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21.01.2025

Day Dragon Watched Eagle's Return

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This page is an archive of main headlines from China for 21.01.2025.

It displays 66 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

21.01.2025Day Dragon Watched Eagle's Return
Trump's return to presidency generated multiple narrative threads in Chinese media. Morning coverage focused on his inauguration speech and immediate executive actions, including a 75-day TikTok extension that shifted from previous day's ban rhetoric. State media maintained parallel coverage of Xi's Spring Festival greetings and party discipline.

By midday, attention pivoted to Xi's video meeting with Putin, occurring hours after Trump's inauguration, while Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang spoke at Davos warning against protectionism. Hong Kong's leader characterized Trump's return as potentially positive for US-China relations.

Evening coverage highlighted China's scientific achievements, including nuclear fusion breakthroughs and space activities, while monitoring Trump's first-day executive orders withdrawing from international organizations. State outlets emphasized Han Zheng's presence at the inauguration while maintaining distance from direct commentary on US policy shifts.
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02:16 (18:16)Trump Returns, Xi Greets Non-Party

The newspapers extensively cover Trump's inauguration as the 47th US president (BBC Chinese, VOA Chinese, DW Chinese, SCMP), with focus on potential executive orders and US-China relations uncertainty. In parallel, state media reports on Xi extending Spring Festival greetings to non-CPC figures (China Daily, Xinhua, Global Times), while Secret China questions NYT's advocacy for US-China partnership.
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The top leadership of the Communist Party of China urged on Monday efforts to promote ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin.
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10:32 (02:32)Trump Golden Age Meets Billion Travelers

The newspapers extensively cover Trump's return to presidency (BBC Chinese, VOA Chinese, Secret China), with emphasis on his "golden age" rhetoric. State media reports focus on two parallel narratives: Xi's Spring Festival greetings to non-CPC figures (CCTV, People's Daily, Xinhua) and environmental protection of the Yellow River Basin (China Daily). The massive Spring Festival travel surge exceeds 1 billion cross-regional trips (Global Times).
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16:16 (08:16)Trump's Day One Reversals

The newspapers extensively cover Trump's first day back in office, with focus on immediate executive actions including federal hiring freeze, withdrawal from Paris Agreement and WHO (BBC Chinese, Caixin Chinese, DW Chinese). State media maintains focus on Xi's leadership and party discipline (Beijing Daily, Guangming Daily), while reporting space achievements (Global Times) and pharmaceutical expansion in Indonesia (Caixin Global). Hong Kong reports progress in human trafficking rescue efforts (HKFP).
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18:17 (10:17)Putin-Xi Screen Time as Trump Signs

The newspapers extensively cover two major events: Xi's video meeting with Putin (reported by Global Times, Xinhua, People's Daily, China Military Online, Beijing Daily, China Economic Net) and Trump's first-day executive orders targeting TikTok, birthright citizenship, and international organizations (BBC Chinese, Hong Kong Free Press). Hong Kong's leader suggests Trump's presidency could improve US-China relations while warning against interference in local affairs (HKFP).
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22:37 (14:37)Xi-Putin Screen Time as Trump Signs

The newspapers focus on Xi's video meeting with Putin, emphasizing bilateral relations expansion (Xinhua, Global Times, China Military Online). Trump's return to presidency generates varied coverage: state media highlights Han Zheng's attendance at inauguration (VOA Chinese), while foreign outlets analyze potential US-China tensions (SCMP, DW Chinese). Multiple sources report Trump's first-day executive actions targeting TikTok and international agreements.