February 23, 2026 – China Headlines

Story gist: During the 2024 Spring Festival, foreign tourists visited China to celebrate the holiday, as covered by People’s Daily. East Money Net reported over 18 million Chinese expected to cross borders in nine days.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like People’s Daily emphasize foreign tourists celebrating Spring Festival in China, using positive tones to highlight China’s cultural appeal and global resonance. Center outlets such as East Money Net focus on record Chinese outbound travel, quoting anecdotes like overseas restaurants filled with Chinese. Right-leaning perspectives are absent, omitting potential critiques of travel volumes or economic implications.

Story gist: Reporters visited workers stationed at 100-meter-high posts during Chinese New Year’s Eve. The workers remained on duty as part of the ‘New Spring Walk to Grassroots’ series.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets use the dramatic title ‘100-Meter-High New Year’s Eve Guardian,’ emphasizing workers’ sacrifice and dedication at extreme heights. Center outlet frames with hopeful tone ‘Next Spring Festival, Let’s Go Home Together,’ focusing on future reunion over current duty. No critical views on labor conditions appear across lanes.

Story gist: Yancheng traffic enforcement personnel ensured safe public travel on the ‘most beautiful kilometer’ during the Spring Festival holiday.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Xinhuanet frames the story poetically, emphasizing frontline workers’ dedication, struggle, and reunion themes amid holiday lights. Center outlet Zhonghua Wang uses straightforward, factual language highlighting enforcement’s role in guarding travel. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting any conservative or critical perspectives on government efforts.