On the afternoon of February 7, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted a banquet at Sun Island Hotel in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, to welcome international dignitaries attending the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin. These dignitaries included Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei; Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and his wife Aigul Japarova; Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari; Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra; South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik and his wife Shin Kyung-hye; International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach; and Olympic Council of Asia First Vice President Timothy Fok Tsun-ting. Harbin, also known as the "Ice City," was covered in a pristine blanket of snow, signaling a prosperous new year. President Xi and Madame Peng exchanged New Year greetings with the distinguished guests, shook hands warmly, and posed for a group photo. Forty children dressed in Chinese and international ethnic costumes sang the beautiful Heilongjiang folk song "Ussuri Boat Song," warmly welcoming the international guests. Inside the banquet hall, the atmosphere blended the grandeur of the ice and snow spectacle with the festive spirit of the Chinese New Year, creating a joyful and auspicious setting. President Xi delivered a speech, extending a warm welcome on behalf of the Chinese government and people to the international dignitaries attending the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games. President Xi noted that the torch for the 9th Asian Winter Games would be lit that evening. From the Beijing Winter Olympics to the Harbin Asian Winter Games, China's "ice and snow fever" has spread across the country, injecting vitality into global winter sports. The number of participating countries, regions, and athletes in these Games has set a new record for the Asian Winter Games. He expressed confidence that with the joint efforts of the Olympic Council of Asia and delegations from various countries and regions, Harbin would present to the world a "sports event with Chinese characteristics, Asian charm, and spectacular content," writing a new chapter in ice and snow sports. President Xi emphasized that the theme of these Asian Winter Games, "Dreams on Ice and Snow, Hearts in Asia," embodies the common aspirations and pursuits of Asian people for peace, development, and friendship. He called for upholding the common dream of peace and harmony, contributing Asian strength to an equal and orderly multipolar world. He urged persistent pursuit of common prosperity and development, injecting inexhaustible impetus into inclusive economic globalization. He also called for achieving the common wish of mutual understanding and affinity, making greater contributions to the progress and development of human civilization. President Xi pointed out that Harbin is the birthplace of modern ice and snow sports in China. He quoted the saying, "Ice and snow are also valuable assets," highlighting that ice and snow culture and economy are becoming new drivers for Harbin's high-quality development and new ties for opening up to the outside world. He welcomed everyone to explore this enthusiastic and inclusive land of Heilongjiang, follow the footsteps of Chinese modernization, and create beautiful and unforgettable ice and snow memories. He wished the athletes excellent performance in the Year of the Snake, as agile as the snake. Cai Qi, Wang Yi, He Lifeng, Wang Xiaohong, and Chen Yiqin attended the event. Before the welcome banquet, the guests enjoyed an exhibition of Heilongjiang's intangible cultural heritage.
Our station today (February 7) broadcast a CCTV rapid commentary titled "Presenting to the World a Sports Event with Chinese Characteristics, Asian Charm, and Spectacular Content."
On the afternoon of February 7, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik at Sun Island Hotel in Harbin, who was in China to attend the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games. President Xi pointed out that over the past 30-plus years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, China-South Korea relations have continuously developed, promoting cooperation between the two countries and contributing to regional peace and development. China's policy towards South Korea is stable. With increasing uncertainties in the current international and regional landscape, China and South Korea should work together to consolidate and develop their strategic cooperative partnership. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation; both sides should do a good job in commemorative activities. He stressed the need to deepen mutually integrated and beneficial economic and trade relations, which serves the common interests of both peoples. He also called for enhancing cultural and people-to-people exchanges to strengthen friendly sentiments between the peoples. Both sides should support each other in successfully hosting the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting this year and next year, respectively. Woo Won-shik stated that Korea-China cooperation has played an important role in the respective development of both countries. Friendship with China is one of the core principles of South Korea's foreign policy and will not change. South Korea is willing to work with China to elevate Korea-China relations to a new level in the new year. He hoped that the two countries would strengthen economic and trade cooperation, maintain the stability of global industrial and supply chains, expand personnel exchanges, and enhance friendly ties. He also expressed willingness to jointly commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and mutually support the successful hosting of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting this year and next year. Wang Yi participated in the meeting.
