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This page is an archive of main headlines from China for 15.02.2026.
It displays 41 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
15.02.2026 ⇢ The Day of the Horse Year Mandate
⌨On February 15, 2026, mainland Chinese state media shifted from reporting the live Spring Festival reception to a coordinated ideological saturation of Xi Jinping’s 'Year of the Horse' address. Throughout the morning, Xinhua, People’s Daily, and CCTV elevated the speech into a definitive mandate for 2026, focusing on 'new productive forces' and 'people-centered' grassroots visits to Liangjiahe. This domestic narrative framed the lunar new year as a period of nationalistic vigor and strategic modernization.
By early afternoon, a sharp divergence appeared in external and independent reporting. While state outlets maintained a celebratory tone of festive harmony, the South China Morning Post and Caixin highlighted systemic domestic and international frictions. These included alarms over failing education budgets, a multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency money laundering crackdown, and the growing challenge of cooling technologies in the AI race. Simultaneously, international outlets focused on the legal precedents of Jimmy Lai’s sentencing in Hong Kong and the geopolitical implications of Wang Yi’s meetings at the Munich Security Conference.
By early afternoon, a sharp divergence appeared in external and independent reporting. While state outlets maintained a celebratory tone of festive harmony, the South China Morning Post and Caixin highlighted systemic domestic and international frictions. These included alarms over failing education budgets, a multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency money laundering crackdown, and the growing challenge of cooling technologies in the AI race. Simultaneously, international outlets focused on the legal precedents of Jimmy Lai’s sentencing in Hong Kong and the geopolitical implications of Wang Yi’s meetings at the Munich Security Conference.
15.02.2026
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Hong Kong Free Press
The ruling reveals the previously undisclosed medical records of the Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon. It also sheds light on why the court considers foreign collusion to be the most serious crime under the national security law.
08:07 (00:07 in your timezone)
08:20
Deutsche Welle 中文网
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09:14
Xinhua News Agency
中共中央国务院举行春节团拜会 习近平发表讲话 讲话全文 金句 春节团拜会上，总书记这些话语满怀深情 激扬斗志 新华社评论员：策马扬鞭启新程，笃行不怠创未来
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09:48
China Military Online
09:48 (01:48 in your timezone)
09:55
Peoples Daily
立春之日，中国元首外交彰显大国格局与担当 以合作共赢精神照亮中拉关系发展之路 共同珍惜中韩关系向好发展态势 奋力开创“十五五”时期外交工作新局面
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10:02
South China Morning Post
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10:04 (02:04)⇢Gold Quotes for the Horse Year
⌨Mainland state media have transitioned from the Spring Festival reception to highlighting Xi Jinping's specific 'gold quotes' and his visits to grassroots households, framing the Year of the Horse through a lens of nationalistic vigor and 'people-centered' diplomacy (Xinhua, People's Daily, CCTV, Global Times, China Daily, Beijing Daily, Guangming Daily). Conversely, Hong Kong and international outlets focus on the legal precedents of Jimmy Lai’s sentencing and emerging education budget alarms (HKFP, Caixin).
10:15
China Daily
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10:36
12:00
策马扬鞭、勇往直前！2026年春节团拜会总书记讲话金句 热气腾腾的中国年｜“感谢这些美好生活的创造者、守护者”
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12:04
South China Morning Post
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12:11
中国中央电视台
情暖中国年 习近平总书记的新春牵挂与祝福｜ 共创共享美好生活 绘就幸福民生画卷｜ 一纸福字 万千牵挂
12:11 (04:11 in your timezone)
12:15
12:15
米兰冬奥会正上演一场不寻常的战役——争议的核心人物是两名华裔女选手谷爱凌以及花式滑冰选手刘美贤。然而，在一些美国人眼中一位被赞为开创者，另一位却被视为叛国者。中国社群媒体则恰恰相反。
12:15 (04:15 in your timezone)
12:44
Peoples Daily
马年马站马站长 洛轴：3万多种产品这样下线 巡边的路，走了一遍又一遍 我在海上“搭积木” 你在村里开飞机
12:44 (04:44 in your timezone)
13:30
China Daily
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13:37
Deutsche Welle 中文网
13:37 (05:37 in your timezone)
14:13
中国中央电视台
14:13 (06:13 in your timezone)
15:05
South China Morning Post
15:05 (07:05 in your timezone)
15:15
Peoples Daily
加紧培育壮大新动能 增强高质量发展动力活力 推动多领域合作共赢 促进城乡融合和区域联动 推动全面绿色转型 努力为人民群众多办实事 积极稳妥化解重点领域风险 全文
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15:55 (07:55)⇢Galloping Mandate for the Horse Year
⌨Mainland state media have reached a point of total editorial saturation, elevating Xi Jinping's Spring Festival address into a multifaceted directive for 2026. The coverage frames his 'Year of the Horse' speech as a mandate for high-quality development, 'new productive forces,' and diplomatic leadership (Xinhua, People's Daily, CCTV, Global Times, China Daily, Guangming Daily, China Economic Net, Huanqiu, Beijing Daily). In contrast, independent and external outlets focus on financial systemic risks, including money laundering through virtual currencies and the erosion of US dollar trust (Caixin, SCMP).
