In 2023, the value-added output of core industries in the digital economy reached 12.75 trillion yuan (about 1.74 trillion U.S. dollars), 9.9 percent of China's total gross domestic product (GDP), according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China on Tuesday. The data, calculated on the basis of China's fifth national economic census, is expected to comprehensively reflect the development status of core industries of the country's digital economy.
From the internal structure of the core industries of the digital economy, the added value of the digital technology application industry was 5.56 trillion yuan (about 761.71 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for the highest proportion of the core industries of the digital economy, at 43.6 percent.
The added value of the digital product manufacturing industry was 4.31 trillion yuan (about 590.46 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for 33.8 percent; the added value of the digital-factor-driven industry was 2.47 trillion yuan (about 338.38 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for 19.4 percent.
The added value of the digital product service industry was 403.7 billion yuan (about 55.30 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for 3.2 percent.
Value-added output of core industries in digital economy accounts for 9.9 percent of China's GDP
Landmark buildings in eight Chinese cities have been lit up with the theme and logo of the 2026 Spring Festival Gala, welcoming in advance the arrival of the Year of the Horse.
China Media Group (CMG) on Wednesday unveiled the official theme and logo for its 2026 Spring Festival Gala, celebrating the start of the Year of the Horse in the Chinese lunar calendar, which begins on February 17, 2026.
Inspired by a poetic line from an ancient anthology of Chinese poetry, the theme of the 2026 Spring Festival Gala is "Galloping steed, Onward unstoppable", CMG announced.
The light shows were staged on landmark buildings in eight Chinese cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hengyang and Huzhou.
The Chinese lunar year for 2026 is the Year of the Horse, one of the most dynamic and spirited in the 12-animal Chinese zodiac cycle, representing strength, perseverance and unstoppable momentum.
The Spring Festival Gala hosted by CMG has been an essential part of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations since 1983. The gala includes songs, dances, comic sketches, operas and folk arts.
The annual spectacle, known as the most-watched television program in the world, is broadcast on the eve of the Chinese New Year, when families come together to ring in the new lunar year.
This upcoming Spring Festival Eve falls on Feb 16, 2026.
Spring Festival Gala logo, theme light up on landscape buildings across China
