Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on Southwest China's Yunnan province to break new ground for its development in the pursuit of Chinese modernization.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from China for 21.03.2025.
It displays 67 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
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Xi Jinping's inspection tour of Lijiang in Yunnan Province dominated state media with synchronized reporting on cultural heritage preservation alongside modernization efforts. The narrative evolved from morning coverage of "ancient and modern" Lijiang to afternoon emphasis on "beautiful industries" benefiting ethnic minority regions, continuing the pattern from his Guizhou-Yunnan tour.
Scientific breakthroughs emerged with reports of China's quantum microsatellite achieving "space-to-ground" communication, potentially launching a global quantum network. This technological advancement parallels military developments with a sighting of China's sixth-generation stealth fighter.
International positioning shifted as a Norwegian diplomat advocated collaboration with China amid Trump era uncertainty, while China prepared for increased vehicle exports with record shipbuilding pace. Financial troubles surfaced in Hong Kong, with CK Hutchison reporting 27% profit decline and the territory falling to its lowest-ever World Happiness Report ranking.
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Global Times
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected the city of Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan ...
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South China Morning Post
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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China Daily
President Xi Jinping has urged Yunnan province to explore new prospects for high-quality development on the path toward Chinese modernization. He made the remarks during an inspection tour in the province on Wednesday and Thursday.
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中国中央电视台
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Global Times
Shanghai is set to host a global investment promotion conference next week, bringing together hundreds of industry leaders to enhance ...
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South China Morning Post
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09:09⇢Xi's Lijiang Heritage Modernization Tour
⌨The newspapers extensively report on Xi Jinping's inspection tour of Lijiang in Yunnan Province, with synchronized coverage emphasizing the city's cultural heritage and modernization efforts (Beijing Daily, CCTV, China Daily, Guangming Daily, People's Daily, Xinhua). Xi urged the province to "open new ground for high-quality development" in the process of Chinese modernization (China Economic Net, People's Daily English, China Military Online). New developments include Fudan University's education reform allowing multiple degrees for undergraduates (Caixin), Shanghai's upcoming global investment promotion conference (Global Times), Hong Kong's legislator calling for more hire car permits (HKFP), and reports of potential US-Russia-Ukraine trilateral talks amid escalating conflict (Secret China).
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习近平云南行 走进丽江现代花卉产业园 | 走进被时光厚爱的丽江古城 | 解放思想改革创新奋发进取真抓实干 在中国式现代化进程中开创云南发展新局面
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Peoples Daily
总书记云贵之行心系民族地区高质量发展 这座名城的“古与今” 三个维度，聆听多彩丽江的精彩歌谣 把历史文化更好地传承下去 凝心聚力谱写高质量发展新篇章 来一杯云南小粒咖啡 习言道
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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BBC 中文网
2015年，习近平与塞尔吉奥·阿奎罗（Sergio Aguero）和戴维·卡梅伦（David Cameron）合照自拍后宣布宏大的足球计划，如今中国仍然在实现其目标的道路上吗？
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China Military Online
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China Daily
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Hong Kong Free Press
Chinese state media has criticised CK Hutchison founder Li Ka-shing over the past decade for his apparent decision to divest from some Chinese markets and for supposedly showing sympathy to Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters in 2019.
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Hong Kong Free Press
Hong Kong legislator Simon Lee said the demand for hire cars in Hong Kong had increased over the years due to “population and environmental changes,” but the market supply was insufficient, especially during rush hours.
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Xinhua News Agency
习近平在云南考察 在贵州考察 从总书记云贵行看增进民族团结的三个着力点 学习快评丨让“幸福产业”造福群众 感悟“围坐”传递的力量 专题
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South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong Free Press
As of last year, Canada’s Hong Kong Permanent Residence Pathway scheme received over 26,500 applications and approved 10,500. Fewer than 200 were refused. Ottawa said the backlog was due to a “high volume of applications and limited admission spaces.”
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Hong Kong Free Press
The city dropped from 86th last year to 88th, sitting between Albania and Armenia. China ranks 68th, Taiwan 27th and Singapore 34th. Finland, Denmark and Iceland occupied the top spots.
