Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya in Beijing on Wednesday.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from China for 26.12.2024.
It displays 48 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
26.12.2024 ⇢ Day Tibet Dam Met Service Growth
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The morning began with reports of China's plans to build its largest dam in Tibet's deepest canyon, following yesterday's rural development focus. This infrastructure push came alongside revelations about Delong Group's bankruptcy restructuring, involving 70 billion yuan in debt claims against 10 billion in assets.
Labor issues surfaced as Brazilian prosecutors halted BYD factory construction over alleged worker exploitation. By midday, the fifth national economic census revealed a 25.6% growth in service sector employment over five years, while state media coordinated coverage of Xi's united front work thoughts.
The afternoon saw defense ministry statements warning about U.S. actions potentially triggering a space arms race, connecting to recent tensions over the U.S. Defense Authorization Act. State media maintained focus on rural revitalization themes while managing coverage of two more generals falling to anti-corruption investigations.
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China Military Online
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South China Morning Post
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China Daily
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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China Daily
China is set to ramp up foreign-related antitrust enforcement next year, especially in key strategic sectors including semiconductors, new energy and the platform economy, in order to safeguard China's economic security, said the country's top market regulator.
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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08:32⇢Tibet Dam Powers Through Debt Storm
⌨The newspapers report on significant infrastructure developments with the approval of a major Tibet dam project (SCMP) and water management initiatives (Xinhua, People's Daily). Economic coverage focuses on corporate debt issues, with Delong Group's bankruptcy restructuring involving 70 billion yuan in debt claims (Caixin Chinese). State media highlights preparations for the 2025 New Year and Spring Festival (China Economic Net), while international sources report on alleged labor exploitation at BYD's Brazil facility (DW Chinese).
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China Daily
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South China Morning Post
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中国中央电视台
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Hong Kong Free Press
Lionel Messi, the closure of gym chain Physical, Donald Trump and box office hit “The Last Dance” were among the most Googled people and events in Hong Kong in 2024, according to the search engine’s year-end report.
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South China Morning Post
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South China Morning Post
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South China Morning Post
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Xinhua News Agency
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A book exploring the thoughts of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on the ...
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South China Morning Post
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中国中央电视台
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South China Morning Post
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中国经济网
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China Daily
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16:48⇢BYD Brazil Labor Crisis
⌨The newspapers report on BYD's troubles in Brazil, where local prosecutors rescued over 160 workers from alleged slave-like conditions at a factory construction site (BBC Chinese). Multiple state media outlets (People's Daily, Xinhua, Global Times) coordinate coverage of a new book exploring Xi's united front work thoughts. Meanwhile, China's satellite ambitions face setbacks with delays in launching its Starlink competitor (SCMP).
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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Global Times
China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Thursday that it has completed the fifth National Economic Census, with the ...
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Xi extends condolences over Azerbaijan airlines plane crash
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South China Morning Post
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Xinhua News Agency
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The country will take a more active approach to detecting cases of the infectious disease, which is prevalent across many regions, from some of the wealthiest to the most remote
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China Military Online
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China Daily
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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The US National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) played up the alleged "China military threat" as an excuse to increase US ...
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中国中央电视台
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South China Morning Post
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South China Morning Post
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中国经济网
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22:56⇢Service Sector Surges While Space Race Looms
⌨The newspapers report on three main threads: Xi's focus on rural revitalization through local products (Beijing Daily, China Daily), new economic census data showing 25.6% growth in service sector employment over five years (Caixin Chinese), and heightened space-military tensions with the US. Multiple sources (Global Times, SCMP) cover China's response to the US National Defense Authorization Act and warnings about space arms race risks.
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