On the afternoon of February 7, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach in Harbin, who was in China to attend the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games. President Xi pointed out that in recent years, China has successfully hosted the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chengdu Universiade, and the Hangzhou Asian Games, and will welcome the Harbin Asian Winter Games tonight. These major sports events all reflect China's close cooperation with the International Olympic Committee. The Olympic spirit is an important part of human civilization, highly consistent with China's goals of comprehensively promoting the building of a strong nation and national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization, and its vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind. By integrating the Olympic spirit with excellent traditional Chinese culture, China is vigorously developing its sports industry, moving towards the goals of building a sports powerhouse and a healthy China, and will surely make new contributions to the international sports cause. We are willing to work with the International Olympic Committee to continue promoting the vigorous development of the Olympic movement. Bach expressed gratitude for China's long-term strong support to the International Olympic Committee. He noted that China's successful hosting of spectacular and memorable events such as the Beijing Winter Olympics has made significant contributions to the international Olympic cause. China advocates and practices concepts such as solidarity, cooperation, equality, and respect, adheres to multilateralism, opposes the politicization of sports, and supports the broad participation of developing countries in international sports, strongly promoting the healthy development of the Olympic movement. He expressed confidence that China will continue to play a greater role in global peace, development, and progress with its increasing development achievements. He also believed that the Harbin Asian Winter Games would be a complete success. Cai Qi, Wang Yi, and Chen Yiqin participated in the meeting.
On February 7, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Colombian President Gustavo Petro exchanged congratulatory messages to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. President Xi pointed out that over the past 45 years since China and Colombia established diplomatic relations, both sides have consistently adhered to the principles of equality and mutual respect, promoting the continuous development of bilateral relations. In October 2023, President Petro made a successful state visit to China, during which President Xi and President Petro held fruitful talks and jointly announced the establishment of a strategic partnership between the two countries, ushering China-Colombia relations into a new era. Colombia is an important Latin American country and will assume the rotating presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States this year. President Xi attaches great importance to the development of China-Colombia relations and is willing to work with President Petro to deepen and substantiate the China-Colombia strategic partnership and jointly build a China-Latin America community with a shared future. President Petro stated that since the establishment of diplomatic relations, bilateral relations between Colombia and China have achieved fruitful results, benefiting the peoples of both countries. Frequent high-level exchanges between the two countries have strongly promoted cooperation in various fields and fostered mutual understanding between the peoples. Since his inauguration as president, his state visit to China has continuously strengthened bilateral relations, with trade and investment maintaining growth. Colombia is willing to work hand in hand with China to jointly promote global agendas of common concern, such as world peace, energy transition, and climate change response.
On the afternoon of February 6, Premier Li Qiang held a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was on an official visit to China. State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council Wu Zhenglong, among others, attended the welcome ceremony. The military band played the national anthems of Thailand and China. Subsequently, Premier Li Qiang accompanied Prime Minister Paetongtarn to inspect the Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Following the welcome ceremony, Premier Li Qiang held talks with Prime Minister Paetongtarn. Premier Li Qiang stated that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand, also known as the "Golden 50 Years of China-Thailand Friendship." President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Paetongtarn held a meeting, outlining a new blueprint for promoting the building of a China-Thailand community with a shared future. China is willing to work with Thailand, following the strategic guidance of the leaders of both countries, to maintain close high-level exchanges, consolidate and enhance strategic mutual trust, and elevate China-Thailand relations to a new level. Premier Li Qiang pointed out that both sides should jointly organize a series of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, promoting the inheritance of China-Thailand friendship from generation to generation. China is willing to work with Thailand to promote the high-quality synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and Thailand's development strategies, continuously enhancing the level of cooperation in economic and trade investment, connectivity, and scientific and technological innovation, and strengthening exchanges in culture, tourism, youth, health, and media. China encourages more Chinese enterprises to invest in Thailand and explore cooperation potential in emerging fields such as new energy vehicles, artificial intelligence, and the digital economy. Both sides should strengthen law enforcement and security cooperation to combat transnational crime. China supports Thailand in successfully serving as the co-chair of Lancang-Mekong Cooperation and the chair of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue, and is willing to strengthen cooperation with Thailand within the China-ASEAN framework. Prime Minister Paetongtarn stated that Thailand unswervingly adheres to the One-China policy and looks forward to taking the opportunity of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year to strengthen exchanges at all levels, advance the joint construction of the Belt and Road, deepen cooperation in various fields and people-to-people exchanges, and promote the building of a Thailand-China community with a shared future. Thailand is willing to strengthen cooperation with China and neighboring countries to resolutely combat cross-border crimes such as online gambling and telecom fraud. Thailand is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China within multilateral frameworks such as ASEAN and Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, jointly safeguarding regional peace, development, and prosperity. After the talks, the two premiers jointly witnessed the signing of multiple bilateral cooperation documents covering digital economy, artificial intelligence, customs inspection and quarantine, and green development. Wu Zhenglong participated in the above activities.
