Dateline: Dec 31, 2024/File
Location: China;
Duration: 10’57
Source: China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland
Published: 2025-01-01 01:22
Last Modified: 2025-01-01 03:20
Shotlist
Beijing, China – Dec 31, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Juyongguan section of Great Wall
2. City view
3. Yongding Gate, traffic
4. Lize Financial Business District
5. Various of Beijing’s central business district
6. Beijing Olympic Tower
7. Bell and Drum Towers
8. Xidan business area
9. Qianmen Street
10. Beijing Central Axis
11. Tian’anmen Rostrum
12. Xinhua Gate of Zhongnanhai leadership compound
13. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xi Jinping, Chinese President (partially overlaid with shots 14-90):
“Greetings to everybody! Time flies fast, and the new year will be with us shortly. I extend my best wishes to you all from Beijing.
In 2024, we have together journeyed through the four seasons. Together, we have experienced winds and rains and seen rainbows. Those touching and unforgettable moments have been like still frames showing how extraordinary a year we have had.
We have proactively responded to the impacts of the changing environment at home and abroad. We have adopted a full range of policies to make solid gains in pursuing high-quality development. China’s economy has rebounded and is on an upward trajectory, with its GDP for the year expected to pass the RMB130 trillion yuan (about 17.8 trillion US dollars) mark. Grain output has surpassed 700 million tons, and China’s bowls are now filled with more Chinese grain. Coordinated development across regions has gained stronger momentum, and mutually reinforcing advances have been made in both new urbanization and rural revitalization. Green and low-carbon development has been further enhanced. Indeed, a more beautiful China is unfolding before us.
We have fostered new quality productive forces in light of actual conditions. New business sectors, forms and models have kept emerging. For the first time, China has produced more than 10 million new energy vehicles in a year. Breakthroughs have been made in integrated circuit, artificial intelligence, quantum communications and many other fields. Also for the first time, the Chang’e-6 lunar probe collected samples from the far side of the moon. The Mengxiang drilling vessel explored the mystery of the deep ocean. The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link now connects the two cities across the sea. The Antarctic Qinling Station is now in operation on the frozen continent. All this epitomizes the lofty spirit and dreams of the Chinese people to explore stars and oceans.
This year, I have visited many places across the country and seen how our people enjoy their enriching lives. I saw the big and red Huaniu apples in Tianshui, Gansu and the fishing boats in Aojiao Village, Fujian loaded with their catches. I watched the millenium-old “Eastern Smile” in the Maiji Mountain Grottoes, and I learned more about good-neighborliness passed from generation to generation in Liuchixiang Alley. I enjoyed the hustle and bustle in Tianjin’s Ancient Culture Street, and I saw how the people in Yinchuan’s mixed-ethnic residential communities live together as one family. The concerns of the people about jobs and incomes, elderly and child care, education and medical services are always on my mind. This year, basic pension has been raised, and mortgage rates have dropped. Cross-province direct settlement of medical bills has been expanded, making it easier for people to seek medical treatment across the country. And consumer goods trade-in programs have improved people’s lives… All these are real benefits to our people.
In the Paris Olympics, Chinese athletes raced to the top and achieved their best performance in Olympic Games held overseas, fully demonstrating the vigor and confidence of young Chinese. The PLA Navy and Air Force celebrated their 75th birthdays, and our servicemen and women are full of drive. When floods, typhoons and other natural disasters struck, members of the Communist Party of China and officials stepped forward to lead disaster relief efforts, and our people were of one mind and reached out to each other. People in all fields—workers, builders and entrepreneurs, among others—are working hard to fulfill their dreams. I presented awards to recipients of national medals and honorary titles. The honor belongs to them; it also belongs to every hard-working person who has lived up to their responsibilities.
In a world of both transformation and turbulence, China, as a responsible major country, is actively promoting global governance reform and deepening solidarity and cooperation among the Global South. We are making deeper and more substantive advances in high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. The Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was a full success. We put forward China’s vision at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, BRICS, APEC, G20 and other bilateral and multilateral forums. We have contributed greatly to the maintenance of world peace and stability.
We celebrated the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China. With deep affection, we looked back at the sea change that has taken place across China since the birth of the People’s Republic. Nurtured by our 5,000-plus years of continuous civilization, our country, China, is engraved not only on the bottom of the ancient bronze ritual wine vessel of He Zun, but also in the heart of every Chinese. At its Third Plenary Session, the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sounded a clarion call for further deepening all-round reform. We will march forward in great strides to advance reform and opening up as the trend of our times. We will surely embrace even broader prospects in pursuing Chinese modernization in the course of reform and opening up.
