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12.02.2026

The Day of the Basic Research Mandate

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This page is an archive of main headlines from China for 12.02.2026.

It displays 65 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

12.02.2026 ⇢ The Day of the Basic Research Mandate
⌹On February 12, 2026, mainland Chinese editors transitioned from festive grassroots visuals to a rigorous focus on scientific self-reliance. During the morning, a synchronized campaign across Xinhua and People's Daily emphasized Xi Jinping’s directives for a 'systematic layout' in basic research, framed as a national security necessity amid intensifying technological rivalry. This editorial shift moved the narrative from the paternalistic care seen earlier in the week toward a strategic mandate for original innovation.
By afternoon, state media integrated this scientific push with final reports of Spring Festival military readiness inspections, maintaining a tone of sovereign strength. Conversely, international and independent sources in Hong Kong focused on external pressures, prioritizing reports on the administrative dismantling of Apple Daily’s remaining entities and the geopolitical implications of the upcoming Xi-Trump summit in Beijing. While domestic headlines celebrated the 'Wulao Xinjie' elder care model, external outlets highlighted regional friction in the South China Sea and legal challenges to China's historical claims over Taiwan.
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08:49 (00:49)⇢Spring Festival Rites of the Sovereign

⌹Mainland state media continue a highly synchronized campaign focusing on Xi Jinping’s pre-Spring Festival rituals, specifically his virtual inspection of military readiness and greetings to the United Front (Xinhua, People's Daily, CCTV, Global Times, China Daily, Huanqiu, Beijing Daily, China Economic Net, Guangming Daily). Conversely, external and independent sources emphasize regional friction, including South China Sea messaging strategies and legislative challenges to China's historical claims over Taiwan (SCMP, VOA, HKFP).
09:39
Xinhua News Agency

习近平总乊记春节前倕圚北京看望慰问基层干郚矀䌗纪实

习近平总乊记向党囜各族人民拜幎 孊习进行时䞚习近平总乊记关心指富銖郜发展的故事 重芁讲话凝聚奋进力量 总乊记家垞话里的新春暖意 䞓题
09:39 (01:39 in your timezone)
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09:45
Peoples Daily

习近平向党囜各族人民臎以矎奜的新春祝犏 祝各族人民幞犏安康 祝䌟倧祖囜繁荣昌盛

习近平向党囜各族人民臎以矎奜的新春祝犏 祝各族人民幞犏安康 祝䌟倧祖囜繁荣昌盛 圚䞭囜匏现代化埁皋䞊建功立䞚 䞀见·“涉及老癟姓的事情关键圚实” 组囟
09:45 (01:45 in your timezone)
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10:57
Peoples Daily

习近平区化基础研究战略性前瞻性䜓系化垃局 支持广倧科研人员勇攀科孊高峰产出曎倚原创性成果

习近平区化基础研究战略性前瞻性䜓系化垃局 支持广倧科研人员勇攀科孊高峰产出曎倚原创性成果
10:57 (02:57 in your timezone)
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11:09
环球眑

习近平总乊记春节前倕圚北京看望慰问基层干郚矀䌗纪实

拟光纪·春节前倕再进瀟区总乊记心系民生 【热气腟腟䞭囜幎】习蚀道“城垂运蜬犻䞍匀䜠们” 壹视界·总乊记的生肖祝犏来了䜠的生肖是哪䞪
11:09 (03:09 in your timezone)
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11:31 (03:31)⇢The Sovereign Call for Original Innovation

⌹State media editors have transitioned their focus to scientific self-reliance, with Xi Jinping ordering a systematic layout for basic research to achieve original innovations (Xinhua, People's Daily, Global Times, CCTV, China Daily, China Economic Net, Guangming Daily). This campaign overlaps with the final synchronized reports of his Spring Festival grassroots visits in Beijing and greetings to military personnel (Xinhua, People's Daily, CCTV, China Daily, Global Times, Huanqiu, Beijing Daily).
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䞭囜䞭倮电视台

习近平总乊记春节前倕圚北京看望慰问基层干郚矀䌗纪实

从䞉䞪绎床读懂匀局之幎銖次考察 情暖桑抆 情系养老䟿民 枩暖癟姓心田 粟准务实掚劚经济瀟䌚发展 努力圚党囜发挥瀺范䜜甚
11:55 (03:55 in your timezone)
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12:01
Peoples Daily

以曎匀攟的姿态䞺党球发展垊来广阔机遇

以曎匀攟的姿态䞺党球发展垊来广阔机遇 以经济䜓制改革䞺高莚量发展激发区劲掻力 以新莚生产力䞺高莚量发展泚入柎湃劚力 以高莚量发展的确定性应对各种䞍确定性
12:01 (04:01 in your timezone)
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12:07
Xinhua News Agency

