D: 8459680
Dateline: Dec 31, 2025
Location: China;
Duration: 1’04
Source: China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland
Published: 2025-12-31 22:36
Last Modified: 2026-01-01 00:04
Shotlist
Beijing, China – Dec 31, 2025 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Tian’anmen Square
2. Tian’anmen Rostrum
3. Xinhua Gate of Zhongnanhai leadership compound
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xi Jinping, Chinese President:
“Comrades and friends, ladies and gentlemen, greetings to all! Year after year, life opens a fresh chapter. As the new year begins, I extend my best wishes to you from Beijing!”
5. Great Wall
6. Urban landscape
7. Yongding Gate
8. Central Business District
9. Beijing Olympic Tower, National Stadium, National Aquatics Center
10. Lize Financial Business District
11. Traffic on Chang’an Avenue
12. Qianmen pedestrian street
Storyline
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday extended New Year wishes for the coming year when delivering his New Year message to ring in 2026.
“Greetings to all! Year after year, life opens a fresh chapter. As the new year begins, I extend my best wishes to you from Beijing!” Xi said in the message delivered through China Media Group and the Internet.
Noting that 2025 marks the completion of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for economic and social development, Xi commended the country’s efforts in the past five years, saying the Chinese people have pressed ahead with enterprise and fortitude, and overcome many difficulties and challenges.
The country met the targets in the Plan and made solid advances on the new journey of Chinese modernization, he said.