As spring begins, various regions are earnestly and practically taking multiple measures to accelerate the construction of key engineering projects and promote high-quality economic development. Immediately after the Spring Festival holiday, Beijing released 27 measures to promote the high-quality development of specialized and innovative enterprises, exploring the establishment of innovation platforms such as an embodied AI robot innovation center, supporting specialized and innovative enterprises to participate in national key research and development programs, promoting the integration and collaboration between large, medium, and small enterprises, and accelerating the transformation and industrialization of scientific and technological achievements. As of now, Beijing has cumulatively cultivated 1,035 specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprises. In Nanjing, Jiangsu, at the recently inaugurated National Key Laboratory for Flexible Electronics, researchers are focusing on tackling key core technologies such as flexible luminescence and display, and flexible photovoltaics and energy storage. This year, Jiangsu will focus on key areas such as artificial intelligence and biomedicine, implementing approximately 40 major scientific and technological research projects and 80 frontier technology R&D projects to open up new pathways through scientific and technological innovation. This year, Gansu will thoroughly implement the "Comprehensive Improvement of Business Environment" action, actively integrating into the unified national market with a first-class business environment, accelerating the introduction of a batch of high-tech, high-growth, and high-value-added enterprises, turning the "soft environment" of business into a "hard support" for development. The role of major engineering projects in driving growth will be leveraged. Jiangxi started 1,534 key projects in the first quarter, with a total investment of 660 billion yuan; Liaoning's fixed asset investment target for this year is to grow by about 8%, continuously leveraging the guiding and leveraging effect of government investment to stimulate the enthusiasm of private investment and fully expand effective investment. In Yunnan, the power relocation project for the second phase of the Kunming Changshui International Airport expansion and renovation project was successfully completed, pushing forward towards the completion goal. In the first quarter of this year, Yunnan plans to start over 500 projects involving energy, agriculture, culture, and tourism, with a total investment exceeding 70 billion yuan.
Dreams on Ice and Snow, Hearts in Asia. The opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games will be held tonight (February 7), and as the grand event is about to begin, the world's attention is focused on Harbin, where athletes will gather for a spectacular Asian Winter Games. On the banks of the Songhua River, at the Harbin International Convention and Exhibition Sports Center, athletes from 34 countries and regions in Asia are arriving with their dreams and hopes, eagerly awaiting the start of this Asian ice and snow gala. The Asian Winter Games is not only a stage for competition but also a bridge for friendship. As ice and snow athletes pursue their dreams on the ice and snow arena, Asian civilizations will also exchange and learn from each other here.
Data from the 2025 Comprehensive Transport Spring Festival Travel Rush Special Work Group shows that today (February 7), the total cross-regional movement of people nationwide exceeded 210 million person-times. In terms of railways, since the start of the Spring Festival travel rush on January 14 until February 6, the cumulative number of passengers transported has exceeded 300 million person-times. Today, return passenger flow for the Spring Festival travel rush continued to remain high, with an estimated 14.1 million passenger trips and 1,469 additional train services planned. To cope with cold wave and snowfall, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, and other regions have laid anti-slip mats at key locations in various stations and carried out snow removal and de-icing work. Sichuan, Jiangxi, Henan, and other regions have strengthened inspection and maintenance of key equipment such as turnouts. In terms of highways, the estimated number of personnel movements today exceeded 190 million person-times. As of now, affected by the cold wave, 16 road sections in 4 provinces (regions) including Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia are closed to traffic. Transport departments have implemented measures such as de-icing, snow removal, and vehicle diversion to ensure traffic safety. Today, the national civil aviation industry plans to operate 18,766 flights. In response to the cold wave, the Civil Aviation Administration promptly adjusted flight schedules according to unfavorable weather conditions. Affected by the weather, several water passenger routes in Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, and other areas were suspended today.