神州答卷䞚文旅新朮涌䞉晋

“十四五”以来山西文旅垂场规暡实现跚越匏增长产䞚支柱地䜍日益凞星亀出了䞀仜融合历史底蕎䞎时代朝气的文旅答卷
12:07 (04:07 in your timezone)
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14:07 (06:07)⇢Rooting for Original Innovation

⌹State media outlets have consolidated their messaging around Xi Jinping’s directives for basic research and scientific innovation, prioritizing a systematic layout for original breakthroughs (Xinhua, People's Daily, Global Times, CCTV, China Daily, China Economic Net, Huanqiu, Beijing Daily, Guangming Daily). In contrast, Hong Kong and independent sources focus on the administrative dismantling of Apple Daily’s remaining entities and the geopolitical competition with regional rivals in Middle Eastern arms markets (SCMP, HKFP).
14:12
䞭囜䞭倮电视台

习近平总乊记同我们共赶新春垂集

习近平春节前倕圚北京看望慰问基层干郚矀䌗 枩暖的嘱托 䞀纞犏字 䞇千牵挂 情暖桑抆 幞犏欢歌团圆幎
14:12 (06:12 in your timezone)
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Peoples Daily

䞀艘莧船的迭代升级

䞀艘莧船的迭代升级 䞀棵青菜的䟛枯之旅 最奜的幎味是双向奔赎的亲情 “欢乐春节”枯柳地区文化和旅枞掚广月圚枯启劚
16:51 (08:51 in your timezone)
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Peoples Daily

绿色家底释攟生态红利

绿色家底释攟生态红利 高原枅掁胜源技航矀䌗枩暖过冬 山西生态筑基绘锊绣 五幎来湖北亀出绿色生态答卷 看内蒙叀劂䜕“砎圈”前行 持续激发绿色消莹朜力
17:29 (09:29 in your timezone)
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䞭囜䞭倮电视台

“吟老·新街”倚元化养老䜓系的实践

情暖桑抆 惠民、䌘莚享老托起民生“枩床” 倚地养老生掻从“基础保障”迈向“品莚生掻” 䞀系列创新䞟措积极探玢砎解养老照技隟题
17:59 (09:59 in your timezone)
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Peoples Daily

䞀棚番茄苗满电迎新春

䞀棚番茄苗满电迎新春 䞜北铁路最倧猖组站的“午倜行劚” 走近冒热气儿的“冰人”
18:50 (10:50 in your timezone)

18:52 (10:52)⇢Dignified Care for Silver Winters

⌹State media editors have transitioned focus toward the 'Wulao Xinjie' model of diversified elder care, synchronizing coverage across CCTV, People's Daily, and Beijing Daily to emphasize high-quality social services. This domestic paternalism shifts attention away from scientific research directives. Meanwhile, independent and international sources highlight batch defects in wind turbine blades and the legal fallout from the Epstein files involving Hong Kong socialites (Caixin, HKFP).
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Peoples Daily

西藏墚竹工卡幎莧垂场里的幞犏幎景

西藏墚竹工卡幎莧垂场里的幞犏幎景 雅砻“村晚”闹新春 海拔五千米的春运守技 平凡日子里的幞犏滋味 西藏墚竹工卡文化进瀟区 助残暖新春
19:38 (11:38 in your timezone)
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Peoples Daily

4䞇建蚀䞀匠蓝囟 北京“十五五”规划这样诞生

4䞇建蚀䞀匠蓝囟 北京“十五五”规划这样诞生 北京城垂治理的“数字密码” 2025北京眑䞊矀䌗工䜜暖心事悚“蚀语”我“办事儿”
20:39 (12:39 in your timezone)
21:28
环球眑

时政埮纪圕䞚情暖新春 心系䞇家

【热气腟腟䞭囜幎】习蚀道跟着总乊记䞀起品味幎俗文化 第1视点䞺新就䞚圢态劳劚者织密保技眑 经纬线·圚老街区解锁城垂曎新的“掻力密码”
21:28 (13:28 in your timezone)
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䞭囜䞭倮电视台

时政埮纪圕䞚情暖新春 心系䞇家

习近平总乊记北京行 情暖桑抆 粟准务实掚劚经济瀟䌚发展 努力圚党囜发挥瀺范䜜甚 圚䞭囜匏现代化埁皋䞊建功立䞚
21:49 (13:49 in your timezone)
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Xinhua News Agency

孊习进行时䞚习近平总乊记关心指富銖郜发展的故事

党的十八倧以来习近平总乊记倚次考察北京对北京工䜜䜜出重芁指瀺深刻阐述了“建讟䞀䞪什么样的銖郜怎样建讟銖郜”这䞀重倧时代诟题 䞓题
22:36 (14:36 in your timezone)
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