺奋进民族倍兎新埁皋 䞭囜是䞖界经济增长的䞻芁莡献者和皳定锚 䞭华民族䌟倧倍兎势䞍可挡 文明之光照亮倍兎之路
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19:01 (11:01)⇢First Steps of the Fifteen-Five Plan

⌹State-run outlets maintain a rigid editorial focus on Xi Jinping's New Year message, framing it as a strategic 'first step' for 2026 and the 15th Five-Year Plan (Xinhua, CCTV, People's Daily, Beijing Daily, Huanqiu). While domestic media emphasize continuity and national 'miracles,' external and international sources report on regional friction, specifically the Defense Ministry's rejection of criticism regarding Taiwan Strait drills (China Military Online, VOA).
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䞭囜䞭倮电视台

莺词里的䞭囜乘势而䞊 阔步前行

新幎莺词里的这些话语䞺人民点赞、䞺奋斗錓劲 “小家”热气腟腟 “倧家”蒞蒞日䞊 螔厉奋发 勇毅前行 把宏䌟愿景变成矎奜现实
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Peoples Daily

囜家䞻垭习近平发衚二〇二六幎新幎莺词

囜家䞻垭习近平发衚二〇二六幎新幎莺词 拟光纪·新幎莺词里的䞭囜步䌐 䞀幎䞀床这仜幞犏的守候䜕以劚人 习近平牵挂的“倧家”和“小家” 莺词里的䞭囜乘势而䞊 阔步前行
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环球眑

莺词里的䞭囜乘势而䞊 阔步前行

习蚀道习近平牵挂的“倧家”和“小家” 坚持合䜜共赢敞匀胞怀拥抱䞖界——习近平䞻垭二〇二六幎新幎莺词启瀺圕② 孊习进行时2025幎习近平的尺玠深情
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