February 15, 2026 – China Headlines

1新春走基层 | 德化春美乡:文明筑梦迎新春 龙马精神启新程

Story gist: Dehua Chunmei Township in China held New Year celebrations themed ‘civilization builds dreams to welcome New Spring’ and ‘dragon horse spirit starts new journey.’ Similar events included a Spring Festival lecture in Bingtuan and brush-ink blessing distributions.
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兵团“弘文讲堂——我们的节日·春节”讲座开讲
— 新华网
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笔墨传情 福送万家
— 新浪财经
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning Xinhuanet frames story via official Bingtuan lecture promoting festivals, emphasizing state-guided cultural education. Center Sina Finance highlights artistic ‘pen-ink’ blessings to homes, focusing on emotional, widespread festivity. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting potential emphasis on local traditions, economic impacts, or critiques of state-orchestrated events.

2成都新人情人节扎堆登记结婚 寒夜里的浪漫守候

Story gist: On Valentine’s Day, couples in Chinese cities including Chengdu, Wuhu, and Nanchang queued at marriage registration offices despite cold weather. Civil affairs departments in Wuhu assisted newlyweds, while 1082 couples registered in Nanchang amid Spring Festival proximity.
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爱在江城 芜湖市民政部门为新人甜蜜护航
— 人民网-安徽频道
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情人节遇上春节 南昌1082对新人甜蜜领证
— 凤凰网江西
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets (e.g., People’s Daily) emphasize government civil affairs departments ‘sweetly escorting’ couples, highlighting official support. Center outlets (e.g., Phoenix Net) report factual numbers like 1082 Nanchang couples and festive timing with neutral-positive tone. Right-leaning coverage absent, omitting potential critiques of marriage trends or demographic policies.

3中国共产党领导的多党合作和政治协商制度,是中国共产党、中国人民和各民主党派的伟大政治创造

Story gist: At a Spring Festival gathering hosted by China’s CCP Central Committee and State Council, Xi Jinping described the CCP-led multi-party cooperation and political consultation system as a great political creation of the CCP, Chinese people, and democratic parties.
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中国共产党领导的多党合作和政治协商制度,是中国共产党、中国人民和各民主党派的伟大政治创造
— 中青在线
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Center
No major center-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
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中共中央国务院举行春节团拜会,习近平发表讲话
— thepaper.cn
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like Zhongqing Online directly headline Xi Jinping’s praise of the CCP-led multi-party system as a ‘great political creation,’ emphasizing laudatory rhetoric. Right-leaning The Paper focuses on the event itself with Xi’s speech title, adopting a more neutral, procedural tone. Center perspectives are absent, leaving no balanced or critical framing of the political endorsement.