December 11, 2025 – China Headlines

Story gist: Shanghai University’s Materials College Party Committee and Special Steel Refining Faculty Branch held a joint special study session. The event focused on interpreting the spirit of the 20th CPC Central Committee’s Fourth Plenary Session.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like Shanghai University covered the event neutrally with a title emphasizing deep interpretation of Party plenary spirit, portraying it as a positive educational activity. Center- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting any mention of this internal university Communist Party study session and indicating lack of interest from non-aligned perspectives.

Story gist: Cold air mass will cause 5-8°C temperature drop in Guangdong, first affecting northern Guangdong on night of December 12. Impacts extend to Zhuhai and other areas with potential snow later in week.

Bias summary: Left-leaning (Guangming Net) uses sensational tone emphasizing ‘first winter snow,’ 16°C drops, and ‘quick freeze’ mode for dramatic appeal. Center (Sina Finance) highlights official meteorological emergency response (level IV) but omits weather details, pairing with CPI data. Right-leaning perspective absent, lacking any conservative outlet coverage.

Story gist: CCTV Net released a micro-video titled ‘General Secretary Leads China’s Economic Giant Ship to Proceed Steadily to Reach Far.’ Tsinghua University website shared the title ‘Ride the Wind and Waves, Proceed Steadily to Reach Far.’

Bias summary: Left-leaning CCTV frames the story with promotional tone, using ‘heavyweight’ label and heroic ‘giant ship’ metaphor to emphasize Xi Jinping’s personal leadership in China’s economy. Center Tsinghua offers neutral repetition of the title without added emphasis or visuals. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting skeptical, critical, or alternative economic perspectives.

Story gist: People’s Daily published an article on developing new quality productive forces according to local conditions. The piece highlights implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s directives across regions.

Bias summary: Left-leaning People’s Daily frames the story affirmatively as resonant local implementation (‘echoes landing’) of Xi Jinping’s vision, emphasizing compliance and success with promotional tone. No center or right-leaning outlets cover it, absenting critical scrutiny, economic skepticism, or independent regional impact analysis.