In 2025, we will fully complete the 14th Five-Year Plan. We will implement more proactive and effective policies, pursue high-quality development as a top priority, promote greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology, and maintain sound momentum in economic and social development. The Chinese economy now faces some new conditions, including challenges of uncertainties in the external environment and pressure of transformation from old growth drivers into new ones. But we can prevail with our hard work. As always, we grow in the wind and rain, and we get stronger through hard times. We must be confident.
Of all the jobs in front of us, the most important is to ensure a happy life for our people. Every family hopes that their children can have a good education, their seniors can enjoy good elderly services, and their youngsters can have more and better opportunities. These simple wishes are our people’s aspirations for a better life. We should work together to steadily improve social undertakings and governance, build a harmonious and inclusive atmosphere, and settle real issues, big or small, for our people. We must bring more smiles to our people and greater warmth to their hearts.
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland, I visited the city again, and I was gratified to see the new progress and changes there. We will unswervingly implement the policy of One Country, Two Systems to maintain long-term prosperity and stability in Hong Kong and Macao. We Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one and the same family. No one can ever sever the bond of kinship between us, and no one can ever stop China’s reunification, a trend of the times.
As changes unseen in a century accelerate across the world, it is important to rise above estrangement and conflict with a broad vision, and care for the future of humanity with great passion. China will work with all countries to promote friendship and cooperation, enhance mutual learning among different cultures, and build a community with a shared future for mankind. We must jointly create a better future for the world.
Dreams and wishes may be far, but they can be fulfilled with dedicated pursuit. On the new journey of Chinese modernization, everyone is a key actor, every effort counts, and every ray of light shines.
Splendor adorns our motherland, and starlight graces every home. Let us greet the new year with hope. May our great country enjoy harmony and prosperity! May all your dreams come true! May you all have a new year of happiness and peace! ”
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
FILE: Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, south China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
14. Aerial shot of city view
FILE: Xiamen City, Fujian Province, east China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
15. Aerial shot of city view
FILE: China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
16. Various of high-end manufacturing
17. Aerial shot of cropland
18. Ears of wheat
19. Aerial shots of modernized agricultural activities in progress
FILE: Shanghai, China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
20. Aerial shot of Lujiazui area
FILE: Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
21. Aerial shot of cityscape
FILE: Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, north China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
22. Aerial shot of cityscape
FILE: China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
23. Aerial shot of urban areas
24. Aerial shots of residential quarters on countryside
25. Aerial shot of photovoltaic panels installed on hills
26. Various of wind turbines in operation
27. Aerial shots of scenic landscapes
28. Various of new energy vehicle production in progress
29. Various of integrated circuit production in progress
30. Various of robot working at workshop
31. Animations showing quantum communication systems
FILE: In Space/China – June 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
32. Animation showing Chang’e-6 lunar probe collecting samples at moon’s far side
33. Chang’e-6 lunar probe collecting samples at moon’s far side
34. Returner of Chang’e-6 lunar probe landing with samples collected
FILE: At Sea – 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
35. Aerial shots of China’s first domestically designed, built deep-ocean drilling vessel Meng Xiang sailing
FILE: Guangdong Province, south China – June 30, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
36. Aerial shots of cross-sea passage Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link opening to traffic
FILE: Antarctica – 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
37. Aerial shots of China’s Qinling Station
FILE: China – 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
38. Rocket blasting off
FILE: In space – 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
39. Orbiting Tiangong space station
FILE: Tianshui City, Gansu Province, northwest China – 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
40. Various of Huaniu apples in orchard
FILE: Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, east China – 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
41. Aerial shot of Aojiao Village
42. Various of women separating fish by size, packing them into buckets
43. Aerial shot of aqua farm
FILE: Tianshui City, Gansu Province, northwest China – 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
44. Aerial shots of Maiji Mountain Grottoes
FILE: Anqing City, Anhui Province, east China – 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
45. Various of Liuchixiang Alley sign, tourists visiting alley
FILE: Tianjin Municipality, north China – 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
46. Tourists at Ancient Culture Street
FILE: Tianjin Municipality, north China – Feb 1, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
47. Xi talking to local people in store at Ancient Culture Street
FILE: Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China – June 19, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
48. Various of crowds greeting, interacting with Xi, applauding, cheering
FILE: China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
49. Seniors enjoying leisure time in park
50. Seniors at elderly care center
51. Clerks at bank counter
52. Aerial shot of residential buildings
53. Various of people handling medical bills through cross-province direct settlement service
