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This page is an archive of main headlines from China for 25.07.2026.
It displays 50 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
25.07.2026 ⇢ The Day of the Gratitude Monument and the Fields Medal
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State media continued a saturation campaign around Xi Jinping's education directives, shifting focus to a 'gratitude monument' narrative emphasizing moral cultivation. This ideological push was paired with celebrations of Jingdezhen's UNESCO World Heritage inscription and the first Fields Medal awarded to Chinese mathematicians, framed as cultural and scientific triumphs under Xi's thought.
External and business outlets diverged, covering Trump's new tariffs on trading partners, China's Central Asian land corridors to bypass maritime chokepoints, and vocational school anxieties over AI-driven job losses. The editorial split persisted: state sources projected domestic policy success and global recognition, while external media highlighted trade war escalation and strategic infrastructure moves.
25.07.2026
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South China Morning Post
Aggressive pressure, driven by fresh tech curbs and tariffs, risks souring the high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping, analysts say
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A series of breakthroughs in fundamental science and cutting-edge technologies have recently put China's younger generation of scientists and innovators ...
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China Daily
The latest tariff measures imposed by the United States will add uncertainty to global trade, disrupt international supply chains, and drive up costs for businesses while pushing up prices for consumers, economists said.
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Xinhua News Agency
农业农村“半年报”发布，这些看点值得关注 夏粮首破3000亿斤，农业农村经济保持稳中向好 目前秋粮形势总体不错 2900多万农户顺利签订二轮到期土地延包合同
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Hong Kong Free Press
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09:09⇢A First Fields Medal
⌨State media persist with the saturation campaign for Xi Jinping’s directives on education and development models (Guangming Daily, Beijing Daily, CCTV, Huanqiu). Domestic reporting has expanded to include record-breaking summer grain harvests and rural technological integration (People's Daily Chinese, Xinhua Chinese). Simultaneously, the first Fields Medal awarded to Chinese citizens serves as a rare unifying topic across state and external media (Global Times, BBC Chinese).
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South China Morning Post
Beijing may attempt to trade manufacturing assistance for access to Indonesia’s vast, export-restricted reserves
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Peoples Daily
把老百姓关切的事一件一件办好 以促发展惠民生实际成效检验学习教育成果 多为群众做好事、办实事、解难事 持续用力，推动学习教育走深走实 年轻干部这样把握好潜绩和显绩的关系
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Japan's NHK recently aired a documentary on Unit 731 — the notorious WWII germ-warfare unit — titled A Secret Unit: ...
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Crushed by the relentless physical demands of at-home eldercare and wary of massive institutions, desperate children are outsourcing their parents’ twilight years to entrepreneurs in residential apartment blocks
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Peoples Daily
宏观政策靠前发力应对有力 高技术制造业绽放澎湃动能 装备制造业“压舱石”作用凸显 服务消费旺 商品消费稳 中国外贸增势强劲、走势稳健 能源供给抵住冲击展现韧性
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South China Morning Post
Researchers have identified four challenges that could undermine Beijing’s five-year plan for a modern military by 2030
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The Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List at the 48th session of ...
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Peoples Daily
对口援疆：足迹深深 硕果累累 千里援疆路上的多项创新 跨越5000公里的云课堂，连起了什么 库车：植物工厂种出“智慧菜” 12张浙江援疆名片链动南疆产业
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Peoples Daily
APEC数字和人工智能部长会议通过成都声明 APEC“四川时间”碰撞数智“火花” APEC“中国年”下半场同样精彩 世界人工智能大会释放中国人工智能发展新信号 “人工智能+”国际合作倡议
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South China Morning Post
Tsinghua University study finds that nearly half of China’s vocational schools have rolled out introductory AI courses
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14:59⇢Xi's Monument of Gratitude
⌨State media editors have transitioned the education campaign toward a specific narrative regarding a 'gratitude monument,' emphasizing long-term moral cultivation (CCTV, Beijing Daily, China Daily, Huanqiu, China Economic Net, Guangming Daily). This state-led focus on pedagogical legacy contrasts with reporting on Jingdezhen's new UNESCO World Heritage status (Global Times, Xinhua News). Meanwhile, market-aligned and external sources examine the practical anxieties of technological shifts in vocational training (SCMP) and elderly care (Caixin Global).
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Peoples Daily
行进中国丨万物皆可抹 梵净溢茶香 璀璨古城夜 百年焕新生 一“抹”铜仁绿 茶香溢四海 到“千年汞都”享时光之旅 看转型新路 银针落叶脉 非遗焕新潮
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Peoples Daily
"景德镇手工瓷业遗存"成功列入《世界遗产名录》 “景德镇手工瓷业遗存”填补世界遗产“瓷”主题空白 瓷器里的吉祥话 读懂“千年瓷都”的世界回响 千年瓷都新跨越
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South China Morning Post
Yu’s company has caught the public’s attention for its business practices and high-quality goods
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Xinhua News Agency
“景德镇手工瓷业遗存”成功列入《世界遗产名录》 “属于景德镇和中国文化遗产保护工作的荣耀” 祝贺景德镇 填补世界遗产“瓷”空白 热点问答 新闻背景
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Peoples Daily
“景德镇手工瓷业遗存”成功列入《世界遗产名录》 填补世界遗产“瓷”主题空白 景德镇的“第73双手” 看景德镇如何玩转“黑科技” 瓷器里的吉祥话 读懂“千年瓷都”的世界回响
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South China Morning Post
PLA may be practising ‘reconnaissance and strike’, in which drones and helicopters work in tandem alongside rocket artillery
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South China Morning Post
From Burundi to Kenya to Morocco, film screenings, co-productions and cultural exchanges are helping to shape a new frontier of influence
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Peoples Daily
中国籍数学家首次获得菲尔兹奖 中国籍数学家首获全球数学界最高奖，意味着什么 中国是基础研究的热土！ 从加强基础研究新部署，看中国发展的“长期主义” 新时代我国基础研究实现新飞跃
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19:37⇢The Roots of Red Success
⌨State media have shifted to a high-level ideological campaign, detailing Xi Jinping's explanation of the Communist Party's success to foreign dignitaries (Guangming Daily, CCTV, Huanqiu, China Daily). This legitimacy narrative is reinforced by cultural and scientific triumphs, specifically the UNESCO listing of Jingdezhen’s porcelain sites (Xinhua News, Global Times, China Daily) and the first Fields Medal for a Chinese national (People's Daily, BBC Chinese).
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South China Morning Post
The Caiyuanba Yangtze River Railway Tunnel in Chongqing will form a key section in a new line linking the megacity with the southeast coast
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Xinhua News Agency
“景德镇手工瓷业遗存”成功列入《世界遗产名录》 “属于景德镇和中国文化遗产保护工作的荣耀” 填补世界遗产“瓷”空白 把“千年瓷都”这张名片擦得更亮 热点问答
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South China Morning Post
Tech firms are racing to build colossal clusters for next-gen AI, but cost, power and scale remain challenges
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Peoples Daily
“十五五”时期，北京城市更新投资占比将持续增加 北京14个市级项目寻找“城市更新合伙人” 老城向新 胡同角落蝶变微花园 把“人”写进城市更新的每一个细节 城市更新，做深做细做实
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South China Morning Post
Historians trace how US hopes of trade, reform and friendship gave way to rivalry with the power it once sought to transform
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