16:07
South China Morning Post
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16:28
Deutsche Welle 中文网
16:28 (08:28 in your timezone)
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加紧培育壮大新动能 增强高质量发展动力活力 推动多领域合作共赢 促进城乡融合和区域联动 推动全面绿色转型 努力为人民群众多办实事 积极稳妥化解重点领域风险 全文
16:35 (08:35 in your timezone)
16:42
China Daily
16:42 (08:42 in your timezone)
17:15
Peoples Daily
走马读城贺新春｜昆韵贺马年 昆曲为轴 村咖搭台 江苏昆山推动农文旅深度融合 让昆曲之美在校园绽放 百戏聚昆山 古韵绽芳华
17:15 (09:15 in your timezone)
17:43
中国中央电视台
中共中央国务院举行春节团拜会 习近平发表讲话 | 向全国各族人民 向港澳台同胞和海外侨胞拜年 | 在中国式现代化新征程上策马扬鞭 勇往直前
17:43 (09:43 in your timezone)
18:04
South China Morning Post
18:04 (10:04 in your timezone)
18:11
In a spirited address delivered ahead of the Chinese New Year, President Xi Jinping invoked the vigor and resilience of the Year of the Horse, calling on the nation to forge ahead on the journey of Chinese modernization, and his message of strength and optimism has resonated globally.
18:11 (10:11 in your timezone)
19:24
Deutsche Welle 中文网
19:24 (11:24 in your timezone)
19:38
Peoples Daily
百岁老人长护险补贴“免申即享” 长护险转向全面建制，精准聚力托举失能照护 记者手记：一双手，暖了一座城
19:38 (11:38 in your timezone)
21:15
China Daily
21:15 (13:15 in your timezone)
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近闻·新春开新局，总书记这些话饱含深意 为中非共逐现代化之梦提供新机遇——习近平主席向第39届非洲联盟峰会致贺电引发热烈反响 从总书记引用的俗语看协同发展之道
21:22 (13:22 in your timezone)
21:38
Peoples Daily
节前“菜篮子”产品量足价稳 年货经济带动消费热潮 2025年我国农村网络零售额首超3万亿元 家家起炊烟 腊味迎新年 擦亮特色产业增收致富“金名片”
21:38 (13:38 in your timezone)
21:39 (13:39)⇢The Gallop of the People's Horse
⌨Mainland state media editors have shifted from reporting the Spring Festival reception to a granular focus on Xi Jinping’s 'family-nation' (xiao jia, da jia) rhetoric and his past in Liangjiahe, framing the Year of the Horse as a period for grassroots modernization (CCTV, Xinhua, People's Daily, China Daily, Beijing Daily, Huanqiu, Guangming Daily). Simultaneously, international and independent outlets are prioritizing systemic friction, highlighting cryptocurrency money laundering and the US-Taiwan trade agreement (DW, VOA, Caixin, SCMP).
21:58
中国中央电视台
情暖中国年 习近平总书记的新春牵挂与祝福 | 让人民过上幸福生活是头等大事 | 共创共享美好生活 绘就幸福民生画卷 | 情暖桑榆
21:58 (13:58 in your timezone)
22:06
South China Morning Post
22:06 (14:06 in your timezone)
22:19
Xinhua News Agency
第一观察丨总书记新春寄语激励开局之年跃马扬鞭 激扬斗志 学习原声·开局“十五五”丨接续推进中国式现代化建设 新华社评论员：策马扬鞭启新程，笃行不怠创未来
22:19 (14:19 in your timezone)
22:54
Peoples Daily
中共中央国务院举行春节团拜会 习近平发表讲话 讲话全文 新春开新局，总书记这些话饱含深意 春节团拜会上，总书记这些话语满怀深情 为推进中华民族伟大复兴、增进中外交流合作贡献力量
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