54. Various of customers picking products covered by consumer goods trade-in programs
FILE: Paris, France – July 26-Sept 8, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
55. Various of Chinese athletes competing, attending award ceremony at Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
FILE: At Sea – 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
56. Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fleet sailing
57. Aerial shot of aircraft carrier sailing
FILE: China – 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
58. Various of PLA Air Force fighters flying in formation, pilot in cockpit
59. Fighter jet taking off from aircraft carrier
60. Various of PLA Ground Force in training
61. Various of PLA officers, soldiers rescuing people in natural disasters
62. Various of soldiers, rescuers, firefighters joining in disaster relief efforts, evacuating stranded people
63. Various of farmers moving agricultural produce, construction project, manufacturing, afforestation, agricultural programs in progress
FILE: Beijing, China – Sept 29, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
64. Various of Xi, others attending presentation ceremony for national medals and national honorary titles of People’s Republic of China
FILE: Kenya – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
65. Aerial shot of train running on Mombasa-Nairobi Railway
FILE: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
66. Headquarters of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
FILE: Africa – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
67. Various of Chinese technicians providing training sessions to locals
FILE: Beijing, China – Sept 4-6, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
68. Xi, African leaders walking to meeting hall during 2024 Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)
69. Xi, African leaders posing for group photos
FILE: Astana, Kazakhstan – July 4, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
70. Xi attending 24th meeting of Council of Heads of State of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
FILE: Kazan, Russia – Oct 23, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
71. Xi delivering speech at 16th BRICS Summit
FILE: Lima, Peru – Nov 16, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
72. Xi delivering speech at 31st APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting
FILE: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Nov 18, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
73. Various of Xi delivering speech at 19th G20 Summit
FILE: Beijing, China – June 28, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
74. Various of Xi attending Conference Marking 70th Anniversary of Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, delivering speech
FILE: China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
75. Aerial shot of Yellow River
76. Various of bronze relics being displayed at museum
77. Ancient hieroglyphics
FILE: Beijing, China – Oct 1, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
78. Various of flag-raising ceremony marking 75th anniversary of founding of People’s Republic of China in progress at Tian’anmen Square, Chinese national flag
FILE: Beijing, China – July 18, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
79. Various of Third Plenary Session of 20th Central Committee of Communist Party of China in progress
FILE: Beijing, China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
80. Chinese National Emblem
FILE: Macao, China – Dec 18, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
81. Plane landing
82. Welcome crowd
83. Xi, his wife Peng Liyuan walking out of plane, waving to crowd
84. Lion dance
FILE: Macao, China – Dec 19, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
85. Aerial shot of cityscape
86. Xi visiting Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST)
87. Students applauding
FILE: Macao, China – Dec 20, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
88. Gathering celebrating 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to motherland, and inauguration ceremony of sixth-term government of Macao Special Administrative Region in progress
89. Xi giving speech
90. Xi waving towards attendees
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
Beijing, China – Dec 31, 2024 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
91. Xinhua Gate
92. Aerial shot of Tian’anmen Rostrum, traffic
Storyline
On New Year’s eve, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his 2025 New Year message through China Media Group and the Internet.
The following is the full text of the message:
Comrades, friends, ladies and gentlemen, greetings to everybody! Time flies fast, and the new year will be with us shortly. I extend my best wishes to you all from Beijing.
In 2024, we have together journeyed through the four seasons. Together, we have experienced winds and rains and seen rainbows. Those touching and unforgettable moments have been like still frames showing how extraordinary a year we have had.
We have proactively responded to the impacts of the changing environment at home and abroad. We have adopted a full range of policies to make solid gains in pursuing high-quality development. China’s economy has rebounded and is on an upward trajectory, with its GDP for the year expected to pass the 130 trillion yuan mark. Grain output has surpassed 700 million tons, and China’s bowls are now filled with more Chinese grain. Coordinated development across regions has gained stronger momentum, and mutually reinforcing advances have been made in both new urbanization and rural revitalization. Green and low-carbon development has been further enhanced. Indeed, a more beautiful China is unfolding before us.
We have fostered new quality productive forces in light of actual conditions. New business sectors, forms and models have kept emerging. For the first time, China has produced more than 10 million new energy vehicles in a year. Breakthroughs have been made in integrated circuit, artificial intelligence, quantum communications and many other fields. Also for the first time, the Chang’e-6 lunar probe collected samples from the far side of the moon. The Mengxiang drilling vessel explored the mystery of the deep ocean. The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link now connects the two cities across the sea. The Antarctic Qinling Station is now in operation on the frozen continent. All this epitomizes the lofty spirit and dreams of the Chinese people to explore stars and oceans.