After the Spring Festival holiday, the nation is entering a peak period for returning to work. Various regions are ensuring the return of migrant workers through inter-provincial chartered buses, Spring Festival recruitment fairs, and other public employment services. After the Spring Festival, Guangxi's first free "point-to-point" special train for returning workers carried over 600 migrant workers from Laibin to Guangdong. In the first quarter, Guangxi will operate over 1,000 return trips, serving more than 1 million people. To ensure a smooth resumption of work and production after the holiday, before the Spring Festival, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other departments launched the "Spring Breeze Action 2025" nationwide. During this period, Spring Festival recruitment fairs continued in many places to help returning residents find local employment and start businesses. In Lianyungang, Jiangsu, a job fair provided over 200 positions at once. To help job seekers quickly start work, some recruitment enterprises in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, also arranged specialized skills training. It is understood that the "Spring Breeze Action 2025" will continue until mid-March. Zhejiang Province is expected to hold over 1,000 offline recruitment activities, and more than 28,000 enterprises in Hubei Province will offer nearly 900,000 job opportunities. Various regions will ascertain employment demands and precisely disseminate information on recruitment activities and employment and entrepreneurship policies to assist in the establishment and growth of returning entrepreneurial projects.
Comrade Huang Xuhua, recipient of the Medal of the Republic and the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, passed away due to illness at 8:30 PM on February 6 in Wuhan, Hubei, at the age of 99. Huang Xuhua was the chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines. He worked under anonymity for decades, dedicating his life to China's nuclear submarine cause and making outstanding contributions to the research and development and leapfrog development of nuclear submarines. In 2019, he was awarded the Medal of the Republic; in 2020, he received the 2019 State Preeminent Science and Technology Award.
The added value of electronic information manufacturing increased by 11.8% in 2024. Data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology show that in 2024, China's electronic information manufacturing experienced rapid production growth, with the added value of electronic information manufacturing above designated size increasing by 11.8% year-on-year. Corporate profitability remained stable and improving, with electronic information manufacturing enterprises above designated size achieving operating revenue of 16.19 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.3%. "Medium and Long-Term Plan for Natural Forest Protection and Restoration" released. Six departments, including the National Forestry and Grassland Administration and the National Development and Reform Commission, recently jointly issued the "Medium and Long-Term Plan for Natural Forest Protection and Restoration," proposing that by 2035, the natural forest protection and restoration system will be basically sound, the area of natural forests will be maintained at around 2.58 billion mu, the livelihood guarantee mechanism in forest areas will be continuously optimized, and green development in forest areas will be promoted. National cross-border trade facilitation level further improved. Reporters learned today (February 7) from the General Administration of Customs that in 2024, 57 ports in 22 regions nationwide carried out pilot construction of smart ports, and the "single window" for international trade added 55 service functions, further improving the national cross-border trade facilitation level. Phase results achieved in the construction of supporting facilities for China's Qinling Station in Antarctica. Today (February 7) marks the first anniversary of the opening of China's Qinling Station in Antarctica. Reporters learned from the Ministry of Natural Resources that currently, the construction of supporting facilities for Qinling Station has achieved phase results, with the assembly of key equipment such as new energy wind turbines, photovoltaics, and hydrogen energy systems completed, which also means that China has achieved green scientific expedition in the field of polar energy. National air quality significantly improved during Spring Festival compared to last year. Monitoring by the China National Environmental Monitoring Center shows that during this year's Spring Festival, the national air quality significantly improved compared to last year. The average concentration of PM2.5 was 53 micrograms/cubic meter, a decrease of 6 micrograms/cubic meter compared to last year's Spring Festival, a decrease of 10%; the proportion of good and excellent air quality days was 77.9%, an increase of 3.9 percentage points year-on-year; and the proportion of heavily polluted days decreased by 3.0 percentage points year-on-year.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its latest report on development trends in the transportation sector on February 6. The report states that statistics show China ranks first in the number of related patent inventions, followed by Japan, the United States, South Korea, and Germany. These five countries account for over 90% of global patent inventions in the sector. The report also notes that from 2018 to 2023, China's compound annual growth rate in future transportation technology patent inventions also ranked first globally, reaching 14.3%. Simultaneously, China leads the world in both the number and growth of patent inventions across all four transportation domains: land, sea, air, and space. The report highlights that global innovation in the transportation sector is increasingly concentrated on more environmentally friendly "future technologies," such as air taxis, wireless charging technology for electric vehicles, and autonomous cargo ships, with continuously emerging new technologies reshaping the transportation industry.
