January 7, 2026 – China Headlines

Story gist: Karamay City Meteorological Station issued a yellow warning for heavy fog at level III. The alert covers the Xinjiang region.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlet (ts.cn) uses exclamatory phrasing ‘Heavy fog online!’ to dramatize urgency and immediacy. Center outlet (China Meteorological Bureau) reports neutrally with the exact official title, focusing on classification without emphasis. Right-leaning coverage absent, omitting any conservative perspective on the weather event.

Story gist: The 2026 National Civil Aviation Work Conference convened in Beijing. Reports highlighted China’s aviation population exceeding 500 million and Ministry of Transport plans to elevate world-class airport clusters and build competitive air cargo enterprises.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like Xinhua emphasize China’s aviation population surpassing 500 million, spotlighting national scale and growth. Center outlets like Sina Finance focus on Ministry directives for enhancing airport groups and international air cargo competitiveness, stressing development goals. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential scrutiny of costs, efficiency, or regulatory issues.

Story gist: The 42nd China·Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival opened in Harbin. Heilongjiang cultural tourism authorities partnered with China Southern Airlines Heilongjiang branch to promote the event.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Xinhua reports the festival’s opening straightforwardly as a state event. Right-leaning Phoenix emphasizes promotional partnership with an airline, using celebratory language like ‘cultural tourism promoter’ in the skies. No center-leaning coverage, leaving absent neutral or critical perspectives on tourism economics or attendance.

Story gist: Chinese state media published articles on studying Xi Jinping’s directive to answer the ‘Yan’an kiln cave question’ on party self-reform. Related pieces discussed public anticipation for annual events and the power in New Year addresses.

Bias summary: Left-leaning (党建网) frames as direct call for ongoing ideological study and party rectification. Center (thepaper.cn) emphasizes emotional, moving public happiness in annual anticipation. Right-leaning (新浪财经) focuses on deeply comprehending majestic power in New Year address, with study-note style. All pro-CCP tones; no critical or oppositional perspectives present.