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This page is an archive of main headlines from China for 18.02.2025.
It displays 74 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
18.02.2025 ⇢ Private Enterprise Shield Through AI Overflow
⌨State media orchestrated extensive coverage of Xi's private enterprise symposium, marking a shift from previous days' DeepSeek narratives. The messaging emphasized protection mechanisms for private businesses, including crackdowns on illegal investigations.
By mid-morning, WeChat's AI search system crashed from overload, highlighting infrastructure challenges in China's AI race. This technical limitation emerged as ByteDance recruited a veteran Google AI researcher, connecting to previous days' technological sovereignty themes.
Afternoon coverage revealed new dynamics in US-China tensions through the US State Department's removal of "opposition to Taiwan independence" language, while military media reported on US naval "slow-sailing" through the Taiwan Strait. Local government fiscal challenges and energy storage demands from AI implementation remained persistent undercurrents throughout the day's reporting.
By mid-morning, WeChat's AI search system crashed from overload, highlighting infrastructure challenges in China's AI race. This technical limitation emerged as ByteDance recruited a veteran Google AI researcher, connecting to previous days' technological sovereignty themes.
Afternoon coverage revealed new dynamics in US-China tensions through the US State Department's removal of "opposition to Taiwan independence" language, while military media reported on US naval "slow-sailing" through the Taiwan Strait. Local government fiscal challenges and energy storage demands from AI implementation remained persistent undercurrents throughout the day's reporting.
18.02.2025
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South China Morning Post
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Xinhua News Agency
习近平在京出席民营企业座谈会并发表重要讲话 民营经济发展前景广阔大有可为 民营企业和民营企业家大显身手正当其时 民营企业座谈会上，总书记重要讲话催人奋进
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中国中央电视台
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Peoples Daily
2025年，中国经济这么干：全方位扩大国内需求 以科技创新引领新质生产力发展 推动标志性改革举措落地见效 扩大高水平对外开放 有效防范化解重点领域风险
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China Military Online
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Goods worth over $292 million has been processed by the Chancay Port in Peru, a major project under the China-proposed ...
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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习近平：民营经济发展前景广阔大有可为｜ 民营经济大显身手正当其时｜ 如何促进民营经济健康发展、高质量发展｜ 护航民营企业发展 各地出台“硬核”举措
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China Daily
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Peoples Daily
人民财评：一马当先 “闯”“创”强粤 财经观察：2025，经济大省如何挑大梁？ 推动科技创新和产业创新融合发展 用有形之手护创新之花
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04:40⇢Xi's Private Sector Symphony Meets Local Fiscal Blues
⌨The newspapers extensively cover Xi Jinping's symposium with private enterprises, with multiple state outlets emphasizing his message about "broad prospects" for private sector development (Beijing Daily, CCTV, China Daily, Huanqiu, Xinhua). Financial coverage focuses on local government fiscal balance challenges (Caixin). Infrastructure developments include Peru's Chancay port progress (Global Times) and bamboo engineering in sea bridge construction (SCMP). Hong Kong reports on new temporary public housing initiatives (HKFP).
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South China Morning Post
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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Hong Kong Free Press
Creamfields Hong Kong 2025 music festival was set to take in Central on March 8 to 9 – it has since been removed from government’s “mega events” list.
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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Hong Kong Free Press
Wanted former lawmaker Ted Hui, who is now based in Australia and is wanted by Hong Kong’s national security police, said the city’s High Court had issued an order to confiscate assets held by his mother and wife in Hong Kong, as well as trust money held by his law firm in Australia.
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China's top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), pledged to further remove market access barriers and revise ...
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South China Morning Post
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Peoples Daily
实现合理增长，这个“合理”有啥深意？ 外资有没有大规模撤离中国？ 透过新能源汽车，怎么看“成长的烦恼”？ 为什么说“信心在当下也在未来”？ 这个第一，我们为啥不离不弃？
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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Hong Kong Free Press
The website was tested when around 50,000 civil servants and residents took part in another stress test at the facility on Sunday. The venue is set to open on March 1.
