Xi delivers 2026 New Year message

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday delivered his 2026 New Year message in Beijing. 

Xi says China makes solid advances on new journey of modernization

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said China has met the targets in its 14th Five-Year Plan for economic and social development, and made solid advances on the new journey of Chinese modernization. 

As the year 2025 marks the completion of the Plan, China's economic strength, scientific and technological abilities, defense capabilities, and composite national strength all reached new heights, Xi said in his 2026 New Year message. 

Xi says China is one of economies with fastest growing innovation capabilities

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said China sought to energize high-quality development through innovation in 2025. 

In his 2026 New Year message, Xi said China integrated science and technology deeply with industries, and made a stream of new innovations. Many large AI models have been competing in a race to the top, and breakthroughs have been achieved in the research and development of China's own chips.

"All this has turned China into one of the economies with the fastest growing innovation capabilities," Xi said.