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This page is an archive of main headlines from China for 17.01.2025.
It displays 69 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
17.01.2025 ⇢ Day Old Power Called New Power
⌨China's 5% GDP growth announcement dominated morning coverage, while state media emphasized economic resilience narratives. Early reports focused on Vice President Han Zheng's upcoming attendance at Trump's inauguration, signaling Beijing's strategic positioning.
Mid-morning brought news of US "TikTok refugees" migrating to Chinese platforms, while Hong Kong authorities condemned US extension of protections for Hongkongers. A Shanghai lawmaker's proposal to dismantle the Great Firewall sparked limited discussion.
The afternoon pivoted to Xi-Trump phone conversation, their first direct communication since Trump's election victory. State media coverage carefully framed the call while US Supreme Court upheld TikTok restrictions. The day's trajectory showed Beijing balancing economic messaging with diplomatic positioning, as previous days' chip restrictions and Korean crisis receded from coverage.
Mid-morning brought news of US "TikTok refugees" migrating to Chinese platforms, while Hong Kong authorities condemned US extension of protections for Hongkongers. A Shanghai lawmaker's proposal to dismantle the Great Firewall sparked limited discussion.
The afternoon pivoted to Xi-Trump phone conversation, their first direct communication since Trump's election victory. State media coverage carefully framed the call while US Supreme Court upheld TikTok restrictions. The day's trajectory showed Beijing balancing economic messaging with diplomatic positioning, as previous days' chip restrictions and Korean crisis receded from coverage.
17.01.2025
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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South China Morning Post
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Global Times
At US invitation, President Xi Jinping's special representative, Vice President Han Zheng, will attend the inauguration ceremony of President Donald ...
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Hong Kong Free Press
The court heard on Thursday that Lai, 77, engaged Jack Keane, a former vice chief of staff of the US army, and Paul Wolfowitz, an ex-US deputy secretary for defence, to act as consultants for Tsai in January 2017, days before Trump was sworn in as US president for the first time.
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Global Times
At US invitation, President Xi Jinping's special representative, Vice President Han Zheng, will attend the inauguration ceremony of President Donald ...
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Xinhua News Agency
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00:48⇢Han Heads to Trump's Crown
⌨The newspapers report on Vice President Han Zheng's upcoming attendance at Trump's inauguration (Global Times, SCMP), while covering Jimmy Lai's trial revelations about hiring US military advisers for Taiwan (HKFP). New economic coverage focuses on Chinese households reaching record savings levels (Caixin Chinese), and a major Alipay system glitch offering 20% discounts (Economic Observer). State media continues diplomatic coverage of ties with Grenada and Monaco (China Daily, People's Daily).
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Peoples Daily
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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South China Morning Post
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At US invitation, President Xi Jinping's special representative, Vice President Han Zheng, will attend the inauguration ceremony of President Donald ...
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South China Morning Post
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South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong Free Press
The privacy watchdog noted the emergence of scams involving deepfake technology and fraudsters impersonating banks’ customer service agents.
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China Daily
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BBC中文采访任职不同岗位的前线查核人员及传播学者，讲解机制如何运作，Meta终止第三方查核机制对中文资讯生态圈有什么影响。
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中国经济网
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South China Morning Post
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South China Morning Post
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04:41⇢Five Percent Target Met While Facts Fade
⌨The newspapers report on China's 2024 GDP growth meeting its 5% target (China Economic Net, SCMP, People's Daily), while Meta's third-party fact-checking mechanism faces dissolution, particularly affecting Chinese-language content (BBC Chinese). New coverage focuses on rising data fraud concerns in Hong Kong, with a 40% surge in cases involving deepfake technology (HKFP). Vice President Han Zheng's attendance at Trump's inauguration continues to draw attention (Global Times).
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South China Morning Post
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South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong Free Press
“Offering safe haven for Hong Kong residents who have been deprived of their guaranteed freedoms in Hong Kong furthers United States interests in the region,” said outgoing US President Joe Biden.
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“很多人还用‘不确定性’来解释特朗普，其实经过他的第一任期，行为模式、执政理念、性格特点，外界已经非常清楚了。”
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“很多人还用‘不确定性’来解释特朗普，其实经过他的第一任期，行为模式、执政理念、性格特点，外界已经非常清楚了。”
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China Daily
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South China Morning Post
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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07:50
Hong Kong Free Press
District Judge Gary Lam’s ruling allows Tam Wai-lan to re-enter the premises of Tai Hang Sai Estate to take back her belongings.
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Xinhua News Agency
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Despite long-standing concerns about asset quality and sluggish profit growth, banks’ shares have been snapped up by yield-hungry investors
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South China Morning Post
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08:56⇢Five Percent Target Meets Trump's Return
⌨The newspapers report on China's GDP growth reaching 5% in 2024 (China Economic Net, People's Daily, Xinhua), while coverage focuses on Trump's upcoming inauguration preparations. Chinese state media emphasizes economic confidence for 2025, while international sources highlight banking sector performance (Caixin Global) and Biden's final sanctions against China (DW Chinese). Han Zheng's attendance at Trump's inauguration continues to receive coverage (BBC Chinese, Global Times).
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Xi congratulates Milanovic on reelection as Croatian president
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Xinhua News Agency
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China Military Online
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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
Two of the detained policemen were also arrested for alleged fraud after they rented their mortgaged residential properties from 2019 to 2024.
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Hong Kong Free Press
Prosecutor Anthony Chau said on Friday that Jimmy Lai, 77, paid Jack Keane, a retired US army general, and Paul Wolfowitz, ex-US deputy secretary of defence, “at least” US$3.25 million to offer a two-year “consultancy” service to Tsai between 2017 and 2019.
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China Daily
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South China Morning Post
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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中国中央电视台
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South China Morning Post
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Xinhua News Agency
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13:45⇢Xi and Trump Break the Silence
⌨The newspapers report on Xi Jinping's phone conversation with Donald Trump (SCMP, Xinhua), while multiple state media outlets cover Xi's congratulatory message to Croatia's re-elected president Milanovic (China Daily, Global Times, China Military Online). New developments include US Section 301 investigation results targeting Chinese maritime logistics (Caixin Chinese), and Jimmy Lai's alleged $3.25 million payment to ex-US officials for advising Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen (HKFP).
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China Daily
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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中国经济网
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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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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Global Times
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday held a telephone conversation with US President-elect Donald Trump at the latter's request, the ...
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South China Morning Post
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23:12⇢Xi-Trump Phone Bridge Built
⌨The newspapers extensively cover Xi Jinping's phone conversation with Donald Trump (Beijing Daily, China Economic Net, China Daily, Global Times, Xinhua, VOA). New developments include Han Zheng's confirmed attendance at Trump's inauguration ceremony (DW Chinese, VOA), while American families await potential changes in China's foreign adoption policies under Trump (SCMP). The national healthcare administration details 440 billion yuan in procurement savings (Caixin Chinese).