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BBC 中文网
事实上，2022年5月5日，美国国务院同样在官网删去“不支持台独”、“台湾是中国一部分”等字眼，但几周后再更新网站，恢复“不支持台独”字眼，但没再提“台湾是中国一部分”，同样在当年激起若干外交涟漪。此次官网删除“反对台独”字眼意味着什么？
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Hong Kong Free Press
The Hong Kong Tele-call Taxi Association said last week that it would stage a five-day citywide strike starting March 5, if the government did not commit to crack down on ride-hailing platforms by Wednesday.
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08:11⇢WeChat AI Crashes While Taiwan Words Vanish
⌨The newspapers report on US State Department's removal of "opposition to Taiwan independence" language from its website (BBC Chinese), while Hong Kong media covers taxi drivers' strike threats over ride-hailing services (HKFP). Tech coverage focuses on WeChat's AI search overload issues (Caixin). State media continues extensive coverage of Xi's private sector symposium, with NDRC pledging wider market access for private companies (Global Times, SCMP).
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Xinhua News Agency
站在历史的十字路口，人类文明该何去何从？ 中国为破解人类文明发展困境、促进世界文明共存共荣提供了更多选择 报告全文 海报 思维导图
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中国中央电视台
习近平在京出席民营企业座谈会并发表重要讲话丨 爱拼就会赢！民营企业大显身手正当其时丨 护航民营企业发展 各地出台“硬核”举措丨 支持民营企业积极参与“两重两新”
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China Daily
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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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South China Morning Post
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Deutsche Welle 中文网
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Boosting domestic demand is seen as key to getting the economy on firmer footing, as the international environment is looking increasingly hostile
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South China Morning Post
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11:36⇢Private Enterprise Shield Rises
⌨The newspapers extensively cover Xi Jinping's symposium with private enterprises, with state media highlighting promised support measures (Beijing Daily, CCTV, People's Daily, Huanqiu). International coverage frames this through economic policy lens, noting plans to boost consumption and protect businesses from illegal investigations (Caixin Global, SCMP). Military developments include US naval movements in Taiwan Strait and Beijing's response exercises (VOA Chinese).
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Chinese animated film Ne Zha 2 topped the global animated film box office chart on Tuesday, surpassing Inside Out 2 ...
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South China Morning Post
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China Daily
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Hong Kong Free Press
Whitney’s new heart had been functioning “satisfactorily,” Cheung Yiu-fai, head of cardiology at the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, said on Tuesday morning – around 36 hours after the heart transplant operation was completed.
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中国中央电视台
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中国中央电视台
习近平在京出席民营企业座谈会并发表重要讲话丨 这个会议释放哪些信号丨 广大民营企业和民营企业家大显身手正当其时丨 努力开创民营经济发展新局面
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South China Morning Post
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Xinhua News Agency
《以文明交流互鉴推动人类文明发展进步》智库报告在日本东京发布 报告全文 海报 思维导图 新华时评丨推动文明交流互鉴 实现全人类整体利益
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China Daily
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中国中央电视台
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13:55⇢Private Enterprise Shield Echoes
⌨The newspapers extensively cover Xi's private sector symposium follow-up, with state media emphasizing continued support for private enterprises (Beijing Daily, CCTV, Guangming Daily, Huanqiu). Cultural developments include Ne Zha 2 topping global animation box office (Global Times) and a new think tank report on civilizational exchange (Xinhua). Regional cooperation highlights include a successful heart transplant from mainland to Hong Kong (HKFP) and Greater Bay Area integration progress (People's Daily).
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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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South China Morning Post
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Peoples Daily
新兴产业增长20%以上 四川何以赋能 传统产业加速“升级” 打造产业集群 激活发展动能 推进七大战略性新兴业务发展布局 为工业强省提供新动能
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China Daily
China's continued support for the private sector, reiterated by President Xi Jinping, is expected to fuel further growth of tech and emerging industries, while promoting private enterprises to embrace another spring and play a bigger role in the country's economic transformation.
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Hong Kong Free Press
The Hong Kong government announced on Tuesday that it would adopt the Minimum Wage Commission’s recommendation to increase the hourly base pay from HK$40 to HK$42.10 per hour in May.
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