Ice and snow dream, shining bright. Asia united, composing a new chapter. The 9th Asian Winter Games grandly opened in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, on the evening of February 7. President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony and declared the Games open. Cai Qi, leaders and distinguished guests from across Asia, and others attended the opening ceremony. Under the night sky, the Harbin International Conference and Exhibition Sports Center was brightly lit and resplendent. Before the opening ceremony, people from all over Heilongjiang brought performances with strong local characteristics, creating a very lively atmosphere. At 7:58 PM, accompanied by the music of "Peace - A Community of Shared Future," Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, together with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, Olympic Council of Asia First Vice President Timothy Fok, and others, walked onto the rostrum and waved to the audience. Long and warm applause erupted throughout the venue. To the melodious tune of "I Love You China," eight honor guards marched with vigorous strides, escorting the national flag of the People's Republic of China into the venue. The entire audience stood up and sang the national anthem of the People's Republic of China as the bright Five-Starred Red Flag slowly rose. A short film titled "Glazed Time" was played on the big screen, showing children in festive new year attire carrying ice lanterns, lighting up Harbin's city landmarks. Subsequently, the welcoming performance "Ice Lantern Dream" began, with ice-crystal handkerchief dances expressing the host's warm welcome to guests from all directions. At 8:08 PM, the athletes' parade began. To the cheerful music of "Ice and Snow Asia," sports delegations from 34 countries and regions entered the venue one after another, receiving a warm welcome from the entire audience. As the stirring melody of "Singing the Motherland" resounded, the host Chinese delegation entered last. Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan stood up and waved, and the entire venue erupted in cheers and applause. The Chinese delegation consists of 257 members, including 170 athletes, who will compete in 6 major sports and 64 disciplines at the Games. Liang Huiling, Chairman of the Harbin Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee and Governor of Heilongjiang Province, in her speech, extended a warm welcome to athletes from various Asian countries and regions on behalf of the organizing committee and the more than 30 million people of Heilongjiang, wishing them to surpass themselves, show their demeanor, achieve their dreams, and harvest friendship on the field. Gao Zhidan, Chairman of the Harbin Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee and President of the Chinese Olympic Committee, stated in his speech that with the kind care and strong leadership of President Xi Jinping, a splendid Asian Winter Games is about to begin. Let us fully share the vibrant scene of Chinese modernization, work together to draw a magnificent picture of new glory for Asian sports, and jointly play a magnificent movement of an Asian community with a shared future. Timothy Fok, First Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia, in his speech, affirmed China's important role in the development of Asian winter sports, thanked the Chinese government, the Chinese Olympic Committee, the Heilongjiang Provincial Government, the Harbin Municipal Government, and the Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee for their careful preparation and solidarity, as well as the support from athletes, spectators, and staff, praising Harbin as a fantastic ice and snow capital. At 8:51 PM, the opening ceremony reached an exciting moment. President Xi Jinping announced: "The 9th Asian Winter Games Harbin is open!" Immediately, the entire venue cheered, and applause and shouts lasted for a long time. Brilliant fireworks illuminated the night sky. Six outstanding Chinese athletes held the Olympic Council of Asia flag and entered the venue. Accompanied by the Olympic Council of Asia anthem, the Olympic Council of Asia flag slowly rose, flying high alongside the Five-Starred Red Flag. Athletes Ning Zhongyan and Cai Xuetong, and referees Zhang Chunhui and Chen Wenhong took oaths on behalf of all participating athletes and referees, respectively. Subsequently, on the big screen, a short film "Spirited Winter" captivated the audience's attention: people in Harbin who enjoy ice and snow demonstrated the city's enthusiasm as a "city of two Asian Winter Games." The cultural performance began, divided into three parts: upper, middle, and lower. The first part, "Blazing Ice and Snow," began with loud shouts, as ice gatherers held ice picks and danced on the ice, "first ice" breaking out of the river, red silk flying across, lighting up the emblem of the Games, "Beyond." Ballet dancers gracefully danced in the ice and snow, depicting a beautiful scene of harmony between man and nature. In the second part, "Passionate Speed," the figures of Asian Winter Games athletes flashed across the light and shadow screen, exuding the spirit of racing on ice and snow. Cheerful crowds frolicked and danced, and the lovable "Big Snowman" appeared on the stage, joining a carnival in the ice city. In the third part, "High Mountains, Long Rivers," dancers in Asian characteristic costumes showed a vivid picture of mutual appreciation and shared beauty with enthusiastic dances. The unique "Balcony Concert" extended from the stage to the audience, and the dancing notes plucked the heartstrings of a shared destiny and Asian unity. At 9:24 PM, the main torch lighting ceremony began. The big screen linked with the Harbin Ice and Snow World sub-venue, and four torchbearers, including Yang Yang, Han Xiaopeng, Wang Zhen, and Zhang Hong, relayed the torch, winning warm applause from the entire audience. Children carrying ice lanterns walked hand-in-hand with the torchbearers, jointly lighting the main torch tower. The "Snow Rhyme Lilac" bloomed brightly, and the Asian Winter Games flame burned fiercely. The entire venue collectively sang the theme song "Light Up Asia," transforming the entire stadium into a sea of joy. International dignitaries attending the opening ceremony included: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan and his wife Aigul Japarova, President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand, Speaker of the National Assembly Woo Won-shik of South Korea and his wife Shin Kyung-hae. Wang Yi, He Lifeng, Wang Xiaohong, and Chen Yiqin attended the opening ceremony. Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee and Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region Ho Iat Seng attended the opening ceremony. Officials from the Olympic Council of Asia and others attended the opening ceremony.