This year, I have visited many places across the country and seen how our people enjoy their enriching lives. I saw the big, red Huaniu apples in Tianshui, Gansu and the fishing boats in Aojiao Village, Fujian loaded with their catches. I watched the millenium-old “Eastern Smile” in the Maiji Mountain Grottoes, and I learned more about good-neighborliness passed from generation to generation in Liuchixiang Alley. I enjoyed the hustle and bustle in Tianjin’s Ancient Culture Street, and I saw how the people in Yinchuan’s mixed-ethnic residential communities live together as one family. The concerns of the people about jobs and incomes, elderly and child care, education and medical services are always on my mind. This year, basic pension has been raised, and mortgage rates have dropped. Cross-province direct settlement of medical bills has been expanded, making it easier for people to seek medical treatment across the country. And consumer goods trade-in programs have improved people’s lives… All these are real benefits to our people.
In the Paris Olympics, Chinese athletes raced to the top and achieved their best performance in Olympic Games held overseas, fully demonstrating the vigor and confidence of young Chinese. The PLA Navy and Air Force celebrated their 75th birthdays, and our servicemen and women are full of drive. When floods, typhoons and other natural disasters struck, members of the Communist Party of China and officials stepped forward to lead disaster relief efforts, and our people were of one mind and reached out to each other. People in all fields — workers, builders and entrepreneurs, among others — are working hard to fulfill their dreams. I presented awards to recipients of national medals and honorary titles. The honor belongs to them; it also belongs to every hard-working person who has lived up to their responsibilities.
In a world of both transformation and turbulence, China, as a responsible major country, is actively promoting global governance reform and deepening solidarity and cooperation among the Global South. We are making deeper and more substantive advances in high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. The Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was a full success. We put forward China’s vision at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, BRICS, APEC, G20 and other bilateral and multilateral forums. We have contributed greatly to the maintenance of world peace and stability.
We celebrated the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China. With deep affection, we looked back at the sea change that has taken place across China since the birth of the People’s Republic. Nurtured by our 5,000-plus years of continuous civilization, our country, China, is engraved not only on the bottom of the ancient bronze ritual wine vessel of He Zun, but also in the heart of every Chinese. At its Third Plenary Session, the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sounded a clarion call for further deepening all-round reform. We will march forward in great strides to advance reform and opening up as the trend of our times. We will surely embrace even broader prospects in pursuing Chinese modernization in the course of reform and opening up.
In 2025, we will fully complete the 14th Five-Year Plan. We will implement more proactive and effective policies, pursue high-quality development as a top priority, promote greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology, and maintain sound momentum in economic and social development. The Chinese economy now faces some new conditions, including challenges of uncertainties in the external environment and pressure of transformation from old growth drivers into new ones. But we can prevail with our hard work. As always, we grow in the wind and rain, and we get stronger through hard times. We must be confident.
Of all the jobs in front of us, the most important is to ensure a happy life for our people. Every family hopes that their children can have a good education, their seniors can enjoy good elderly services, and their youngsters can have more and better opportunities. These simple wishes are our people’s aspirations for a better life. We should work together to steadily improve social undertakings and governance, build a harmonious and inclusive atmosphere, and settle real issues, big or small, for our people. We must bring more smiles to our people and greater warmth to their hearts.
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland, I visited the city again, and I was gratified to see the new progress and changes there. We will unswervingly implement the policy of One Country, Two Systems to maintain long-term prosperity and stability in Hong Kong and Macao. We Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one and the same family. No one can ever sever the bond of kinship between us, and no one can ever stop China’s reunification, a trend of the times.
As changes unseen in a century accelerate across the world, it is important to rise above estrangement and conflict with a broad vision, and care for the future of humanity with great passion. China will work with all countries to promote friendship and cooperation, enhance mutual learning among different cultures, and build a community with a shared future for mankind. We must jointly create a better future for the world.
Dreams and wishes may be far, but they can be fulfilled with dedicated pursuit. On the new journey of Chinese modernization, everyone is a key actor, every effort counts, and every ray of light shines.
Splendor adorns our motherland, and starlight graces every home. Let us greet the new year with hope. May our great country enjoy harmony and prosperity! May all your dreams come true! May you all have a new year of happiness and peace!