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Peoples Daily
来到民族地区，总书记看非遗有深意 读懂总书记牵挂的“民族一家亲” 从侗寨里的这一幕，感受不变的人民情怀 传习录丨火塘边的深情牵挂 侗歌婉转 蜡染多彩 侗寨迎客来
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South China Morning Post
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13:12⇢Xi's Minority Region Development Push
⌨The newspapers extensively report on Xi Jinping's inspection tour of Yunnan and Guizhou, with special focus on ethnic minority areas (Beijing Daily, CCTV, People's Daily, Xinhua). Xi's visit to Dong villages emphasizes ethnic harmony and "high-quality development" for minority regions. New developments include growing skepticism about China's decade-old football development plan initiated in 2015 with Xi's ambitious goals (BBC Chinese), Taiwan's transgender rights debates regarding ID changes without surgery (DW Chinese), Hong Kong's decline to its lowest-ever position in the World Happiness Report (HKFP), and a major tax evasion fine for ultranationalist blogger Sima Nan (SCMP).
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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BBC 中文网
特朗普不仅需要国会的批准来关闭该部门，还可能需要在美国参议院获得超过三分之二的支持。共和党在参议院至少需要七名民主党参议员投票支持废除该机构，这在政治上难度很大。
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Hong Kong Free Press
“The conclusion of the original trial judge, while not necessarily the conclusion of other fact-finders, is by no means irrational,” the judgment from Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal read.
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South China Morning Post
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China Daily
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中国经济网
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Hong Kong Free Press
Some 1,200 tenants making above four times the income limit will be required to pay 4.5 times the basic rent, more than double what they are paying now.
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China’s ODI grew 10.1% last year to $162.8 billion, with significant funding going to Southeast Asia and the Belt and Road countries
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In response to a media inquiry on whether China expects US Senator Steve Daines' visit to China to lay the ...
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China Daily
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BBC 中文网
该事件被看作是中美博弈的新战场，又一个“TikTok”时刻，不同的是，TikTok被要求要么禁止要么收购之时，中国官方可以直接下场，出台禁止算法出售的法规，但长和是香港企业，中央政府不易直接插手，而是掀起舆论战。
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17:01⇢Li Ka-shing's Panama Port Sale Controversy
⌨The newspapers report on the controversy surrounding Li Ka-shing's sale of Panama ports, framed as a new US-China battleground similar to the TikTok situation, but complicated by Hong Kong's unique position (BBC Chinese). Xi Jinping's tour of Guizhou and Yunnan continues to dominate state media with identical phrasing about "beautiful industries" benefiting minority regions (Beijing Daily, CCTV, China Daily, People's Daily, Huanqiu). Economic coverage includes China's growing overseas investment reaching $162.8 billion last year, with focus on Southeast Asia and Belt and Road countries (Caixin Global), while Hong Kong announces rent hikes for well-off public housing tenants (HKFP).
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习近平总书记云贵行丨 走进丽江古城 探寻世界文化遗产的密码丨 在中国式现代化进程中展现贵州新风采丨 坚持以高质量发展统揽全局
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South China Morning Post
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong Free Press
The court also heard that Lau Ka-ping, 42, had been convicted 10 times, including for a wounding offence, in which he had poured corrosive liquid on the girl’s mother during a fight two weeks after their daughter was born.
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South China Morning Post
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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South China Morning Post
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South China Morning Post
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21:46⇢Xi's Beautiful Industries Tour
⌨The newspapers extensively report Xi Jinping's inspection tour of Guizhou and Yunnan, with synchronized coverage emphasizing "beautiful industries" benefiting ethnic minority regions and high-quality development (Beijing Daily, CCTV, Guangming Daily, Huanqiu, People's Daily, Xinhua). New developments include an investigation into former China Securities Regulatory Commission disciplinary committee secretary Wang Huimin and his son six years after retirement (Caixin Chinese), Germany's plans to invest 1 trillion euros (DW Chinese), China's Commercial Aircraft Corporation (COMAC) planning to boost C919 production capacity by 50% (SCMP), and a Hong Kong jury unanimously finding a man guilty of murdering his 3-year-old daughter (HKFP).
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中国中央电视台
西南春来早——习近平总书记赴贵州、云南考察纪实 | 信团鼓楼话振兴，习近平：祝你们的日子越过越红火 | 生活像花儿一样美 | “总书记的话像火塘里的火一样温暖”
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Peoples Daily
习近平总书记赴贵州、云南考察纪实 心系民族地区高质量发展 很古朴也很时尚，总书记点赞的那些中国锦绣 “文旅产业要走一条持续、健康的发展之路” 拾光纪·生生不息的古城
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China Daily
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South China Morning Post
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