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, emphasized while listening to the work report of the Jilin Provincial Committee and Provincial Government that Jilin must deeply implement the strategic deployment of the Party Central Committee on promoting the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China in the new era, firmly grasp the important mission of Northeast China in safeguarding the nation's "five major securities," adhere to placing the focus of development on high-quality development, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development philosophy, actively serve and integrate into the new development paradigm, further comprehensively deepen reform and opening up, seize opportunities, build on momentum, be brave in innovation, and work hard and practically to demonstrate greater achievements in building Chinese modernization. On the morning of February 8, Xi Jinping listened to the work report of the Jilin Provincial Committee and Provincial Government in Changchun, Jilin Province. Provincial Party Secretary Huang Qiang gave the report, and Governor Hu Yuting and others participated in the report meeting. After listening to the report, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech, affirming the achievements made in various aspects of Jilin's work and putting forward requirements for the next steps. Xi Jinping pointed out that high-quality development cannot be separated from innovation-driven and industrial support. It is necessary to guard the foundation of the real economy, coordinate the transformation of traditional industries, the expansion of advantageous industries, and the cultivation of new productive forces, and build a modernized industrial system that reflects Jilin's characteristics. It is necessary to promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, integrate scientific research resources and capabilities, strengthen the dominant position of enterprises in innovation, optimize the innovation ecosystem, strive to achieve new breakthroughs in a number of major scientific and technological projects, and promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces. It is necessary to coordinate ecological environmental protection and green and low-carbon development, and utilize distinctive resources such as ice and snow, natural scenery, and ethnic customs to develop tourism. It is necessary to coordinate regional coordinated development, promote the construction of the Changchun modern metropolitan area, and pay attention to synergy and linkage with other provinces in Northeast China to form a pattern of integrated development. Xi Jinping emphasized that further comprehensively deepening reform and opening up is crucial for the comprehensive revitalization of Northeast China. It is necessary to target blockages and bottlenecks that restrict the construction of a new development paradigm and promote high-quality development, as well as difficult and painful issues in people's livelihoods, set reform topics, generate reform plans, and strive to solve deep-seated contradictions and remove institutional and mechanism obstacles. Whether deepening the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises or promoting the development of the private economy, it is necessary to fully implement policy provisions, pay attention to typical guidance, and solve both common and individual problems. It is necessary to actively integrate into the construction of a unified national market, create a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, rule-of-law-based, and internationalized, and build a higher-level open economic new system. Xi Jinping pointed out that ensuring national food security is a political responsibility for a large agricultural province and a large grain province. Jilin should take the development of modernized large-scale agriculture as the main direction of attack, improve the system of supporting agriculture, benefiting farmers, and enriching farmers, and coordinate the development of technological agriculture, green agriculture, quality agriculture, and brand agriculture. It is necessary to actively develop ecological aquaculture, strengthen the deep processing of agricultural products and fine processing of food, fully leverage the potential of "grain-to-food," "livestock-to-meat," and "agriculture-to-industry" to build a diversified food supply system. It is necessary to coordinate the planning of urban and rural spatial layouts, industrial development, public services, and infrastructure construction, promote the integrated development of industrial prosperity, strong counties, and rich people, and promote common prosperity in urban and rural areas. It is necessary to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation, strengthen and innovate grassroots governance, improve the level of rural civilization, and build safe, law-abiding, livable, and beautiful villages. Xi Jinping emphasized that Jilin is a multi-ethnic region, and it is necessary to comprehensively implement the Party's theory and policy on ethnic groups in the new era, comprehensively implement the Party's basic guidelines on religious work, strive to promote the building of a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, promote exchanges, interactions, and integration among various ethnic groups, guide people of all ethnic groups to establish correct views on the nation, history, ethnicity, culture, and religion, and strive to create a new situation of ethnic unity and progress. It is necessary to deeply advance the action of enriching border residents and developing border areas, and develop border trade and characteristic industries according to local conditions. Xi Jinping pointed out that coordinating development and security must always be firmly grasped. It is necessary to implement various measures to prevent and defuse risks in key areas, strengthen the prevention, early warning, and response to natural disasters, comprehensively investigate and eliminate hidden dangers in production safety, and maintain overall social stability. Xi Jinping emphasized that high-quality development requires high-quality Party building to lead. It is necessary to establish correct employment orientation and work orientation, guide cadres at all levels, especially leading cadres, to practice a correct view of performance, enhance their capabilities, assume responsibilities, and strive for excellence. It is necessary to consolidate and expand the achievements of Party discipline education, adhere to grasping Party spirit, Party style, and Party discipline together, and connecting rectification of work style, strict discipline, and anti-corruption, improve the mechanisms of restriction and supervision over the allocation and operation of power, continuously rectify formalism to reduce burdens on the grassroots, and continuously rectify misconduct and corruption problems around the people, promoting cadres to work boldly under the premise of observing rules and disciplines, and being clean and honest. Cai Qi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, attended the report meeting. He Lifeng, Wang Xiaohong, and responsible comrades from relevant central and state organs attended the report meeting.