On February 6, US President Donald Trump claimed on social media that after the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Gaza Strip would be handed over by Israel to the United States. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the same day that he accepted the US proposal for an American "takeover" of the Gaza Strip. Gallant also stated that he had ordered the Israeli army to formulate a plan to allow Palestinians to "voluntarily leave" the Gaza Strip. Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh issued a statement on February 6, emphasizing that Palestine would not sell its land and history, and the rights of the Palestinian people are not a bargaining chip. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said the same day that the US statement about "taking over" the Gaza Strip amounted to an open declaration of its occupation intentions and was completely unacceptable. He stated that the Gaza Strip belongs to the people of Gaza and does not need any other country to govern it. Qassem also called on the Arab League and other international organizations to hold an emergency meeting to address the US threats.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on February 6 that Russian forces recaptured two settlements in Russia's Kursk region that day. According to Russian media reports today (February 7), Vasily Trushin, Chairman of the Military Scientific Committee of the Russian Armed Forces, said that the Russian army has significantly adjusted its tactics by gaining air superiority and fire advantage, paralyzing the Ukrainian command system, and applying anti-drone protection, thus taking the initiative and launching offensives in almost all directions. The Ukrainian Air Force stated on the evening of February 6 that a group of Russian attack drones was moving towards Kyiv Oblast and Kyiv city. Subsequently, several explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated that the explosions were related to the operation of Kyiv's air defense systems.
Slovakia Imports Russian Natural Gas via "TurkStream". The head of Slovakia's largest natural gas supplier stated on February 6 that the company began importing Russian natural gas via the "TurkStream" pipeline through Hungary on February 1. Starting from April this year, the supply of natural gas to Slovakia via "TurkStream" will double. "TurkStream" is a natural gas pipeline from Russia through the Black Sea to Turkey, which can transport Russian natural gas to Turkey or via Turkey to Southern and Southeastern Europe. Due to the expiration of a transit agreement, the transport of Russian natural gas to Europe via Ukraine was suspended from January 1 this year. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Receives First Self-Developed Drone Carrier. According to Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency on February 6, Iran's newly developed "Shahid Bagheri" drone carrier officially joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy fleet at Abbas Port in southern Iran that day. The report stated that the drone carrier is 240 meters long and can carry multiple drone formations with different functions, capable of launching, recovering, and operating various reconnaissance and combat drones. Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officials stated that the drone carrier will enhance Iran's long-range defense and deterrence capabilities and help safeguard national interests. US DoD-Chartered Aircraft Crashes in Philippines, Four Dead. The US Indo-Pacific Command issued a statement today (February 7) that a small aircraft chartered by the US Department of Defense crashed in Maguindanao del Sur province, southern Philippines, on February 6, killing all four people on board, including one US serviceman and three contractors. The statement said the aircraft was performing surveillance and reconnaissance support missions at the time of the incident. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Heavy Snowfall Continues to Affect Transportation in Various Parts of Japan. Heavy snowfall has continued in many parts of northeastern and northern Japan recently. According to Japanese media reports on February 6, the severe weather has resulted in 2 deaths and multiple injuries. As of noon today (February 7), snow depths in some areas of Yamagata and Niigata prefectures exceeded 3 meters, and in parts of Fukushima Prefecture, snow depths exceeded 2 meters. The heavy snowfall has also damaged buildings in many areas and caused power outages in some regions. Several sections of expressways in Japan have been temporarily closed. Railway lines such as the Yamagata Shinkansen and Akita Shinkansen have experienced delays and section suspensions; dozens of flights have been canceled.
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