Our station today (February 8) broadcast CCTV Quick Comment "Seize the Opportunity, Build on Momentum, Be Brave in Innovation, Work Hard and Practically."
Around 11:50 AM on February 8, a landslide occurred in Jinping Village, Mu'ai Town, Junlian County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province. As of 5:00 PM on the 8th, 10 residential houses had been buried, and more than 30 people were missing. After the disaster, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attached great importance to it and issued important instructions, pointing out that a landslide in Junlian County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province, has caused multiple people to go missing. It is necessary to do everything possible to search for missing personnel, minimize casualties, and properly handle aftermath work. Monitoring and early warning should be strengthened, scientific rescue should be emphasized, and secondary disasters should be prevented. All regions and relevant departments must firmly establish a sense of risk, strengthen investigations of various disasters and production safety hazards, strengthen the implementation of responsibilities, resolutely prevent major and serious disaster accidents, and effectively ensure the safety of people's lives and property. Li Qiang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, issued instructions, pointing out that all-out efforts should be made to search for missing and trapped personnel, minimize casualties, and properly handle the aftermath. At the same time, the cause of the landslide should be investigated promptly, surrounding geological disaster risks should be screened, threatened people should be evacuated, and secondary disasters should be strictly prevented. In accordance with Xi Jinping's important instructions and Li Qiang's requirements, Liu Guozhong, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, led responsible comrades from relevant departments to the site to guide rescue and disposal work. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Emergency Management have activated emergency responses, and Sichuan Province and Yibin City have organized forces to fully carry out emergency rescue and disaster relief. Currently, all work is proceeding in a tense and orderly manner.
At the beginning of spring, all localities are setting goals and making full efforts to promote development, ensuring a good start for high-quality development. The construction of key engineering projects is being advanced rapidly. The construction site of the Gozi Valley standby pipeline for China's West-to-East Gas Transmission Lines 2 and 3 in Xinjiang is bustling. In 2025, Xinjiang will be guided by emerging industrial clusters such as oil and gas production and processing, and clean and efficient coal utilization, to build a national strategic base for energy resources. The Yiwu (Suxi) International Hub Port project in Zhejiang is accelerating its construction, with the first phase expected to be officially put into operation in June 2025. In the new year, Zhejiang will focus on accelerating the promotion of 22 ongoing projects, including the East China International Intermodal Port and the Jinhua Railway Hub expansion and upgrading project, and start 18 new projects, such as the Yiwu Airport expansion and renovation, ensuring a total integrated transportation investment of 350 billion yuan. Efforts are being made to cultivate and expand new productive forces. Tianjin's automobile supporting project, with an investment of 1.153 billion yuan, has started construction and is expected to achieve an annual output value of over 3 billion yuan after reaching full capacity. This year, Tianjin will focus on key industrial chains such as new energy vehicles, high-end equipment, and aerospace, to build a chain-based and clustered industrial ecosystem. This high-generation substrate glass production line in Xianyang, Shaanxi, is expanding its production, with the first phase planned to be fully completed within the year. This year, Shaanxi will be guided by the construction of the Xi'an Regional Science and Technology Innovation Center, deploy 100 major key core technology research projects, and cultivate 100 leading technology enterprises. Accelerating the construction of a modernized industrial system. Heilongjiang is vigorously promoting the construction of industrial projects, and this year will implement 1,000 key industrial projects, with strategic emerging industries accounting for over 60%. At the same time, it aims to cultivate 40 national-level green factories and more than 50 provincial-level intelligent factories and digital workshops. This year, Shandong has clarified 10 key reform tasks, including promoting the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, the transformation reform of financing platforms and urban investment companies, and the reform of local small and medium-sized financial institutions, and has sorted out 92 reform tasks to be completed within the year, to shape new advantages for Shandong's high-quality development through landmark reforms and innovations.
The 9th Harbin Asian Winter Games entered its first competition day after the opening, with a total of 17 gold medals awarded. In the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe event, Chinese "post-00s" rising star Li Fanghui won the gold medal, which is also the first gold medal for the Chinese sports delegation at these Asian Winter Games. Another "post-00s" rising star Zhang Kexin won the silver medal. In the women's snowboard slopestyle competition, Zhang Xiaonan and Xiong Shirui also swept the gold and silver medals. In the women's cross-country skiing individual sprint (classical technique) event, Li Lei won the gold medal. This also marks the 100th gold medal won by the Chinese sports delegation since participating in the Asian Winter Games. Wang Qiang won the men's cross-country skiing individual sprint (classical technique) competition. On the first competition day after the opening, the Chinese team won 8 gold medals in ice events. In the men's 100m speed skating final, Gao Tingyu won the gold medal with a time of 9.35 seconds, setting a world best record. Ning Zhongyan and Han Mei won gold medals in the men's and women's 1500m speed skating events, respectively. In short track speed skating, Lin Xiaojun won the men's 500m gold medal. In the mixed doubles curling event, newly added to these Asian Winter Games, the Chinese pair Han Yu and Wang Zhiyu defeated the Philippine pair to win the bronze medal.
China's Foreign Exchange Reserves Totaled $3,209.0 Billion at End of January. According to the latest data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, China's foreign exchange reserves stood at $3,209.0 billion at the end of January 2025, an increase of $6.7 billion from the end of December 2024, or a rise of 0.21%. The underlying conditions and fundamental trend of China's long-term economic growth remain unchanged, which will provide support for the basic stability of the foreign exchange reserve scale. China's Cold Chain Logistics Market Continues to Expand. Reporters learned from the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing that in 2024, China's total cold chain logistics demand reached 365 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%. Driven by the development of the catering industry and fresh food e-commerce, the recovery growth momentum of cold chain logistics has significantly strengthened. Cold Wave Moves South, Bringing Strong Winds and Temperature Drops to Many Southern Areas. Affected by the current cold wave, many southern areas of China experienced strong winds and temperature drops starting yesterday (February 7). Today, coastal areas in central and southern Fujian experienced strong winds of level 9, leading to the temporary suspension of 26 passenger ferry routes and 42 passenger ferry boats. Temperatures in central and southern Jiangsu, central and northern Zhejiang, and other areas dropped by 6 to 10 degrees Celsius, with some areas experiencing drops exceeding 12 degrees Celsius. Currently, the impact of this cold wave is nearing its end, and national temperatures are expected to rise in the coming days. IOC President Bach Presents Plaque to CMG's 2026 Milan Winter Olympics International Host Broadcast Team. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach presented a plaque to China Media Group's (CMG) 2026 Milan Winter Olympics International Host Broadcast Team in Harbin on February 7. CMG will, for the first time in history, undertake the international host broadcasting for figure skating and short track speed skating events at the Winter Olympics and provide technical support for OBS.
The Israeli Defense Forces issued a statement on February 7, stating that over the past week, the Israeli army continued operations in the West Bank, arresting more than 60 Palestinians. On the same day, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) accused Israel of preventing heavy machinery from entering the Gaza Strip, equipment that would be used to clear approximately 55 million tons of debris in Gaza. Multiple Parties Oppose Attempts to Expel Palestinians from Gaza Strip. Regarding statements about relocating Gaza Strip residents and the United States "taking over" the Gaza Strip, multiple parties continue to express opposition. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on February 7, firmly opposing any attempts to expel Palestinians. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated on February 7 that he completely opposes the relevant US remarks. On the same day, Hezbollah in Lebanon issued a statement condemning the relevant remarks as an expression of racism. The Houthi movement in Yemen stated that the forced expulsion of Palestinians is a blatant violation of international law and undermines regional and global security and stability.
Missing Small Plane in US Confirmed Crashed, 10 Feared Dead. According to information released by the U.S. Coast Guard on February 7, a Bering Air small plane that went missing in Alaska on February 6 has been found and confirmed to have crashed, with all 10 people on board feared dead. Three bodies have been recovered so far. Russian Prime Minister Says Russian Economy Grew 4.1% in 2024. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the economic situation in Russia on February 7, stating that according to data from the Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Russia's gross domestic product grew by 4.1% in 2024, exceeding expectations. Among them, Russia's industrial production grew by 4.6%. Mishustin said that under unprecedented sanction pressure, the Russian economy has achieved stable growth for two consecutive years and is becoming more technologically advanced and diversified.
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